Actually, SCOTUS doesn’t disagree with Ron. Despite the way some people like to waive the Heller flag, it’s not remotely as far-reaching as people seem to believe. It only says that there cannot be a blanket banning of all firearms. Scalia himself in his decision notes that restrictions can be placed on gun ownership.

But you’re misstating their reasoning. The founders had seen the way the British used their massive and well-trained standing army to abuse the citizenry, and they were determined not to follow that same path. Their intention was to allow the states to create a system of local militias that could be called up by the…

Um, no. The Constitution actually was designed to give the federal government *more* authority than it was afforded in the original Articles of Confederation, because oddly enough, allowing the states to do whatever they damn well please turned out not to work so well.

You left out the part where Scalia specifically stated that the Second Amendment is not an unlimited right, and gave the OK to bans on specific types of guns, licensing and registration requirements, and laws that restrict some people from gun ownership at all, among other gun control measures.

The Air Force bears some of the responsibility, but from looking at his record, they’re not the only ones. This guy might as well have had a sign around his neck reading, “I’m absolutely nutballs and I enjoy hurting women, babies, and animals.” All he needs is an arson or two and he would have been hitting the…

Not according to 45.

Sure...why would people who have been singled out for abuse for their entire lives be worried because the guy who spent a sizable chunk of his campaign promising to destroy your life for no other reason than he doesn’t care for your sexuality?

“People who grew up in the 60's or 70's would laugh this article right into the recycle bin.”

Straight white Christian male?

If you think that there is even a remote possibility that we’re going to somehow return to a world where you can pay for your baby’s birthin’ with a couple of chickens and a pound of fresh butter, then you’re flatly delusional. There is absolutely *zero* chance that costs are going to magically drop to the point where…

Which would all probably be a lot more comforting if it seemed even remotely likely that the current occupant of the Oval Office has any idea what MAD is, or what a measured response is. Or that he won’t take a notion to launch a pre-emptive strike at Nambia.

Except ethical departments (and departments that don’t choose to be on the wrong end of lawsuits) require officers to have suspects sign a written waiver of their rights. Waiving your rights is not a passive occurrence, it requires action on the part of the suspect.

Yes, I read the reports that he was wearing the mask. No, they don’t make you impossible to identify to a roomful of people that have known you for years.

Well, unless they’re brown. Then it’s always time.

You’re a good man, Charlie Brown.

We spend a lot of time ducking under elbows and armpits.

Suddenly, my 5'3" is seeming *so* much taller.

I’m not a big milk drinker, but one of our local dairies has a cotton candy milk that makes my taste buds absolutely do a happy dance.

Please tell me what forum you’re posting on. I really, really wanna watch.

Now that you mention it, yeah, I’m pretty sure it might. On the other hand, if I had to choke down the herrings, I’m guessing the resulting nausea would result in a fairly sizable weight loss, so it might all come out in the wash.