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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

DOMA, Hollingsworth v. Perry, and Marriage Equality: Why the Government Should Not Regulate or Define Marriage

Gay rights demonstrators
outside the Supreme Court today.
                Today, the Supreme Court ruled that supporters of Proposition 8 lacked standing in the caseHollingsworth v. Perry, a decision which will eventually lead to the State of California recognizing same-sex marriage. Additionally, the court decided in Windsor v. United States that the federal government must recognize all lawful marriages between same-sex couples, thus overturning key parts of the Defense of Marriage Act

             Opponents of the decisions argued that the government should only recognize marriages between a man and a woman. Other opponents felt the ruling in Hollingsworth did not go far enough and argued all states must recognize same sex marriage. However, both sides argued the government should recognize marriages in some form. They are both wrong – government’s sole role in this area should be enforcing contracts between the involved parties. Deciding what is and is not “marriage” should be left to religious institutions and the consciences of individuals.
                Under marriage privatization, the government would not issue marriage licenses to any couples, gay or straight. Instead, the highest recognition they could issue would be a domestic union, or some other similar term. This would carry all the benefits of marriage except the name. For instance, if one spouse was seriously ill, the other would serve as medical proxy. If one spouse died, the other could inherit the estate tax-free (the merit of inheritance taxes in the first place is beyond the scope of this article.)
It should be the role
of religious institutions
and individual conscience
to define "marriage".
 If a couple wanted a marriage for religious or personal reasons, they could go to a church or other religious institutions. These institutions could choose whether they wish to perform same-sex marriages in accordance with the teachings of their religion. These marriages would be purely ceremonial and carry no legal meaning.
Interfaith or non-religious couples who want a marriage could get one too. While only justices of the peace, judges, and a select few other groups can perform secular marriages today, anyone would be able to officiate such a ceremony under marriage privatization, provided all involved parties consented. For instance, a mutual friend could be chosen to officiate if the couple desired.
At the end of government-sanctioned marriage ceremonies, the minister, judge, or other official says “by the power vested in my by the State of Connecticut, I now pronounce you husband and wife.” Under marriage privatization, however, the official would not need any government-granted power or authorization since only the domestic union contract has legal meaning. How exactly the statement is phrased would be up to the couple, but would probably resemble “By the power vested in me by this couple….” After all, it is the couple, not the state, who is giving this person permission to perform the ceremony. Marriage would be a private issue, not a government one.
A polygamous family. It should not
be up to the government to decide
for everyone whether this is
"natural" or not.
Of course, up until this point, we have been talking about “couples.” There is no reason why government-issued domestic unions should be limited to two people. Although many people consider polygamy to be immoral, families who do feel it is moral should be able to practice it and have the same rights as everyone else. Creating the domestic union contract would be somewhat more complicated with more than one spouse. For instance, a husband would have to designate one wife as his medical proxy. There are multiple other benefits which could only be used by one person. However, as the domestic union is just a contract, this could be easily remedied. For instance, a man with two wives could designate one as the medical proxy and the other as the executor of his estate if he dies.

As with same-sex marriages, any religious institution would be able to decide whether or not to perform polygamous marriages. For instance, at one point the Church of Latter Day Saints, better known as Mormonism, recognized polygamy, although they no longer do so. Again, no religious institution would have to officiate a “marriage” that they considered sinful or did not recognize. If a polygamous family could find no religious institutions willing to perform their marriage, they could choose the secular option, and anyone who was willing to do so could perform the ceremony with the family’s consent.
Jimmy McMillan, who
spoke in favor of
person-shoe marriage
at CPAC in  2011.
During the 2011 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), Jimmy McMillan vowed to personally perform marriages between a person and a shoe if the person wanted him to.) In light of McMillan’s comments elsewhere at the event, he was probably not being serious – other lines include “They asked me, ‘Mr.  McMillan, what are you going to do about abortion?’ I’m hungry now; I want a hamburger with cheese.”  
However, man-shoe marriage does raise some interesting questions for libertarians. A shoe is not a person, so it clearly cannot enter into a domestic union contract. Even if the contract somehow did get signed, the shoe would be unable to perform most of the responsibilities, such as making decisions as a medical proxy. But should ceremonial marriages between a person and a shoe be allowed?
On one hand, the shoe cannot consent to entering into a marriage. On the other hand, the shoe is property, and does not have to consent to anything. Therefore, (assuming someone like McMillan is willing to officiate this ceremony) the same laws would apply to marrying a shoe as to using property for any other reason. If a person owns a shoe, marrying it falls under property rights. A responsible official would require the person to prove ownership of the shoe before agreeing to do the ceremony. Of course, if the person does not own the shoe, he would require consent from the owner, just as he would require consent of the owner to do anything else with the shoe. Although man-shoe marriage may seem completely ridiculous, there is no reason for libertarians to prevent it, assuming all involved parties consent. 

