Thursday, February 26, 2009

negative vote will make democracy more meaningful

if the five-judge Bench favours the right to discard every candidate, our democracy will become more meaningful. The present system under Rule 49 (O) is of no help to anyone. In fact, it is contrary to the system of secret ballot as the voter has to identity herself to register unwillingness to vote. Negative votes also must be counted and if the majority prefers none of the candidates, re-election should be conducted barring rejected candidates. It’s the only way to clean our system.
written by
T V Tavindran, VIA EMAIL
(Source: Times of India, 26th feb 2009)

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

If I'm not back in five minutes... wait longer!!!

dialogues
"What do you mean, I'm funny?...You mean the way I talk? What?...Funny how? I mean, what's funny about it?...But I'm funny how? I mean, funny like I'm a clown? I amuse you? I make you laugh? I'm here to f--kin' amuse you? What do you mean, funny? Funny how? How'm I funny??...How the f--k am I funny? What the f--k is so funny about me? Tell me? Tell me what's funny!..." Goodfellas
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"Now I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country." Patton
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I always tell the truth. Even when I lie! Scarface
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My name is Dalton Russell. Pay strict attention to what I say because I choose my words carefully and I never repeat myself. I've told you my name: that's the Who. The Where could most readily be described as a prison cell. But there's a vast difference between being stuck in a tiny cell and being in prison. The What is easy: recently I planned and set in motion events to execute the perfect bank robbery. That's also the When. As for the Why: beyond the obvious financial motivation, it's exceedingly simple... because I can. Which leaves us only with the How; and therein, as the Bard would tell us, lies the rub. Inside Man
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People ask the question... what's a RocknRolla? And I tell 'em - it's not about drums, drugs, and hospital drips, oh no. There's more there than that, my friend. We all like a bit of the good life - some the money, some the drugs, other the sex game, the glamour, or the fame. But a RocknRolla, oh, he's different. Why? Because a real RocknRolla wants the f*cking lot. RocknRolla
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“Psychologically, I'm very confused, but personally I feel just wonderful.” In the Good Old Summertime
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Don´t ever let somebody tell you, you can't do something. You got a dream, you gotta protect it. People can’t do something themselves, they wanna tell you that you can’t do it. You want something? Go get it. Persuit of Happiness
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You Can't Handle The Truth. Son, we live in a world that has walls and those walls need to be guarded by men with guns. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lieutenant Weinberg? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for Santiago and curse the Marines; you have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know: that Santiago's death, while tragic, probably saved lives and that my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives. You don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties you want me on that wall, you need me on that wall. We use words like honor, code, loyalty. We use them as the backbone of a life trying to defend something. You use them as a punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you," and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest that you pick up a weapon and stand a post. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you are entitled to. A Few Good Men
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Wanna know how I got these scars? My father was....a drinker. And a fiend. And one night he goes off crazier than usual. Mommy gets the kitchen knife to defend herself. He doesn't like that. Not. One. Bit. So, me watching, he takes the knife to her, laughing while he does it. Turns to me and he says "Why so serious?" Comes at me with the knife,"Why so serious?" He sticks the blade in my mouth. "Lets put a smile on that face!" And..... Why so serious? The Dark knight
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Oh, I'm sorry! Did I break your concentration? Pulp Fiction

indian culture ???

some local moral sena decided to teach moral values and indian-ness on mass scale in Bangalore. so, what could be best occasion once a year to start their goondagiri ? Valentine Day!!! specially gals/females were tortured, smacked and humiliated if they were found with their boy friends. each such episode we had live on national television but moral sena had no fear of being thrashed by police lathi. alas!!! a political goonda declared his nation-wide mass-thrashing hate-drive in public, still he is scot-free with no police questioning. no major political party came forward with strong statement to protect the freedom of people. this situation was exactly similar to when north indians were thrown out of mumbai by MNS in recent time. my point is not to teach these goonda a lesson on Indian culture but i want to look at an event in broad perspective to understand ''why does such bullshit happen when we boast of good political leaders, courts and more aware citizens ?''