I was wondering how long it would take for someone to pull that one out!

I was wondering how long it would take for someone to pull that one out!

All true, but it depends on  what value you place on the little states agreeing to form part of the Union… Today, where would they go.. Back then, it wasn't so clear…

All true, but it depends on  what value you place on the little states agreeing to form part of the Union… Today, where would they go.. Back then, it wasn't so clear…

I would argue that the Electoral College,which is indeed 'dumbass' and somewhat anti-democratic, was essential in convincing states to surrender sovreignity to a Federal government… It is

I would argue that the Electoral College,which is indeed 'dumbass' and somewhat anti-democratic, was essential in convincing states to surrender sovreignity to a Federal government… It is

Indeed. Jefferson clearly wrote about this, even coining the term in discussing this aspect of the Bill of rights, if memory serves…

Indeed. Jefferson clearly wrote about this, even coining the term in discussing this aspect of the Bill of rights, if memory serves…

And let us not forget the motivation was as much to protect religion from politics as politics for religion… Henry VIII and the wars of religion were not that far gone, nor, of course, the persecution of the protestants that got them on the boats…

And let us not forget the motivation was as much to protect religion from politics as politics for religion… Henry VIII and the wars of religion were not that far gone, nor, of course, the persecution of the protestants that got them on the boats…

That TOS stuff really holds because of the 35mm prints and their being kept in pristine condition… TNG was in 35 a lot of the time, but the FX were… not always…

That TOS stuff really holds because of the 35mm prints and their being kept in pristine condition… TNG was in 35 a lot of the time, but the FX were… not always…

Sweet fucking asteroids Meander, you have just killed today's boners… Even the mud in that bad was afraid..

Sweet fucking asteroids Meander, you have just killed today's boners… Even the mud in that bad was afraid..

Yeah, though I think he dropped the ball on Half-Blood Prince which I thouhgt was quite poor, certianly comparatively.. The others though. Wow!

Yeah, though I think he dropped the ball on Half-Blood Prince which I thouhgt was quite poor, certianly comparatively.. The others though. Wow!

It may not have been jam-packed, but they were there. I personally have attended meetings where things like 'All heterosexual sex is rape' and 'Marriage is a patriarchal system designed to keep women down' were openly said and not shot down. Most men hear stuff like that and feel targeted. Was that a majority of…

It may not have been jam-packed, but they were there. I personally have attended meetings where things like 'All heterosexual sex is rape' and 'Marriage is a patriarchal system designed to keep women down' were openly said and not shot down. Most men hear stuff like that and feel targeted. Was that a majority of…

I am sure you are right. I can easily be way off in my terminology.

I am sure you are right. I can easily be way off in my terminology.