While it might seem unusual
for this shoe's owner to marry it,
there is no reason for the
government to prevent it.
However, in this case there would be no legal benefits due to the shoe’s inability to enter into a
contract. In my opinion, that person would be better off finding a person to marry. But it would be wrong to force my definition of marriage, whether that means only heterosexual couples, all couples but nobody else, any number of human beings, or the “anything at all” definition that would include human-shoe marriages, on anyone else.  The definition of marriage should be left to religious institutions and individuals, and the government’s sole role should be to enforce the contracts.

Monday, December 31, 2012

Politicians Make their Super Bowl Picks (Satire)


Well, it’s that time of year again, when the politicians and their associates sit down at a roundtable and make their predictions for the NFL postseason. We did this last year with presidential candidates. If you missed that you can read it here. Below is a transcript of this year’s conversation. Moderating the discussion was PBS host Jim Loehr. Here’s what everyone had to say.
The politicians make their picks for
Super Bowl XLVII and the
postseason. 
Jim Loehr: Hello, and welcome to the Political SportsCenter. We’ve got a lot of guests in studio tonight, here to tell us what they think will happen in the NFL postseason. First, we turn to the President of the United States, Barack Obama.
Barack Obama: I love football. I was born in America and everyone who was born in America loves football. In fact, I was born in Hawaii, and I know that because they played the Pro Bowl there every year when I was growing up.
Jim Loehr: But they didn’t play the Pro Bowl in Hawaii until 1979.
Barack Obama: But that’s what the teleprompter says.
Jim Loehr: Well, would you like to make your prediction?
The Pro Bowl was not played in Hawaii
until 20 years after Obama was born
there. 
Barack Obama: I believe that the team that beats the team from the other conference will win the Super Bowl. Maybe that will be the Patriots, maybe it won’t. Maybe that will be the Texans, maybe it won’t. Maybe it will be the 49ers, maybe it won’t. Anything is possible in this country if we have hope and change!
Jim Loehr: We now turn to Speaker of the House John Boehner.
John Boehner: Because I, like all members of Congress, pander to my constituents, I will pick the Cincinnati Bengals. Oops, did I say that out loud?
Jim Loehr: Yes, you did.
John Boehner: Well, I was just joking.
Jim Loehr: That’s all right John, we believe you. But what is your serious prediction?
John Boehner: This nation is heading towards a fiscal cliff disaster, which is President Obama’s fault. It is also President Obama’s fault that al-Qaeda will win the Super Bowl.
Jim Loehr: And how exactly will Al-Qaeda win the Super Bowl?
John Boehner: Because President Obama let them. Also, President Obama wants to tax all NFL teams at 100 percent to prevent us from going over the fiscal cliff. I won’t allow that. The Republican Party won’t allow that.
President Obama: That’s not true. I only want to tax them as much as other rich companies. So, that’s a roughly 95 percent rate.
Ron Paul: I would tax NFL teams at a 0 percent rate.
According to John Boehner,
this terrorist will win
the Super Bowl, and it's
Obama's fault.
Jim Loehr: Nobody invited you to this program.
Jill Stein: Nobody invited me, either. But I’m showing up anyway. Now let me on the stage.
Jim Loehr: Guards, arrest the socialist. The libertarian nutcase can stay just so his supporters won’t show up protesting outside my office for the next four years. I can’t take that.  
Jill Stein: I’m not a – ow! I will not be silenced!
Jim Loehr: Now that we got rid of that gadfly, we will hear from another speaker. Next up is Ms. Mary Lou Barton from the Human Beings for a Politically Correct America.
Mary Lou Barton: First of all, it’s Mr. or Ms.  Mary Lou Barton. For all you know, I could be a man. But don’t call me Mrs. because a woman is not defined by her marriage or lack thereof.
Jim Loehr: I’m looking right at you. You’re not a man.
Mary Lou Barton: Well, I could be transgender and my real name could be Marty Lou Barton.
Jim Loehr: Are you?
Mary Lou Barton: No.
Jim Loehr: Then it’s ok.
Mary Lou Barton: No, it’s not.
Jim Loehr: Do you want to make your prediction, sir or ma’am?
Mary Lou Barton: Yes, I do. Thank you for using the proper, respectful, gender-neutral terminology. I think the Washington football club is the best team in the NFL. However, I refuse to pick them because their nickname is so politically incorrect that I cannot even repeat it in this company. Therefore, I will pick the San Francisco 49ers, because San Francisco is the global capital of political correctness.
Jim Loehr: Thank you, Mary. Or Marty, if that’s your real name instead. Next up is recently retired Texas Congressman Ron Paul, who we only let in so his supporters wouldn’t boycott us and our sponsors and show up protesting outside our offices until next postseason.
This is the second time Stein
was arrested for trying
to get into a debate when she
wasn't invited. Unlike this article,
the first arrest is no joke.
Ron Paul: Well, you know, the Constitution doesn’t grant Congress the authority to pick football games. I don’t see it anywhere in Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution. So clearly it’s a power delegated to the states. I will therefore refuse to predict a winner, as I don’t have the Constitutional authority.
Jim Loehr: Makes me wonder why you even came here in the first place if your whole plan is to do nothing whatsoever. Kind of like you in the debates. Government should do nothing. Government should do nothing. Government should do nothing. Blah blah blah. Why do you run for office just to do nothing? Your entire career was a failure. You never made any new legislation.
