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Moon Rock Winds Up In Court
Lothar+0 writes "In United States v. Lucite ball containing lunar material (an actual case, I'm not making this up, folks), the feds are suing to get back a moon rock from an American who brought it back from Honduras. They're alleging that this rock from the Apollo 17 mission is stolen property; ironic considering that NASA took something that wasn't under U.S. jurisdiction."
Hispanics almost outnumber whites in the US, but there hasn't yet been a serious Hispanic contender. Females outnumber males but there hasn't been a serious female contender.
Politics doesn't work by majority rule, it works by whoever has the most money, and so rule would remain in the United States or other Western nations.
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FreeBSD for the impatient.
American born, yes, female, no.
Actually, not even American born. You have to have been an American citizen since birth. Slightly different.
Jesus was all right but his disciples were thick and ordinary. -John Lennon
Here's a good example of "in rem" sillyness:
These forfeiture laws are a mockery of the constitution and are a throwback to the days when property used in a crime became property of the Crown.
<sarcasm>But hey, none of us are drug dealers so we have nothing to worry about when the government defecates on the constitution, right?</sarcasm>
Oh well.
No, I suggest the Janet Reno method. Run in with H&K MP5's and shove a barrel up the defendant's nostril.
Then he'll let the poor moon rock go back to it's father.
"Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives" should be a convenience store, not a government agency.