Apart from Article IV of the United States Constitution, which enumerates one of the many inalienable rights endowed unto mankind by their Creator, no.
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
Yes, the Constitution applies to non-citizens. It does not enumerate rights that are given by the State to its citizens. It enjoins the State from infringing on rights endowed to all persons.
Because whenever the US gets involved in a conflict, they seem to get blamed for everything that goes wrong and get no credit for what goes right.
ALL COUNTRIES act in their own interest. Sometimes those interests yield good results for the world at large, sometimes they do not. The US's record has blemishes. Serious ones. But it's raw revisionism to (as you are trying to do) minimize the impact of America's entrance into World War II.
We haven't even talked about what would have happened in the Pacific if Japan hadn't been checked. Would YOU like to have lived in a Japanese-controlled Phillippines?
When has Apple targeted the average consumer? Never? Ah, right then. Moving along.
Apple targets affluent, aesthetically oriented buyers. Neither of these traits are "average". And, by virtue of the fact that Apple seems to be doing just fine now financially, this seems to be a winning strategy.
How many of those Spitfires and Hurricanes were in the skies in 1940? Nowhere near the numbers you suppose. The P-40's were in place early in the war, and were subsequently replaced by superior designs (the later Spitfires, and the P-51's). They were also incredibly rugged, and well-loved by their pilots. I take their word over Wikipedia's. You damn the aircraft with faint praise.
You're right, the Lend-Lease Act was signed in 1941, but that law codified a practice that Roosevelt had basically implemented by executive fiat for years.
Again, if you think that practice was not critical to Britain's war effort, I believe Mr. Churchill would disagree with you. Vehemently.
Yeah, those fuckwits at Apple sure don't know anything about the portable music player business. It's not like they've got the most popular high-capacity player on the planet, or the most popular music download service.
OK, so the reason that Apple's over-$200 music player won't sell, is because the only people who can sell an over-$200 music player succesfully is...Apple?
Look, I'm no flag-waving jingoist, but I do know rather a lot about the history of World War II.
Your web site says.uk. If you are British, and you don't think the Lend-Lease Act kept the Germans in France and not in London, you're delusional.
Without the P-40 Warhawks supplied by the US, the Battle of Britain would have been lost. Period.
I'm not saying that the US won the war, singlehanded...that would be foolish. But if you think the war could have been won without US industrialism and American blood, I think you're a poor student of history. Would the war have been ended? Sure. There might even be a Great Britain, right off the shore of Greater Germany stretching from the Atlantic to a few dozen miles from St. Petersburg. The partisans (including the French Maquis, who were genuine heroes in a lot of cases) would have made Germany very, very uncomfortable, but I do not believe they would have been able to roll back the Wehrmacht.
For the record, Roosevelt used the attack on Pearl Harbor (a classic example of "drawing a foul") in order to galvanize America into acting. I personally think it was inappropriate of him to do this. I think he should have gone to the American public, explained why fighting the war in Europe was critical to their interest, and gotten them behind the effort without baiting Japan.
But I'm an idealist, and Roosevelt was Machiavelli incarnate. So he took a different route.
I don't think France surrendering counts as "entering the war".
To compare the United States war effort to the French war effort is absurd. If you really think that Europe's borders would look anything like they do today, had the US not entered the war, you're a loony.
See, there's where I disagree with you. "You might as well get rid of the risk entirely" is the road to a police state.
We take ALL SORTS of risks every day. Having the police prevent us from taking those risks would be tyranny. We need to have fewer, smarter laws.
I think you misunderstood my contention. I think big arrows in a properly engineered nav system are OK and relatively non-distracting (better than snapping your head around trying to see a road sign you almost missed). Mapquest.com does not feature this, so it should never be used by the driver.
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Please tell me you're joking.
The way I remember it, if you let other people tell you what is or is not punk, you aren't punk.
Well, if the US is enforcing its laws on non-US soil, that used to be considered an act of war.
But I guess I'm just an old fashioned civil libertarian. No room for people who love freedom in the new administration.
Yes, the Constitution applies to non-citizens. It does not enumerate rights that are given by the State to its citizens. It enjoins the State from infringing on rights endowed to all persons.
And we'll get the database of fingerprints of known international terrorists, where exactly? Terroristfingerprints.com?
This is a stupid idea that will cost us lots of money and not make us safer.
Which is of course why it was the most popular model. What a rip off.
...until later this year, when those countries in Europe require biometrics in their passports.
Is this a bad idea? Yes. Is it a bad idea because we don't require it from European people? No.
It's a bad idea because it's not going to stop somebody with no record, but who has been indoctrinated to believe that America is the devil.
Dude, have you seen the women in Brazil? Hummina hummina. I'm there, dude.