Ron Paul: That’s why it was a success. And I still refuse to answer the question, because it’s for the states to decide. Let the Governor of Texas answer it for his state.
Jim Loehr: I still don’t get any of it. Maybe you’re too smart for America, Ron. Fortunately, we also have the Governor of Texas here. Please welcome Rick Perry!
Rick Perry: The three teams I think have the best chance to win are the Texans, the Patriots, and, ahh… uhh…. Oops.
Ron Paul: The Jets?
Rick Perry: Yeah, sure.
Jim Loehr: It’s not really the Jets, is it?
Rick Perry: Maybe, maybe not.
Jim Loehr: Well the Jets aren’t in the playoffs.
Rick Perry: So I guess that’s a not.
Jim Loehr: So who was the third team?
Rick Perry: I forget.
Jim Loehr: We’ll come back to you. For now, let’s turn to Herman Cain.
And another 9-9-9 plan from Herman Cain. Don't forget
this one when it's time to plan your Super Bowl party.
Especially if you want one of his mistresses as a prize.
Herman Cain: Funny you should mention the Jets, Ricky. Because it seems like the Jets have their own 9-9-9 plan that they’ve been using this year. 9 sacks, 9 turnovers, and 9 points! It’s 9-9-9.
Jim Loehr: And how has that worked out?
Herman Cain: Not as well as my 9-9-9 plan! And be sure to order pizza for your Super Bowl Party. I’ll deliver it myself. 30 lucky customers each get to bring one of my mistresses to their party to watch the Big Game!
Jim Loehr: Well, who will win?
Herman Cain:  The Patriots.
Jim Loehr: Thank you. Next up is –
Herman Cain: May I clarify my remarks?
Jim Loehr: Fine.
Herman Cain: The Patriots will win the AFC Championship game. They will lose to Green Bay in the Super Bowl.
Jim Loehr: So Green Bay will win the Super Bowl?
Herman Cain: Yes.
Jim Loehr: Next up is –
Herman Cain: May I clarify my remarks again?
Jim Loehr: Fine, what now?
Herman Cain: The Packers will beat the Patriots in February of 2014. This year, the Broncos will beat the Seahawks.
Jim Loehr: Would you like to clarify your remarks again?
Herman Cain: No, I’m good.
Jim Loehr: Next up is –
Herman Cain: May I clarify my remarks again?
Jim Loehr: No. Next up is former First Lady, Senator, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Jim Loehr: So are you rooting for the Broncos, the Ravens, or the Colts?
Hillary Clinton: Yes.
Jim Loehr: Oh, never mind. Next up is former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.
Nancy Pelosi: Oh hello, it’s so nice to be here. You are taking my picture, right? And I need to smile for the camera?
Jim Loehr: No. The only record of this conversation will be a written transcript.
Nancy Pelosi: So why did I buy a $500,000 dress with taxpayer dollars? Oh no, did I say that out loud?
Jim Loehr: Yes.
Nancy Pelosi: Well, at least John Boehner said something out loud too.
John Boehner: But I was joking.
Nancy Pelosi: Fine, then I was too.
Jim Loehr: Your prediction, Ms. Pelosi?
Nancy Pelosi: If there are no cameras, I’m leaving. Good-bye.
Jim Loehr: What a character. Next up is Republican evil genius strategist Karl Rove.
Karl Rove: The New York Giants are a one-term Super Bowl Champion. We have achieved our goal!
Jim Loehr: That’s great, but who will win?
Karl Rove: We made the New York Giants a one-term Super Bowl champion!
Jim Loehr: “We”? You coach football too? You really are an evil genius.
Eli Manning is a one-term
Super Bowl MVP. Apparently,
Karl Rove is responsible. 
Karl Rove: No, we as in America. America made the New York Giants a one-term Super Bowl Champion. On last Sunday in December, America decided they had enough, and made the Giants a one-term Super Bowl champion.  Right choice, America.
Jim Loehr: That’s nice, but football isn’t a democracy.
Karl Rove: Not under President Obama, it isn’t.
Barack Obama: You can’t blame me for this one, Karl.
Karl Rove: So you admit I can blame you for everything else, including 9/11 because you’re a secret Kenyan, Muslim, atheist, terrorist, homosexual, communist, -
Jim Loehr: Enough, Karl! None of those things are true.
Karl Rove: Prove it. Show me your birth certificate, your church certificate, your God certificate, your terrorist fighter certificate, your heterosexuality certificate and your capitalist certificate and I’ll believe you.
Barack Obama: Most of things don’t even exist.
Karl Rove: Aha! So you admit you’re a –
Barack Obama: No, but those are imaginary certificates. Show me your copies of those certificates. You don’t have them either. Other than birth certificates, none of them exist anywhere for anyone.
Jim Loehr: Can we focus? Our next guest is former Vice President Dick Cheney.
Dick Cheney: I will shoot the Falcons in the face to stop them from winning. Just like when I go hunting. Or in the Buffalo Wild Wings commercial.
Jim Loehr: I believe they got hit in the face with water from a sprinkler system in that commercial, not with bullets.
Dick Cheney: Same thing, really.
Jim Loehr: Remind me not to come anywhere near your lawn during the summer. Anyway, our final guest tonight is Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Mitt, what do you think?
Mitt Romney: Well, football is a very violent sport. They always drink Gatorade. I only drink milk. But I bet Rick Perry $10,000 that the New England Patriots will win the Super Bowl, and also that I never said otherwise in my book entitled “Why the Seahawks will win the Super Bowl”.
Jim Loehr: Rick, do you accept that bet?
Rick Perry: Yes, it will be the easiest $10,000 I’ve ever made. Also, I remembered the third team. It’s the … Oops, I forgot again.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Daily Campus Article Roundup II

