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Dang it, you beat me to it. >:( I have been half expecting this. I also think it is a super smart move on Benedict's part as it allows him to at least try to designate a successor. I have been a big fan of Benedict, I think he has been a much better Pope that JPII. I am very curious as to who the next Pope will be. My money is that it will not be an Italian as many commentators seem to hope. I think the Italian lock on the papacy has been broken. If I had to bet I would go with a New Worlder or African as the next Pope, What say you?
It would have to be a massive catastrophe. I am thinking something along the lines of the Black Death here. People have gotten too used to the idea that Uncle Sugar will always be there to take care of them.You know I watch some of these zombie and apocalypse films and wonder if people in the West at least, would really survive. I often find myself doubting it.
That is a fascinating story. The question to ask is how bad the persecutions must have been that 40 years on the patriarch of the family still would not countenance a return to civilization.
Yeah, the original tapestry is in a sealed case that wraps around a room and on the second floor they have pictures of every panel with interpretations.
Aeth,Why exactly are you writing in Vietnamese now? I thought you were Belgian and not French and thus had no hard feelings about losing Indochina.
One more data point showing that 1. Women's lib is a myth which omly turns women into dried up crones and 2. the big problem in our society is that a family can no longer survive on one income.
Obama got 51% of the popular vote and carried 26 states. That is far from a supermajority. Granted, there seems to be plenty of retards in the country but something needs to be done or our children and grandchildren face a very bleak future.
That assumes the left could convince a supermajority of the several states to sign off on their lunacy. Given that Obama won less than half of the states in November, what makes you think they could get enough votes to hijack a CC? If anything, conservatives could get their ideas passed more easier than could the left.
We don't want or need a constitutional convention. The only thing that can happen is the Constitution will get irrevocably damaged. The likely outcome is that the Constitution would be amended to water down its authority and give more power to the federal government than take anything away.
If not a CC then what? What can we do to get the country back on track? It is obvious that nobody in D.C. is interetsted in fixing what is broke. The option then becomes a CC or revolution as far as I can see. Tell me I am wrong.???
Agree, and yes, I think this is what the founders were groping towards. A federal government that does not protect the rights of the governed is not fulfilling it's basic function, which is to guarantee the rights and liberties of all. When said government begins to infringe on those liberties and act tyrannical itself it is time to replace it. The danger is that such a tyrannical government is somewhat self-imposed and so it would be difficult to get enough people to agree that it is time to start over.Incidentally, I read a pretty intriguing piece the other advocating for the states to call a Constitutional Convention. I am more and more convinced that is an idea worth pursuing as it is obvious that the clowns in Washington are more intent on rent-seeking than in actually governing with the interests of the people and nation in mind.
