The Legislative Branch has no oversight responsibility over the White House.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by piercehawkeye45

No, I haven't traveled much but I know, except for rare cases, people won't attack me as long as I repect them and their culture.

You are delusional.

[glatt]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

I don't see how that fits into a discussion of warrentless searches. I would bet that they had all thier ducks in a row...

That's because you needed warrants back then. The next Democratic President won't need them. Ruby Ridge and Waco are examples of times that many conservatives think a Democratic executive branch was overstepping its authority. In the future, there won't even be warrants involved.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by glatt

In the future, there won't even be warrants involved.

And how in the world do you come to that conclusion? Are you afraid of something?

[Sundae]

Originally Posted by piercehawkeye45

No, I haven't traveled much but I know, except for rare cases, people won't attack me as long as I repect them and their culture.

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

You are delusional.

I disagree. I'm not the most extensively travelled person on this board (there are some real globetrotters here) but I have travelled reasonably.

I have never been attacked, nor do I believe I am likely to be for reasons that I wouldn't be attacked in my own country (wrong place, wrong time, robbery or sexual motives).

If you mean verbally attacked, the only places that has happened to me were in my own backyard - figuratively soeaking. I left a pub in Essex (a county south of London) because I felt uncomfortable with the way people at the bar mocked my accent. I wasn't what they thought I was (over-privileged and slumming it) but I didn't stay to explain it. I also had my English accent commented on derisively in Belfast - which made me very uncomfortable.

[Griff]

Originally Posted by sycamore

He wanted to kill himself, so he set the car on fire...but he got scared of the flames.

You really took all the fun out of the story with that. Since this is a thread about believing whatever we want, despite contrary evidence, I'm going to continue thinking this was a brilliant disability scam.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Griff

You really took all the fun out of the story with that. Since this is a thread about believing whatever we want, despite contrary evidence, I'm going to continue thinking this was a brilliant disability scam.

Maybe the guy was just an asshole and he wanted to make a fire to keep warm. No harm no foul, well except for being naked.

[Griff]

put on a sweater

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Griff

put on a sweater

I can't, it will not fit over my helmet.

[elSicomoro]

Originally Posted by Griff

You really took all the fun out of the story with that. Since this is a thread about believing whatever we want, despite contrary evidence, I'm going to continue thinking this was a brilliant disability scam.

I was telling April about this thread earlier...she reminded me that before he set the car on fire, he tried to jump off a bridge into a river to kill himself. But he didn't like being in wet clothes and could swim. So he went back to the car and set it on fire.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

The car fire seems a bit over the top though.

You can't collect insurance on a blown motor or trans.

[warch]

Once again, I am not afraid of anything because I know that some really dedicated people are out there doing the good work hunting down the people who want to harm us. I will not support hamstringing their good work.

That's alot of blind trust, I kinda think its a bit naive, too. You said you *did* get out much?
I'm gonna stick with the framers and demand a bit of accountabilty and oversight. I have a sinking feeling that mixed in with the hardworking heroes are a few bad apples. Some have surfaced (see the Abu kids, Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz, see Brownie, see Libby, Rove, Feith, see Tillman, see Gonzales, Miers, Goodling, Samson), and perhaps even, say, due to a ill-considered political appointment of a unqualified adminstrator by a weak CEO (Bush) who puts political gain before country, cause harm to the safeguarding efforts.

How have I personally been effected? I pay taxes.