Articles published since my last update. For copyright reasons, I cannot post the full text of the articles, but here are links.

Third Party Candidates Deserve Easier Access Onto Ballots (September 10): Why states should have fewer ballot access restrictions for third parties.

Republican Budget Cuts Insufficient, Would Worsen Debt (September 24): Why We Need to make REAL cuts and balance the budget NOW, not in 2045

For Many Voters, Party Allegiances Outweigh Stances on Issues (October 17): But this shouldn't be the case. Why it's sadly true.

Monday, October 15, 2012

Third Annual Top 10 Political Halloween Costumes - 2012 Edition

We did this in 2010 on Facebook and 2011 on this blog. Back by popular demand, here is the 2012 edition of TOP 10 POLITICAL HALLOWEEN COSTUMES!!!!

10. Federal Candy Reserve - When the candy supply runs low, just print more. Continue indefinitely until bankruptcy.

9. Rick Perry - When the lady says trick-or-treaters get three pieces of candy, he asks for "a Hershey's, a Kit-Kat, and ... oops"

8. Mainstream candy media - Conveniently ignore "third-species" candidates for Gummy President. Claim that the only candidates are the bears and the worms. Au contraire! Sweet Emotions Candy in Storrs has a plethora of other candidates on the ballot, including the Spiders, the Octupi, the Fish, the Scotty Dogs, the Pigs, the Army Men, the Starfish, the Frogs, the Dinosaurs, the Pandas, the Whales, the Lobsters, the Alligators, the Centipedes, the Sandsharks, the Geckos, and the Clownfish. They're like the Colorado of Gummies!

7. Libertarian Party - give out a terrificly awesome candy that nobody has ever heard of. When nobody comes to your house because they don't know who you are, get revenge by eating all the terrificly awesome candy yourself. (Yes, this is similar to one of last year's entries. So sue me)

6. Mitt Romney - "My favorite candy is Hershey's." two minutes later "My favorite candy is Kit-Kats. I hate Hershey's and have never liked their products."

5. Fox News - "The White House is giving out Kenyan candy to trick-or-treaters!!!!!!"

4. MSNBC - "Production of the candy the White House is giving to trick-or-treaters has been outsourced to China! We must provide massive tax incentives to candy companies to keep jobs in this country so hard-working Americans can have jobs. We should also ignore the other industries, because candy is most important."

3. Candy Corn Subsidies - Pay people not to buy candy corn to give out to trick-or-treaters.

2. Joe Biden - "Halloween is a load of Mularkey. I don't know why anyone celebrates it.... Hahahahahaha"

1. The scariest Halloween Costume of all ... PRESIDENT OBAMNEY!!!!!!

Avoid PRESIDENT OBAMNEY. Vote Gary Johnson for President and Jim Gray for Vice President.

UConn's Alternative Political Society Holds Mock Nameless Presidential Debate and Straw Poll: Anderson wins easily, Obama and Romney Net Less Than 25% Total

STORRS--On October 15, 2012, Alternative Political Society, a student organization at the University of Connecticut, held a mock presidential debate. Students represented Barack Obama of the Democratic Party, Mitt Romney of the Republican Party, Jill Stein of the Green Party, Gary Johnson of the Libertarian Party, Virgil Goode of the Constitution Party, and Rocky Anderson of the Justice and Connecticut Independent Parties. These were the six candidates who met at least one of the three criteria - they must either be on the ballot in Connecticut, be on the ballot in enough states to mathematically have a chance of getting 270 electoral votes, or they must have gotten at least 1% in a national tracking poll.


This debate was followed by a straw poll where audience members could vote on their preferred candidate.


However, there was a catch. Those in the audience were not told which candidate was which until after they voted. Instead, they watched and voted on "Candidate 1", "Candidate 2", etc.


The results were:


First Place: Rocky Anderson, 57.6%
Second Place: Mitt Romney, 15.4%
Third Place: Jill Stein, 11.5%
T-Fourth Place: Gary Johnson, 7.7%
T-Fourth Place: Barack Obama, 7.7%
Sixth Place: Virgil Goode, 0%


The point of this debate was to show how people would vote if they voted based just on the issues and not on the Party line next to the candidate's name. As the results show, when voters choose their candidate just on the issues, third parties get a lot more support.


