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"...it's your responsibility to point out how it does so."

No it's not

It's your responsibility to show why it isn't, after all, it's you saying that it isn't germane, and simply arguing that you don't understand how it is germane, neither obligates me to educate you, nor does it refute my post.

I know it's germane because I took the time to research, if you want to refute it, then take the time to research the act, and refute me, otherwise, go away.

*laugh*

Listen, I've come to know you from your posts well enough that nothing would -ever- change your mind. I'm not having this debate to convince -you- of anything, because that's pretty much impossible.

I'm debating this for the sake of others reading this thread, because it would be an economic disaster if your policies were implemented, and that would require popular support, which I can currently envision coming only from welfare-liberals. Quite frankly, very very very few posters are going to know so much about the Labor Act of 1938 that they're going to say "Well, DUH! That settles it - it's a NO BRAINER that conservatives should support even more drastic societal engineering at a time when conservatives are sick to death of it, and cut -everyone's- hours by 25%! That's where we should spend all our political capital!"

So no, you're right, it's not your "responsibility"... but you're also not going to convince -anyone- of -anything- by citing a 66 year old Act as if everyone should just know exactly how YOU relate it to a -completely- different world of globalization and free trade, and what would seem to me to be an entirely different situation. And that's fine. That's your perogative. I just figured (apparently incorrectly) that you actually wanted to convince anyone of your view. I was suggesting a means by which you might actually accomplish that goal. Since you apparently show no interest in backing up your position beyond 5 words and an air of smug arrogant superiority, I guess I was wrong.

Oh, and by the way? The situation as it stands now is a 40 hour work week. I believe that the vast bulk of conservative opinion would be against you on this matter. I have no need to research or prove anything. Actually make an effort to convince people of your very unpopular (at least on FR) position, or don't. All the same to me. But if this is how tenacious you are at actually trying to bring people about to your point of view, I have no worries that you'll be converting anyone anytime soon.

Qwinn