Thursday, June 30, 2022

Why the US has a filibuster?

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I’ll skip the colorful history of the filibuster which goes back to the Civil War.   I think we should demand more than just a razor thin ma...
Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Humanity has very strong instincts to have children.

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If we didn’t, the human race would die out.    Children provide emotional satisfaction, love, companionship and a feeling of wellbeing to pa...
Monday, June 27, 2022

From a letter to the editor of the Wall St Journal, today

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 "Contrary to popular wisdom, Americans aren't opposed to wars for good causes, but they are tired of losing conflicts becauswe the...
Saturday, June 25, 2022

People who smell alike make friends more easily.

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I saw this reasonable sounding idea somewhere on the Internet.   Sounded good, but their laboratory technique was flaky.   I cannot smell my...

Elected legislatures are supposed to write the laws

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Courts and judges are supposed to interpret existing law and show how existing law fits the case before the court.   Elected legislatures ar...
Thursday, June 23, 2022

The need for guns in America.

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Guns in the hands of ordinary citizens have stopped a lot of crime over the years.   They stopped a crazy who was about to shoot up a church...
Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Red Flag laws. Gun Confiscation?

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Our Congress is talking about passing a gun control bill, still nameless in today’s Wall St Journal.   This bill would “encourage” state...