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A plot to undermine the Right To Bear Arms. by Jody December 9, 2011 7:20 am

Road sign up ahead... You have entered the Twilight Zone! by BuckGalaxy 2011-12-10 03:33:44
Noah Chomsky says that the average middle class male votes based upon guns and "religiosity". Which seems to be ... by bowser 2011-12-09 18:19:08
I've published this in the Zone before, but just in case you missed it, here it is again. It ... by ER 2011-12-09 16:27:33
cold dead hands, etc, etc. by FrankC 2011-12-09 16:04:32
A successful plot to undermine the Constitution. I've NEVER seen an adequate explanation for forgetting "a well regulated militia". ... by bowser 2011-12-09 15:10:03
- Tell ya what, you can crank the Second Amendment back to what you think is "original intent" if we can ... by TB 2011-12-09 15:15:32
  - At it's most liberal interpretation, the 2nd allows people to have muskets. Period. The arms of the day. And ... by bowser 2011-12-09 15:34:53
    - Sorry, you brought up "clear meaning of the Constitution." Didn't mean to confuse anyone. by TB 2011-12-09 15:41:57
      - Au, contraire, mon ami. You DID mean to confuse the issue. We were talking about the clear meaning ... by bowser 2011-12-09 17:54:14
        
        You fell into Tom's trap several posts ago, Bowser. The Commerce Clause isn't irrelevant, though the bargain you were offered ... by Robert 2011-12-11 14:11:13
        
        Beautifully articulated! by ER 2011-12-12 09:05:45
        
        Thanks. It's a new epiphany inspired by my current reading: "Marathon" by Richard A. Billows, about the battle of Marathon ... by Robert 2011-12-12 10:34:27
        
        It was good Roberto!!! by Jody 2011-12-12 09:53:24
        
        Thanks Jody (n/t) by Robert 2011-12-12 10:36:46
        
        Not sure why. by TB 2011-12-12 10:10:07
        
        You offered Bowsers a straw man choice. How about a real choice: Trade the Pentagon (the un-Constitutional standing army) for ... by Robert 2011-12-12 10:36:19
        
        Athens also had a strong tradition of public service, about as strong as our obsession with commercial success. If ... by ER 2011-12-12 11:16:32
        
        A major corporation would inevitably wonder why it should be subordinate to a mere government if it has the wealth ... by Robert 2011-12-12 12:16:43
        
        One of my favorite parts of the Athenian "Golden Age:" Most importantly, and in order to emphasize the concept of equality ... by TB 2011-12-12 12:01:10
        
        Good point. Running out of room. Worth continuing in a new thread? There is more: Crux is requirement for "particular ... by Robert 2011-12-12 12:13:02
I don't want to get involved in this border gun controversy, I know nothing about it, but I do wish ... by ER 2011-12-09 08:15:21
- Of course you know nothing about it. by TB 2011-12-09 12:41:29
  - Ouch! It's dat ole debbil Leftist Media Conspiracy out to get me. The Holder story is about a really stupid ... by ER 2011-12-09 13:42:35
    - You mean, why don't I carry on the discussion from the side track you've put it on? by TB 2011-12-09 14:31:23
      - Absolutely. by ER 2011-12-09 15:14:55
        
        I'm curious. What exactly does a "seized forum" look like? by TB 2011-12-09 15:25:19
        
        A forum where we talk about what you want to talk about, and we talk about it in the way ... by ER 2011-12-09 16:03:38

Captured drone in Iran by TB December 8, 2011 10:35 pm

An early report said it was flying over Afghanistan and suddenly turned left and crashed. If indeed the encryption was figured ... by bowser 2011-12-09 02:17:04
- There are alternative explanations, unfortunately contradictory, according to two "experts" I heard on the news. One said the aircraft might have ... by ER 2011-12-09 06:14:23
  - There are actually a lot more alternative explanations floating around. by TB 2011-12-09 10:09:56
    - Well, don't leave us in suspense! Feel free to speculate. My best guess is that the bird was spying on ... by ER 2011-12-09 10:35:46

Government smothering private sector by TB December 8, 2011 10:44 am

Interesting. Don't mess with Dupont or Goldman, Sachs. Article describes private enterprise, private ownership, disgruntled employee leaving and ... by bowser 2011-12-08 14:44:39
Well, look on the bright side, Tom. Maybe they'll stop curing their drywall in formaldehyde now. by ER 2011-12-08 12:30:50

