James I, the target of the plot, was NOT a Catholic. He was an adamant supporter of Divine Right, and raised Calvinist (I think). His fault, to the conspirators, was that he promised Percy and Watson, before his coronation, to end the persecution of Catholics, but did nothing.
According to the plan: Had James been killed, Catesby and the other conspirators would have had custody of one or two of James's children (Elizabeth and, hopefully, Charles; Henry, the heir, would likely be dead) in the Midlands. Catholics would then rise up, descend upon London from the Midlands, and Catesby et al would install Elizabeth (then 9 years old) and take control of the throne.
"Also, who will be fining retail employees $500 for selling games like this to minors? It's not serious enough to put a cop in every corner of compUSA."
As a law enforcement officer, I do think it is serious enough. The problem is that if I know that a CompUSA store is violating the law, there's no freakin way I'm getting near all those rabid, brainwashed kids. It would be much better to just give a $500 check to all the (safe) stores complying with the law.
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how is your standard of living any different than that of a medieval serf?
We're not all living in those crazy little mushroom houses, for one.
James I, the target of the plot, was NOT a Catholic. He was an adamant supporter of Divine Right, and raised Calvinist (I think). His fault, to the conspirators, was that he promised Percy and Watson, before his coronation, to end the persecution of Catholics, but did nothing.
According to the plan:
Had James been killed, Catesby and the other conspirators would have had custody of one or two of James's children (Elizabeth and, hopefully, Charles; Henry, the heir, would likely be dead) in the Midlands. Catholics would then rise up, descend upon London from the Midlands, and Catesby et al would install Elizabeth (then 9 years old) and take control of the throne.
"Also, who will be fining retail employees $500 for selling games like this to minors? It's not serious enough to put a cop in every corner of compUSA."
As a law enforcement officer, I do think it is serious enough. The problem is that if I know that a CompUSA store is violating the law, there's no freakin way I'm getting near all those rabid, brainwashed kids. It would be much better to just give a $500 check to all the (safe) stores complying with the law.