Our boss Beck has given me permission to start a new feature on the web site which I have tentatively decided to name, "The Really, Really (not) Important Debate of the Week".
Here's the deal. We will post a debate topic, and then give everyone a few days to post arguments supporting one side or the other. We will also have an online survey for readers to vote on (see the right hand side of your screen). Then, after a week or so of debate, we end the survey and declare a winner.
So here's the first really, really (not) important debate topic:
In an all-out no-holds-barred paintball war between Texas and California, who would win? Here are the guidelines;
1. No taking this too seriously.
2. Nothing is against the rules, so long as no one is actually killed. For instance, up until about 11:00 in the morning in California, or during the first day of deer season in Texas, you could propose blowing up the respective state capital buildings, knowing full well that they would be completely empty and no one would be harmed.
3. Arizona and New Mexico are the Belgium of the war. No other states or the federal government may interfere.
4. This is an all out war - the winner dictates surrender terms to the loser.
5. If you feel the urge to make more rules, refer back to rule Number 1.
OK, so there it is - debate open. So who's it going to be, Texas or California??