70th anniversary of attack on Pearl Harbor by TB December 7, 2011 9:55 am

It was a dark day for the US, but already, a new day was dawning in the East. by ER 2011-12-07 11:03:21
- Not a complete surprise, it was half an answer to Roosevelt's problem. The US knew an attack was coming, but expected ... by bowser 2011-12-07 12:43:13

Brilliant reelection strategy, and GOOD POLICY for America by BuckGalaxy December 7, 2011 12:45 am

Wait until Karl Rove and the Swift Boat people start in. I can imagine the "Harvard Law School Graduates ... by bowser 2011-12-07 12:57:49

Obamacare time bomb triggered by BuckGalaxy December 5, 2011 11:17 am

Meanwhile, in Russia... by TB December 2, 2011 10:42 pm

Oops. by TB 2011-12-04 15:59:03
- Forbes article on Ruskie election... by BuckGalaxy 2011-12-05 11:10:21

Massachusetts Sues 5 Major Banks Over Foreclosure Practices by RobVG December 3, 2011 6:53 pm

Maybe it's moral. by Robert 2011-12-03 19:02:43
- Except the loan sharks were willing to work with the borrower when it was to their mutual interest. Maybe ... by ER 2011-12-03 19:14:45

Merkel urges stronger fiscal ties for EU. Meantime Conservatives oppose EU. by bowser December 2, 2011 7:14 pm

Who is this Heritage Foundation, and what gives them the right to decide what the American national interest is, and ... by ER 2011-12-02 20:45:57
- They are remarkably candid. America can bully individual European nations much more easily than a more monolithic EU. by bowser 2011-12-02 21:28:05
- What did you think of both articles Bowser linked to? by TB 2011-12-02 21:16:10
  - EDITED:I never read them. I don't need to read every article pumped out by the Heritage Foundation to know what ... by ER 2011-12-02 22:17:10
    - Yeah, Chris Matthews, Think Tank. Get serious. by TB 2011-12-02 22:20:09
      - Exactly! by ER 2011-12-02 22:53:25

The "Friday Night Document Dump" by TB December 2, 2011 5:56 pm

Brandy and cigar anyone? by Jody December 1, 2011 6:34 pm

Not me! I prefer the company of women. by FrankC 2011-12-02 11:56:33
- Hah! :) Now *that* is what I am talkin' about!!! by Jody 2011-12-02 11:57:26
Looks like a fire hazard there to me. by TB 2011-12-01 19:24:46
Is that where they keep the drawers? by ER 2011-12-01 19:08:36

Where's the fleet? by TB December 1, 2011 3:15 pm

OK. STRATFOR says that one Carrier Task Force is on the way back from the 5th Fleet Area of ... by bowser 2011-12-01 20:31:05
That usually means they are all refitting for an important occasion. Any time the normal rotation is interrupted there's ... by bowser 2011-12-01 16:13:44
- What's a "normal" rotation? by TB 2011-12-01 16:19:25
  - A third to a half of them out. Don't be coy. by bowser 2011-12-01 16:28:39
    - Serious question. I didn't know. Others here might. by TB 2011-12-01 16:30:07
      - My ship spent half of the 13 months I was aboard underway, half in port, and that period fell between ... by ER 2011-12-01 17:08:53
        
        I'll stand by what I said, AND, and allow that what may be happening is long delayed maintenance and retrofitting ... by bowser 2011-12-01 17:36:44
        
        Fear not, war clouds may be gathering up yet. Although we've heard some small talk here of bombing Iran, ... by ER 2011-12-01 18:07:06
        
        There may not be war, but a lot of things in Iran seem to be spontaneously blowing up. by TB 2011-12-01 18:56:06
        
        Far be it from me to make excuses for the Iranians, Tom, but you have to admit, they really do ... by ER 2011-12-01 19:05:08
        
        It wouldn't be spontaneous. Re the carrier task forces, Bill Clinton wrote that whenever there was trouble in the ... by bowser 2011-12-01 20:27:48
        
        The leadership of Iran thinks the Apocalypse will raise a great Imam for his people. by TB 2011-12-01 19:23:55
        
        One suggestion. Give equal time to Israeli rhetoric. by bowser 2011-12-01 19:43:06

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