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• Since I Mentioned It: What is the Privy Council of the United Kingdom?

  As this person points out, the Privy council does a lot of things. One is that it can be the final arbiter of courts of appeal. Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2025 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Could the US Actually Join the Commonwealth?

  I have to admit this intrigues me. It's also related to another post on that being a Tory didn't mean one was against independence during the War for... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2025 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• The Constitution's Most Forgotten Amendment - 1000 Years in the Making

  Yeah, but it comes in third, right after the other misunderstood Amendment (the Second). This ties in the mindset about the fear of standing armies and out of... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2025 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• The 2nd Amendment Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Means | Think Again

  This is pretty good, but I would guess that most people who would leave comments wouldn't have watched this: The next video is a fairly decent explanation of... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2025 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Is the Party Going to End Soon?

  

  OK, show me where the concept of "self-defence" is explicitly mentioned in the US constitution.Militia Training by James G. Clonney (PAFA)It's not. And proper... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2025 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• How The U.S. Ruined Bread

  OK, admitted baguette snob here, but I will admit that not all US bread sucks. But definitely, Wonder Bread is aptly named since it is a wonder this stuff is... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2025 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Told Ya So!: Why 5 Key UK Industries Are on the Brink After Brexit

  What got lost in the Brexit "debate" was that it was all about free movement. Think if one of the largest US states pulled out and suddenly had a border with th... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2025 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• to Influence the Policy of a Government by Intimidation Or Coercion; Or to Affec...

  Let's start with defintion:The Federal Bureau of Investigation uses a definition of terrorism that tracks with the Patriot Act. “Terrorism” encompasses “acts... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2025 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Jury Nullification and the Rule of Law

  

  Let's start with a definition: The rule of law is a principle under which all persons, institutions, and entities are accountable to laws that... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2025 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Switzerland During the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars

  

  Like the US, Switzerland has a national mythology about its arms. In the Swiss case, being armed has contributed to its neutrality and never being "invaded". Bu... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2025 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• NRA Approved Art!

  

  Let's hear it for responsible gun ownership! BTW, this is nothing new, Nikki Saint Phalle was doing this in back in the 1960s. "In shooting myself, I took aim a... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2025 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• That's Not a Laptop in This briefcase--More Mangione

  

  Part of me would think that the powers that be would want to see firearms more strictly regulated after this event.On the other hand, the MP5, in particular... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2025 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• How Sweden Turns Its Trash into Gold

  I would have thought that other countries would have followed Sweden's example from back in the 1970s. But, no.The United States government is far too under... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2025 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Don't Get Your Hopes up About Luigi Mangione's Defence.

  

  Funny, but this comment has gotten lost in the shuffle. On the other hand, it doesn't look too good for KFA to be expending all this energy on a client with... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2025 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Cut the BS--Mangione is Going to Trial with All the Evidence Being Legally...

  

  OK, My legal qualifications are: JD from the University of Maryland, LLM University of Exeter, England. Admitted to the PA bar in 1990, retired in 2023. Admitte... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2025 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• MAGA? This Railroad Could Cripple America's Economy

  "The upgrades now rolling across this route will do a whole lot more than safeguard millions of journeys and a huge slice of the US economy. They could enable... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2025 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Was Luigi Mangione's DNA Collected Illegally?

  

  Rosalind Franklin By MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology OK, this is called touch or trace DNA since it is found on an object. Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2025 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Italian High Speed Rail: The Trains That Killed an Airline

  

  I finally made it to Italy, despite having spent a lot of time in the French Alps, which happen to be literally next door. In fact, we were staying in Chamonix... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2025 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Luigi Mangione's Defence Fund.

  

  I was listening to an interview with one of the people from his "defence fund". She said that they wanted him to have the best defence possible,That got me... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2025 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• What Don't You Understand About "domestic Violence"?

  In the previous post, "Misinterpreting the Constitution", I mention the phrase "domestic violence", which has a drastically different meaning today from what th... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2025 DEBATE, SOCIETY