Alternative Political Society is a non-partisan political organization on the UConn campus. Rather than advocate any specific ideology, they advocate awareness of all candidates, parties, and ideologies rather than just the Democrats and Republicans. This debate furthered that mission by giving all candidates equal attention and showing students how to vote on the issues.


Watch for an article in the Daily Campus, UConn's student paper. It will be published soon.

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Style Invitational Year 20 (DRAFT)


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CURRENT STANDINGS FOR YEAR 20
Weeks 962 - 1012
March 11, 2012 - March 3, 2013
This is Week 991, promulgated on October 7, 2012
Unique Losers this Year, so far: 261
Comments on this format, and suggestions for enhancements and improvements, will be at least read by us.
KEY TO TABLE:
  • W: Wins, whether of the regular contest or the auxiliary contests
  • 2-4: Runner-Ups
  • R: Unranked Runner-Ups
  • H: Honorable Mentions
  • L: And Lasts
  • I: Ideas for Contests
  • P: Prize Donations
  • T: Revised Titles
  • M: Honorable-Mention Section Names
  • A: Abuse
  • Weeks of Ink: Reflects the number of Weeks in which you had any ink this Year, regardless of quantity. For example, if you had 2 HMs in the Report from Week 981 and a Win in the Report from Week 986, that is two Weeks of Ink (also called "Appearances").
  • Ink Per Week: Replaces the old "Average" that counted every Week since your debut against you. This value now indicates your output per Week you actually appeared in the paper. If, as in the example, you had 2 HMs and a Win over 2 separate Weeks, your "Ink Per Week" is 1.500. This value is used as a tie-breaker when assigning ranks.
  • All Ink: Career total
RankLoser
Rookies are in green
Weeks
of Ink
WRunners-UpHLIPTMATotalsInk Per
Week
All Ink
234R
1
Chris Doyle
Most Imporved: 8, 10
Loser of the Year: 10
Least Imporved: 13
Top Loser: 10
Hall of Fame
22114  38 1 41 502.2731423
2
Kevin Dopart
Rookie of the Year: 13
Loser of the Year: 14
Top Loser: 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
Hall of Fame
222 11 3211 18 472.136886
3
Beverley Sharp
Loser of the Year: 16
231  2 351 1 6 462.000340
4
IMAGE
NEEDED
Robert Schechter
2021 1 2712 2  361.80069
5
Jeffrey Contompasis
Most Imporved: 17
Loser of the Year: 18
19     22 1153 321.684274
6
IMAGE
NEEDED
Michael Gips
Most Imporved: 19
21  12 24 2    291.38176
7
Nan Reiner
Rookie of the Year: 19
1322 1 152 51  282.15492
8
Christopher Lamora
Rookie of the Year: 16
151 2  21 2 1  271.800173
9
David Genser
Rookie of the Year: 4
Most Imporved: 5
Loser of the Year: 5
Top Loser: 5
13  12 191     231.769375
RankLoserWks InkW234RHLIPTMATotalsInk/WeekAll Ink
10
Tom Witte
Year 1 Veteran
Least Imporved: 15
Remaining Persistent Loser
Hall of Fame
141111 6  164 211.5001190
11
Gary Crockett
Rookie of the Year: 18
Loser of the Year: 19
16     20      201.250120
12
Brendan Beary
Most Imporved: 13
Loser of the Year: 13
Least Improved: 14
Top Loser: 13
Hall of Fame
82 21 14      192.375847
13
IMAGE
NEEDED
Lawrence McGuire
13     18      181.385126
14
Judy Blanchard
10 1   11   21 151.500103
15
Mae Scanlan
121    12    2 151.250206
16
IMAGE
NEEDED
Melissa Balmain
102 1  11      141.40028
16
Craig Dykstra
Rookie of the Year: 17
Loser of the Year: 17
Most Imporved: 18
Least Imporved: 19
10   1 10  21  141.400276
18
IMAGE
NEEDED
Larry Gray
6 1 1 10      122.00032
19
Roy Ashley
Least Imporved: 17
11     81 1 2 121.091283
RankLoserWks InkW234RHLIPTMATotalsInk/WeekAll Ink
20
Barry Koch
81    10      111.375109
20
Amanda Yanovitch
8  1  81 1   111.37536
22
IMAGE
NEEDED
Dixon Wragg
9 2   9      111.22256
23
Brad Alexander
10     9   11 111.10080
24
IMAGE
NEEDED
Matt Monitto
11     9 1 1  111.00035
25
Dudley Thompson
4 1   8  1   102.50069
26
IMAGE
NEEDED
Rob Wolf
5     10      102.00014
27
IMAGE
NEEDED
Rob Huffman
10     10      101.00025
28
Ann Martin
6 1   8      91.50050
28
IMAGE
NEEDED
Steven Alan Honley
6 11  7      91.50021
RankLoserWks InkW234RHLIPTMATotalsInk/WeekAll Ink
28
IMAGE
NEEDED
Jonathan Hardis
6     8 1    91.50022
31
IMAGE
NEEDED
Mark Richardson
711   51  1  91.28629
32
IMAGE
NEEDED
David Ballard
8 1   8      91.12518
33
IMAGE
NEEDED
Frank Osen
5     7 1    81.6009
34
IMAGE
NEEDED
Harold Mantle
Year 1 Veteran
6     8      81.33330
35
Pam Sweeney
7     8      81.143212
36
Pie Snelson
8     6  2   81.00041
37
Larry Yungk
Least Imporved: 18
3     7      72.333152
38
IMAGE
NEEDED
Laurie Brink
5 1   6      71.40030
39
Ellen Raphaeli
Year 1 Veteran
6  1  6      71.16764
RankLoserWks InkW234RHLIPTMATotalsInk/WeekAll Ink
40
Phyllis Reinhard
7     7      71.000117
41
Jonathan Paul
3     6      62.000365
42
Dion Black
4 1   5      61.50046
43
Rick Haynes
5     6      61.200105
43
Russell Beland
Least Imporved: 6, 10
Most Imporved: 7, 11, 12
Loser of the Year: 9, 11, 12
Top Loser: 9, 11, 12
Hall of Fame
5     411    61.2001512
43
IMAGE
NEEDED
J. D. Berry
5     6      61.20024
43
IMAGE
NEEDED
Bird Waring
51    5      61.20093
43
David Prevar
5 1   2  1 2 61.200214
48
IMAGE
NEEDED
Martin Bancroft
6 11  4      61.00069
49
Susan Thompson
31    4      51.66726
RankLoserWks InkW234RHLIPTMATotalsInk/WeekAll Ink
49
IMAGE
NEEDED
Phil Frankenfeld
3     3  2   51.667119
51
Jeff Brechlin
