jgerlica

Just out of curiousity, how many here have been to Iraq since March 2003?

The purpose is to preserve justice and the sanctity of human life, not to be a deterrent to others.

Perhaps if our capital statutes more resembled the code of Hammurabi. But as it stands we have nothing but state sanctioned murder. If we are going to go so far as to say that it is ethical to execute drug traffickers because their actions may destroy others lives, why not execute users who enable said traffickers?

That when taken in historical context, state would refer to the individual states. Quite obvious as the nation had just abandoned the articles of confederation and states rights were still held as an important issue. And yes, I believe that militia refers to an armed body of citizens.

I must say I'm amazed by the responses. Thank you all.

Umm yeah....I'm John and I had the misfortune of spending the last six years in the service.... combat engineer. I now have sold my soul to Rockwell Automation in a vain attempt to pay tuition at UW Milwaukee.

Finally, irrefutable proof of Martian water/life. Note the porcelain like vessel in the center of the picture, which was obviously crafted by the creature seen above it....

Well Cap'n that seems a bit arbitrary. And I still don't see how taking someones life because their actions MAY ruin other peoples lives preserves the sanctity of life. And remember that drug use is a concious decision made by the user.

The purpose is to preserve justice and the sanctity of human life, not to be a deterrent to others.

Trafficking in large quantities of drugs (18 U.S.C. 3591(b))

How may I ask does imposing the death penalty in a nonviolent crime preserve justice and the sanctity of life?

Planets are created randomly all the time. Just ask Adam!

So sorry, I used the term improperly....I was using it in referrence to his post. Forgive my error.

Maybe it's just me, but the death penalty as it stands isn't that great a deterrent. The entire purpose of capital punishment is to instill fear into those who would commit a heinous crime.... Using "terror" to achieve your aims. hmmm. But I digress. If fear is your stated objective, perhaps an end to appeals? Or a soviet style single bullet to the back of the head? Or why not go for broke and make it public? But as has been previosly stated, if the aim is to reduce the burden placed on tax payers by reducing the prison population.....Hell keep on keepin' on.

I'm stoopid. so stoopid I can't even spell stupid!

Ok. I'm just curious about everyones opinion here. It seems that many people feel that the present day National Guard, constitutes the state militia thereunto referred. However when viewed in historical context, this could not be the case. The colonial militia were a body of armed citizens called to duty by the governor of the colony/state. While this is the same as the present day National Guard to some extent, the National Guard still falls under Federal control when activated. So herein lies the enigma, does "state" refer to the federal government, or the individual states?

The majority of primary explosives (oops) are extremely safe. Initiators on the other hand... But on the missing finger scale of 0-10, I'd give TACC a 2 or 3.

What about RF emissions?

a bit of magnet wire and a germanium diode.....or a piece of galena will make you a workable AM set.

Finally someone has started a pyrotechnics thread!!!!!

you know, safety matches are nothing more than a small ammount of chlorate and clay.

NaHSO4 can be obtained in a product called sani-flush. And it's really not all that terribly bad.

Here's the definition according to Merriam Webster.

Main Entry: ro·bot

Pronunciation: 'rO-"bät, -b&t

Function: noun

Etymology: Czech, from robota compulsory labor; akin to Old High German arabeit trouble, Latin orbus orphaned -- more at ORPHAN

1 a : a machine that looks like a human being and performs various complex acts (as walking or talking) of a human being; also : a similar but fictional machine whose lack of capacity for human emotions is often emphasized b : an efficient insensitive person who functions automatically

2 : a device that automatically performs complicated often repetitive tasks

3 : a mechanism guided by automatic controls

- ro·bot·ism /'rO-"bä-"ti-z&m, -b&-/ noun

I have some new material on the site finally. I'm working on the "meaningful content," but alas I'm trapped at work. Perhaps I'll have it done sometime tonight.

I thought you would enjoy that. It really did seem like a good idea at the time.......and it made for one spectacular display at the range

Well...... As you can probably tell from some of my posts, my judgement may at times be clouded by the fruit of the vine...

While we're on this odd tack, I'd just like to say KmnO4, asphalt, and heating oil don't make for a very good day of rocketry...... Live and learn I guess.