"Rights" in the Constitution are of the People, not the government. The term "militia" was not ambiguous when the Constitution, nor was the distinction between the "People" and government.
"Many feel that the original intent of this amendment was to maintain a national defense by way of individual gun ownership, and that the right to bear arms implies the right to take your personal gun and join the militia when the nation is threatened."
Keyword above is "feel". They can "feel" their warm, soft shit and make sculptures thereof if they like, but the Second Amendment was not written with reference to what the wilfully ignorant "feel" and/or their corrupted definition of the term "militia". It is explicit because the long-haired revolutionaries who wrote it had direct experience that the only free man is one who can defend himself.
"As Patrick Henry put it, the "great object is that every man be armed . . . . Everyone who is able may have a gun." James Madison, who noted in the Federalist Papers that Americans had "the advantage of being armed," which was lacking in other countries, where "the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms," authored the Second Amendment. It was based on the Virginia bill of rights--and similar protections against state interference with that fundamental right.....Madison wrote that the Bill of Rights was "calculated to secure the personal rights of the people." and Albert Gallatin, later to serve as Jefferson`s Treasury Secretary, said "lt establishes some rights of the individual as unalienable and which consequently, no majority has a right to deprive them of."
His failure in his job (as Commander in Chief) of running the Viet Nam war strongly argues that his education was rustic, limiting, and did not fit him well for the national office which his great talent at local politics gained him.
When their education doesn't fit people to become self-aware and give them both SUBJECT AWARENESS and the ABILITY TO LEARN FROM OPPOSING VIEWS there can be consequences (such dead civilians, dead G.I.s, dead antiwar protesters).
It isn't, but religionists must (emphasis "must") regard any criticism of their Godly beliefs as sinful, therefore flamebaiting. When you consign those who disagree with you to a tasy roasting in Hell, anything lesser is quite reasonable.
"Lemme guess. You just read Chomsky or Zinn and want to impress the boy in the cool plastic frames at the campus bookstore."
Nice troll, but I am not interested in either of those fellows. I do work in education (at a community college).
My post reflects decades of experience (I'm fifty, not some snot-nosed college kid) and observation. The public school system is designed to train students to pass tests, is run never to raise controversy (lest those doing that lose their rice bowl), and is set up to "socially promote" low achievers to get them out of the system (so they can go to a college with equally lax standards).
Other than a very tiny minority, Americans are viciously relgionist and many of those who aren't, don't read the news. With the manipulation of textbooks, the willfully ignorant are further masturbated in their ignorance.
That is why the US is becoming a decreasingly competent and increasingly toxic country. We are getting what we collectively deserve, though some of us individually don't deserve it.
It's worth revisiting the lesson of the sixties that the Hippies got right, such as not to trust the government and that the purpose of public education is to lie to you.
Students should regard any political lesson taught in school as propaganda, should never trust their teachers, an in general fucking hate the government. Bible Thumpers have always sought to rule by infiltration and dominionism. Know this, fight back, agitate others to fight back, and above all disregard anything any religionist says to defend their superstition. We don't respect Scientology for obvious reasons, and there is no reason any other superstition should get a pass, especially on a geek site. We are modern people, and modern people don't need gods.
If every Google server exploded today, the gap would be filled for utilitarian services very quickly. Entertainment is a trifle and there are ample redundant sources for that.
"An enemy planning a missile attack would likely deploy spetsnaz/special forces-type units to destroy such platforms in advance of their missile launch."
That's why strategic aircraft assets are stationed on appropriately guarded bases with sufficient folks to fend off intruders, just as they were in the good old days of Strategic Air Command (back before TAC ate the rest of the Air Force).
The enemy planning a missile attack that ABL is designed to mitigate isn't a major nation-state, but a smaller foe with fewer missiles. As nuclear proliferation among fanatic regimes ensures smallish nuclear war will happen, defensive preparations make sense. Likewise, ABL that can defeat rockets and other conventional systems will have use providing top cover against them.
"If you don't want anyone to know where you are, you shouldn't go there."
If you don't want anyone to know where you are, manipulate what they "know" about you by playing with what they track. Their comfort in default reliance on technology can be a dandy weapon against them.
There is almost no violent crime in the UK by US standards (suggesting the surveillance state pays off), and a couple of dead guys at the hands of police is a trifle for a country that size. Let's not get emotional over tiny numbers. Further, if the public objected to a surveillance state they'd be politically active against it.
If there were software that would play audio and videos at a selectable, faster rate, you could "capitalize on the speaking differential" (people can often listen at a greater rate than a speaker can speak) and review lecture audio very quickly.
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"The kid who used to pull the wings off of flies just died of an organism reading this."
(cue Groucho Marx voice)
"How the organism read this, I'll never know!"
"Rights" in the Constitution are of the People, not the government. The term "militia" was not ambiguous when the Constitution, nor was the distinction between the "People" and government.
"Many feel that the original intent of this amendment was to maintain a national defense by way of individual gun ownership, and that the right to bear arms implies the right to take your personal gun and join the militia when the nation is threatened."
Keyword above is "feel". They can "feel" their warm, soft shit and make sculptures thereof if they like, but the Second Amendment was not written with reference to what the wilfully ignorant "feel" and/or their corrupted definition of the term "militia". It is explicit because the long-haired revolutionaries who wrote it had direct experience that the only free man is one who can defend himself.
http://www.nraila.org/issues/FactSheets/Read.aspx?ID=108
"As Patrick Henry put it, the "great object is that every man be armed . . . . Everyone who is able may have a gun." James Madison, who noted in the Federalist Papers that Americans had "the advantage of being armed," which was lacking in other countries, where "the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms," authored the Second Amendment. It was based on the Virginia bill of rights--and similar protections against state interference with that fundamental right.....Madison wrote that the Bill of Rights was "calculated to secure the personal rights of the people." and Albert Gallatin, later to serve as Jefferson`s Treasury Secretary, said "lt establishes some rights of the individual as unalienable and which consequently, no majority has a right to deprive them of."