41    4      51.250364
51
Jeff Hazle
4   1 4      51.25025
51
Stephen Gold
4 1   4      51.25042
51
Kathy Fraeman
4  2  3      51.25059
51
IMAGE
NEEDED
Andy Bassett
4   1 4      51.25025
56
IMAGE
NEEDED
Neal Starkman
5 1   4      51.0009
56
IMAGE
NEEDED
Edmund Conti
5     5      51.00064
56
Howard Walderman
5  1  4      51.000117
59
Drew Bennett
2     4      42.000113
RankLoserWks InkW234RHLIPTMATotalsInk/WeekAll Ink
59
IMAGE
NEEDED
Paul Burnham
21    3      42.0008
59
IMAGE
NEEDED
Harvey Smith
2     4      42.00046
62
IMAGE
NEEDED
Mel Loftus
3     4      41.33365
63
Mike Caslin
4 1   3      41.00010
63
IMAGE
NEEDED
Rob Cohen
4     4      41.00022
63
IMAGE
NEEDED
John McCooey
4     4      41.00019
63
Andrea Kelly
4        4   41.00034
63
IMAGE
NEEDED
Brian Allgar
4     4      41.0004
63
Kathy El-Assal
41    1   11 41.00010
63
IMAGE
NEEDED
Mark Raffman
4     4      41.0004
RankLoserWks InkW234RHLIPTMATotalsInk/WeekAll Ink
70
IMAGE
NEEDED
Hugh Thirlway
1     3      33.00017
71
IMAGE
NEEDED
Cy Gardner
2     3      31.50077
71
IMAGE
NEEDED
George-Ann Rosenberg
2     3      31.5004
71
Elden Carnahan
Year 1 Veteran
Society Co-Founder
Most Imporved: 2
Least Imporved: 3
Remaining Persistent Loser
2     3      31.500485
71
Ira Allen
Most Imporved: 14
2     3      31.500118
71
Mark Eckenwiler
2     3      31.500173
71
IMAGE
NEEDED
Stephen Gilberg
2   1 2      31.5005
71
IMAGE
NEEDED
Steven Price
2     3      31.50018
71
IMAGE
NEEDED
Jon Reiser
Rookie of the Year: 12
2  1  2      31.50070
79
IMAGE
NEEDED
Douglas Frank
3 1   11     31.00048
RankLoserWks InkW234RHLIPTMATotalsInk/WeekAll Ink
79
IMAGE
NEEDED
David Smith
Year 1 Veteran
3 1   2      31.00072
79
IMAGE
NEEDED
Travis McKinney
3     3      31.0003
79
IMAGE
NEEDED
John Shea
31    2      31.00054
79
IMAGE
NEEDED
Brian Cohen
3     3      31.00023
79
Ed Gordon
3 1   1   1  31.00039
79
IMAGE
NEEDED
Gregory Koch
3     3      31.00011
79
IMAGE
NEEDED
Ward Kay
3  11   1    31.00033
79
IMAGE
NEEDED
Chris O'Carroll
3     3      31.0003
88
IMAGE
NEEDED
Catherine Hagman
1     2      22.0007
88
IMAGE
NEEDED
Katherine Stikkers
1     2      22.0002
RankLoserWks InkW234RHLIPTMATotalsInk/WeekAll Ink
88
IMAGE
NEEDED
Jeff Crockett
1     2      22.0002
88
IMAGE
NEEDED
Laura Bennett Peterson
1  1  1      22.00023
88
IMAGE
NEEDED
Dave Coutts
1     2      22.0006
88
IMAGE
NEEDED
Anna Day
1     2      22.0003
88
Greg Pearson
1     2      22.00025
88
IMAGE
NEEDED
Peter Shawhan
1     2      22.0002
96
IMAGE
NEEDED
Bruce Niedt
2     2      21.0002
96
Russ Taylor
Rookie of the Year: 15
2     2      21.000111
96
Marty McCullen
2     2      21.000109
96
IMAGE
NEEDED
Jeremy Levin
2     2      21.0006
RankLoserWks InkW234RHLIPTMATotalsInk/WeekAll Ink
96
Dave Zarrow
Year 1 Veteran
Remaining Persistent Loser
21    1      21.000321
96
Stephen Dudzik
Year 1 Veteran
Least Imporved: 8
Remaining Persistent Loser
2     2      21.000491
96
IMAGE
NEEDED
Jason Talbott
2  1  1      21.0003
96
IMAGE
NEEDED
Richard Wong
Year 1 Veteran
2     2      21.00014
96
IMAGE
NEEDED
Duncan Stevens
2     2      21.0002
96
IMAGE
NEEDED
Tom Cary
2     2      21.0003
96
IMAGE
NEEDED
Barrie Collins
2     2      21.00016
96
IMAGE
NEEDED
Kel Nagel
2     11     21.0003
96
IMAGE
NEEDED
Graham Lester
2     2      21.0002
96
IMAGE
NEEDED
Mary E. Moore
2   1 1      21.0002
RankLoserWks InkW234RHLIPTMATotalsInk/WeekAll Ink
96
IMAGE
NEEDED
John Folse
2     2      21.0006
96
IMAGE
NEEDED
Nandini Lal
2     2      21.0006
96
Gene Weingarten
2     2      21.00025
96
Cheryl Davis
2     2      21.00032
96
IMAGE
NEEDED
Eric Fritz
2     2      21.0005
96
IMAGE
NEEDED
Jason Russo
2   1 1      21.00013
96
Roger Dalrymple
2     2      21.00066
96
Mike Ostapiej
2     2      21.00055
96
Marleen May
2     1  1   21.00028
96
IMAGE
NEEDED
Bernard Brink
2     2      21.0007
RankLoserWks InkW234RHLIPTMATotalsInk/WeekAll Ink
96
Art Grinath
2 1   1      21.000327
96
Barbara Turner
2     2      21.00088
96
Randy Lee
Most Imporved: 15
2     2      21.00091
96
IMAGE
NEEDED
John Winant
2   1 1      21.0009
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Luke Currano
1  1         11.0005
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Sam Kobor
1     1      11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Julie Thomas
1     1      11.00012
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Shehzeil Zahid
1     1      11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Zack Beland
1     1      11.0006
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Dan Steinbrocker
1     1      11.0003
RankLoserWks InkW234RHLIPTMATotalsInk/WeekAll Ink
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Les Greenblatt
Year 1 Veteran
1   1        11.00010
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Michael Innis
1     1      11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Becky V. Fisher
1     1      11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Megan Durham
1     1      11.0004
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Tonda Phalen
1     1      11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Mary Lou French
1     1      11.00019
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Jeff Leen
1        1   11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Don Kirkpatrick
1     1      11.00013
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Cindy Burnham
