Jim_Miller

FPT: To extend a point Nigelb made: In the US, birthright citizenship was established, firmly, by the 14th Amendment's citizenship clause: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, … (View Post)

OKC: "Just asking, because if I wonder [if] others of a less generous disposition might do too, did the States in the former Confederacy have votes during Reconstruction?" Yes, with one exc… (View Post)

So far, I have not mentioned how funny that common adjective often is when used here, but I just have to say that a f*****g wrench is a perversion I have never heard of -- and don't want to hear of n… (View Post)

Long-time conservative columnist George Will describes himself as an "amiable, low-voltage atheist". (Which, for many years he found compatible with membership in the Episcopalian church.) … (View Post)

For HYFUD (and others here) this reminder: American states (and cities) vary greatly in their crime policies. Example: "Port of Seattle Police arrested Branson Albert, 37, of Auburn, last week o… (View Post)