Patriot was deliberately limited by the US Congress. A large part of ABM capability in a missile is burnout velocity. After the ABM treaty in the 70s, there was a chunk of the Democrats in Congress w… (View Post)

The idea that the Rule of Law means a playpen for lawyers to delay every action of government by a decade is clearly nonsense, historically. The idea that the Rule of Law demands a surveillance state… (View Post)

That is straight out of Yes Minister - devolution of power to the lowest level. (View Post)

When CH4 did a trial of secretly trying to pay politicians to ask questions etc, only one responded by saying (approx) - what they were suggesting should be illegal if it wasn’t and to get out and ne… (View Post)

The fatal flaw in said revolution was that they forgot to extend the franchise to Pinnipeds. (View Post)