Do I count as a wetback if I cross the Rio Grande going south? Guess I gotta get across the Panama Canal too...
Because whenever the US gets involved in a conflict, they seem to get blamed for everything that goes wrong and get no credit for what goes right.
ALL COUNTRIES act in their own interest. Sometimes those interests yield good results for the world at large, sometimes they do not. The US's record has blemishes. Serious ones. But it's raw revisionism to (as you are trying to do) minimize the impact of America's entrance into World War II.
We haven't even talked about what would have happened in the Pacific if Japan hadn't been checked. Would YOU like to have lived in a Japanese-controlled Phillippines?
What's wrong with the silver one?
Me, I want red anodized. That would be sweet!
Isolationism seems like a better idea, day by day.
When has Apple targeted the average consumer? Never? Ah, right then. Moving along.
Apple targets affluent, aesthetically oriented buyers. Neither of these traits are "average". And, by virtue of the fact that Apple seems to be doing just fine now financially, this seems to be a winning strategy.
They're not dead yet.
It gots one of these. Could it fit on a CF card? Mebbe. But it's not a CF card in the machine.
No pony, either. Damn.
How many of those Spitfires and Hurricanes were in the skies in 1940? Nowhere near the numbers you suppose. The P-40's were in place early in the war, and were subsequently replaced by superior designs (the later Spitfires, and the P-51's). They were also incredibly rugged, and well-loved by their pilots. I take their word over Wikipedia's. You damn the aircraft with faint praise.
You're right, the Lend-Lease Act was signed in 1941, but that law codified a practice that Roosevelt had basically implemented by executive fiat for years.
Again, if you think that practice was not critical to Britain's war effort, I believe Mr. Churchill would disagree with you. Vehemently.
Yeah, those fuckwits at Apple sure don't know anything about the portable music player business. It's not like they've got the most popular high-capacity player on the planet, or the most popular music download service.
Apple's dying. Again. Ho-hum.
If it has a pony inside, I'll buy one, rip it up, and ride the pony to go get an ice cream cone.
But it doesn't. So I'll cry. It doesn't have a CF card either. So you'll cry.
Er,
15/4=3.75.
So you get not quite four times the storage for your $50. Not ten times. Your math is broken.
When Steve Jobs comes to your house and kicks you in the peepee until you buy one, you'll have a good reason to gripe.
Until then...BUY A DIFFERENT PRODUCT. Free market, people. We like it.
Yeah, and Apple has never revolutionized a market by bringing industry-leading ease of use to the masses.
Oh, wait.
OK, so the reason that Apple's over-$200 music player won't sell, is because the only people who can sell an over-$200 music player succesfully is...Apple?
Your logic no workee.
Look, I'm no flag-waving jingoist, but I do know rather a lot about the history of World War II.
.uk. If you are British, and you don't think the Lend-Lease Act kept the Germans in France and not in London, you're delusional.
Your web site says
Without the P-40 Warhawks supplied by the US, the Battle of Britain would have been lost. Period.
I'm not saying that the US won the war, singlehanded...that would be foolish. But if you think the war could have been won without US industrialism and American blood, I think you're a poor student of history. Would the war have been ended? Sure. There might even be a Great Britain, right off the shore of Greater Germany stretching from the Atlantic to a few dozen miles from St. Petersburg. The partisans (including the French Maquis, who were genuine heroes in a lot of cases) would have made Germany very, very uncomfortable, but I do not believe they would have been able to roll back the Wehrmacht.
For the record, Roosevelt used the attack on Pearl Harbor (a classic example of "drawing a foul") in order to galvanize America into acting. I personally think it was inappropriate of him to do this. I think he should have gone to the American public, explained why fighting the war in Europe was critical to their interest, and gotten them behind the effort without baiting Japan.
But I'm an idealist, and Roosevelt was Machiavelli incarnate. So he took a different route.
You'll TAKE your proof by assertion, and you'll LIKE it!
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I don't think France surrendering counts as "entering the war".
To compare the United States war effort to the French war effort is absurd. If you really think that Europe's borders would look anything like they do today, had the US not entered the war, you're a loony.
No problem. Kind of a treat when it happens around here, huh? : )
See, there's where I disagree with you. "You might as well get rid of the risk entirely" is the road to a police state.
We take ALL SORTS of risks every day. Having the police prevent us from taking those risks would be tyranny. We need to have fewer, smarter laws.
I think you misunderstood my contention. I think big arrows in a properly engineered nav system are OK and relatively non-distracting (better than snapping your head around trying to see a road sign you almost missed). Mapquest.com does not feature this, so it should never be used by the driver.
Buddy of mine bought a white-box CDROM the other day. It was an 8X drive with a Packard Bell label.
Good thing it was really, really cheap. : )