NRA - RECKLESS LAWSUIT PREEMPTION SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY VOTE! (Gun lawsuit ban)

Off topic, do you ever wonder what this nation might be like if the real lawyers out there spent as much time digging into the Constitution and supporting documentation as you obviously have?

ROTFLMAO! What usually happens with lowyers is that they try to tell me that the Constitution only means what the guys in black robes say it does. They see it all in terms of winning and losing. Sickoes.

For the here and now though I have to support what is going to get results. Maybe it is a trade off that condones the current system, but that is probably another discussion entirely.

There's a simple cure for this. :-)

Aristotle, in the Nichomachean Ethics, elaborated on the question of ends and means with an answer so clear and simple, it is a wonder that “ends justification” was ever mentioned again. He wrote (this is condensed out of a couple of paragraphs), ‘No person selects an end unless it is a means to something else. There are no “Ends.” There are only means.’

I find the Constitution, it's development, and the associated history fascinating.

Ever looked into Peter Gay's writings on The Enlightenment?

I am getting the impression that our difference of opinion lies not in the base understanding of how our government should work...

Yup. It's all about how to get there. I think I found a way, but get started so that I can raise the capital my patent has to allow.

Ever looked into Peter Gay's writings on The Enlightenment?

No, but on your recommendation I think I just might.

Yup. It's all about how to get there. I think I found a way, but get started so that I can raise the capital my patent has to allow.

At first glance it is an interesting concept, but I haven't had a chance to think about it much. If you are in need of a devils advocate for your ideas, let me know - I have experience in the air quality field.

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