1     1      11.0002
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Elva Salcedo
1     1      11.0001
RankLoserWks InkW234RHLIPTMATotalsInk/WeekAll Ink
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Gerald Diamond
1     1      11.0002
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Jayne Osborn
1     1      11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Gil Glass
11           11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
John Whitworth
1     1      11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
J. D. Smith
1     1      11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
William Verkuilen
1     1      11.0006
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Saralinda Contompasis
1        1   11.0002
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Steve Gerritson
1     1      11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Susan Geariety
1     1      11.00013
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Jerome Betts
1     1      11.0001
RankLoserWks InkW234RHLIPTMATotalsInk/WeekAll Ink
124
Roger Hammons
1     1      11.00013
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Alex Mantle
1     1      11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Mark L. Reese Jr.
1     1      11.0001
124
Jon Graft
Most Imporved: 16
1     1      11.00029
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Doug Norwood
1      1     11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Barbara Fetherolf
1     1      11.0002
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Fred Dixon
1     1      11.0001
124
Dave Ferry
Year 1 Veteran
1     1      11.00064
124
Melissa Yorks
1     1      11.00022
124
Bruce Alter
Year 1 Veteran
1     1      11.00097
RankLoserWks InkW234RHLIPTMATotalsInk/WeekAll Ink
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Tammy Clements
1     1      11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Sarah Gustafson
1     1      11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Heather Spence
1     1      11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
I. Michael Snyder
1     1      11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Steven Seymour
1     1      11.0003
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Dave Hanlon
1     1      11.0003
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Colleen Murphy
1     1      11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Mark Clements
1     1      11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
David Moore
1     1      11.00014
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Gary Sampliner
1     1      11.0001
RankLoserWks InkW234RHLIPTMATotalsInk/WeekAll Ink
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Basil Ransome-Davies
1     1      11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Mark Pearson
1     1      11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Chris Williams
1     1      11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Andrew Burnet
1     1      11.0002
124
Anne Paris
1     1      11.00054
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Carol Applegate
1  1         11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Arika Seymour
1     1      11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
John Kustka
1     1      11.0004
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Jan D. Hodge
1     1      11.0001
124
Sandra Hull
1        1   11.000187
RankLoserWks InkW234RHLIPTMATotalsInk/WeekAll Ink
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Anne Paulin
1     1      11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Cathy Lamaze
11           11.0008
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Lynda Hoover
1     1      11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Samuel Enriquez
1     1      11.0002
124
Valerie Matthews
1     1      11.00019
124
Sue Lin Chong
Year 1 Veteran
Remaining Persistent Loser
1  1         11.000178
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Kenneth Gallant
1     1      11.00035
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Jim Ward (1)
1     1      11.0003
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
William C. Kennard
1     1      11.0003
124
Lois Douthitt
1     1      11.00040
RankLoserWks InkW234RHLIPTMATotalsInk/WeekAll Ink
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Andrew B. Gibson
1     1      11.0002
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Bill Greenwell
1     1      11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Miles Moore
1     1      11.00012
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Sally Sieracki
1     1      11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Lynn Medford
1        1   11.0003
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Ruthie Haynes
1     1      11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Janice Haas
1   1        11.0001
124
J. J. Gertler
1        1   11.00014
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Dave Airozo
1     1      11.0003
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Russell Thompson
1     1      11.0002
RankLoserWks InkW234RHLIPTMATotalsInk/WeekAll Ink
124
Larry Carnahan
1   1        11.0005
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Diego Pedulla-Smith