"Lyndon Johnson was not a poorly educated man."
His failure in his job (as Commander in Chief) of running the Viet Nam war strongly argues that his education was rustic, limiting, and did not fit him well for the national office which his great talent at local politics gained him.
When their education doesn't fit people to become self-aware and give them both SUBJECT AWARENESS and the ABILITY TO LEARN FROM OPPOSING VIEWS there can be consequences (such dead civilians, dead G.I.s, dead antiwar protesters).
"Here's an idea: let's make revisionist history a capitol offense."
What a wonderful, unintentional pun!
"Just why is the parent flamebaiting?"
It isn't, but religionists must (emphasis "must") regard any criticism of their Godly beliefs as sinful, therefore flamebaiting.
When you consign those who disagree with you to a tasy roasting in Hell, anything lesser is quite reasonable.
"I wish that provably willful violations of civil liberties were treated as treason."
Christians regard any government practice that is not Christian as a violation of their civil rights to impose de facto theocracy by dominionism.
Nice troll, but the Hippies don't run the government. Machine politicians run the government.
The Hippie advice not to trust government applies to all government and its soundness is easily demonstrated.
"Lemme guess. You just read Chomsky or Zinn and want to impress the boy in the cool plastic frames at the campus bookstore."
Nice troll, but I am not interested in either of those fellows. I do work in education (at a community college).
My post reflects decades of experience (I'm fifty, not some snot-nosed college kid) and observation. The public school system is designed to train students to pass tests, is run never to raise controversy (lest those doing that lose their rice bowl), and is set up to "socially promote" low achievers to get them out of the system (so they can go to a college with equally lax standards).
Other than a very tiny minority, Americans are viciously relgionist and many of those who aren't, don't read the news. With the manipulation of textbooks, the willfully ignorant are further masturbated in their ignorance.
That is why the US is becoming a decreasingly competent and increasingly toxic country. We are getting what we collectively deserve, though some of us individually don't deserve it.
"After all, the initial singularity from which the universe sprung had to come from somewhere. "
Nice asserted conclusion. Asserted conclusions are not proof, but thanks for trying!
It's worth revisiting the lesson of the sixties that the Hippies got right, such as not to trust the government and that the purpose of public education is to lie to you.
Students should regard any political lesson taught in school as propaganda, should never trust their teachers, an in general fucking hate the government. Bible Thumpers have always sought to rule by infiltration and dominionism.
Know this, fight back, agitate others to fight back, and above all disregard anything any religionist says to defend their superstition. We don't respect Scientology for obvious reasons, and there is no reason any other superstition should get a pass, especially on a geek site. We are modern people, and modern people don't need gods.
"Even if it may reveal their turpitude."
This thread is worthless without pics of the pulchritude!
"Google" + "too big to fail". Whatever...
Don't depend on Google and it isn't TBTF.
If every Google server exploded today, the gap would be filled for utilitarian services very quickly. Entertainment is a trifle and there are ample redundant sources for that.
"An enemy planning a missile attack would likely deploy spetsnaz/special forces-type units to destroy such platforms in advance of their missile launch."
That's why strategic aircraft assets are stationed on appropriately guarded bases with sufficient folks to fend off intruders, just as they were in the good old days of Strategic Air Command (back before TAC ate the rest of the Air Force).
The enemy planning a missile attack that ABL is designed to mitigate isn't a major nation-state, but a smaller foe with fewer missiles. As nuclear proliferation among fanatic regimes ensures smallish nuclear war will happen, defensive preparations make sense. Likewise, ABL that can defeat rockets and other conventional systems will have use providing top cover against them.
"If you don't want anyone to know where you are, you shouldn't go there."
If you don't want anyone to know where you are, manipulate what they "know" about you by playing with what they track. Their comfort in default reliance on technology can be a dandy weapon against them.
There is almost no violent crime in the UK by US standards (suggesting the surveillance state pays off), and a couple of dead guys at the hands of police is a trifle for a country that size. Let's not get emotional over tiny numbers. Further, if the public objected to a surveillance state they'd be politically active against it.
Easy solution:
Don't buy games with any DRM and if you aren't sure let the early adopters find out for you.
Games, like music, are a "want", not a "need".
"Back in my day, manufacturers used to slap a turbo button on the front of the case.
And we liked it that way."
Noobs...
Back in MY day, I used to wax the strings on my abacus to lessen bead friction.
We LOVED it that way.
Now get off my peat bog!
That would lock in permanent battery form-factors in the infancy of car development where we should not commit ourselves.
"Lets see how romantic she thinks giving birth is."
Some do. Thanks to Usenet, I know about "breeder parties"!
Having a "woman owned" company is an advantage when selling to to government, and products from such are even flagged in the Fed Log supply data!
"That will work right? I mean teengirls do listen to their father right? Right???"
Sure they do.
Also:
Don't ever visit 4chan.
Not if they rolled on him for a lighter sentence.
If there were software that would play audio and videos at a selectable, faster rate, you could "capitalize on the speaking differential" (people can often listen at a greater rate than a speaker can speak) and review lecture audio very quickly.
"How do you even think of questions like that without being stoned?"
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