1     1      11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Charles Mann
1     1      11.0003
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Ellen Ryan
1 1          11.0007
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Adam Beland
1     1      11.0008
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Duane Douglass
1     1      11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Susan Vavrick
1     1      11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Zadoc-Lee Kekuewa
1     1      11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Kelsey Vaughn
1     1      11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Barbara Mason
1     1      11.0002
RankLoserWks InkW234RHLIPTMATotalsInk/WeekAll Ink
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Max Gutmann
1     1      11.0002
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Ari Unikoski
1     1      11.0008
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Terry Reimer
1     1      11.0002
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Rebecca Thomas
1     1      11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Alida DeCoster
1     1      11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
John Glenn
1     1      11.00018
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Paul VerNooy
1     1      11.00015
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Christina Courtney
1     1      11.0006
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Elly Lampner
1     1      11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Frank Mullen III
1     1      11.00036
RankLoserWks InkW234RHLIPTMATotalsInk/WeekAll Ink
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Larry Powers
1     1      11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Sammy Thompson
1     1      11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Marion Shore
1     1      11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Kate Fitzgerald
1     1      11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Joe Neff
1     1      11.00018
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Ken Kaufman
1     1      11.00012
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
John Simson
1     1      11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Nando Amabile
1     1      11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Harry Farkas
1     1      11.0003
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Jim Newman
1     1      11.0004
RankLoserWks InkW234RHLIPTMATotalsInk/WeekAll Ink
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Lynne A. Larkin
Year 1 Veteran
1     1      11.0004
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Daniel McMahon
1     1      11.0001
124
David Kleinbard
1     1      11.00086
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Diana Oertel
1     1      11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Kathy Atkins
1     1      11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Konrad Schwoerke
1     1      11.0002
124
Peter Metrinko
Least Imporved: 16
1        1   11.000313
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Lorraine Gibson
1   1        11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Kathye Hamilton
1   1        11.00013
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Skip Livingston
1     1      11.0001
RankLoserWks InkW234RHLIPTMATotalsInk/WeekAll Ink
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Dave Silberstein
1     1      11.0003
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Carly Ball
1     1      11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Archie Gips
1        1   11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Sheila Blume
1     1      11.00010
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Dana Fellowes
1     1      11.0001
124
Mike Hammer
Year 1 Veteran
1     1      11.00099
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Jennifer Cohen
1     1      11.0002
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Veggo Larsen
1     1      11.0009
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
John Crowe
1     1      11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Kathleen Schindler
1     1      11.0001
RankLoserWks InkW234RHLIPTMATotalsInk/WeekAll Ink
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Mia Wyatt
1     1      11.0003
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Kevin D'Eustachio
1     1      11.00014
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Charles Trahan
1     1      11.0004
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Daria Zahalsky
1     1      11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Shirley Grossman
1     1      11.0004
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Hal Crawford
1     1      11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Kevin Cuddihy
Year 1 Veteran
1     1      11.00096
124
Ned Bent
1     1      11.00080
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Carroll Reed
1     1      11.0001
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Will Cramer
1     1      11.00019
RankLoserWks InkW234RHLIPTMATotalsInk/WeekAll Ink
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Scott Poyer
1     1      11.0004
124
IMAGE
NEEDED
Suzanne Stewart Moseman
1     1      11.0002