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Somehow, you managed to miss all points in their entirety. The Constitution was a foundation of course. It's design made it possible for the 13 former colonies to establish a truly solid nation. Without it it's highly likely the USA would've broken up early in it's history and the world would be a considerably different place. The world probably wouldn't be past a 1940's to 1960's technological level and would likely be a much scarier place.

I was not writing to you about the substance of discussion: I explained to you that the form of Paul Ross's reply was inappropriate.

I would have to actually see the post to know what you mean y "smeared" so I'll reserve judgment on that one.

That is what you should've done from the start.

So you we're overwhelmed, and are thin-skinned as well?

I am not running for office; I don't have to be thick-skinned to have a conversation. Too bad you don't understand the difference. As a conservative, what culture are you striving to preserve?

"(charged particles have to take a stand, after all)."

Just thought you should know that neutrons are not charged particles. That would be positrons and electrons. Neutrons can be manipulated by magnetic fields but are neutral...you know...neu-tral...neu-trons...

You should try to think while reading: "(charged particles, IN CONTRAST, have to take a stand, after all )." --- that's what "after all" was for.

Thank you for the lecture. Since we do not appear to understand each other, perhaps we should end it here.

Until we meet again. EP.

"I was not writing to you about the substance of discussion: I explained to you that the form of Paul Ross's reply was inappropriate."

So what section was this little dust-up in? (100's, 200's, etc...) As for Ross "butting in" you should stick to private replies if you don't like others injecting their comments. If it annoys you that much, maybe FR is not the forum for you.

"As a conservative, what culture are you striving to preserve?"

A constitutional republic with absolutely minimal dependency upon other nations. Or are you talking about etiquette within the discussion? I don't let others rudeness or insults bother me, I either ignore it and concentrate on the other parts of the reply, or use my imagination and return fire. I think "He's being mean to me!" is used too much by some to avoid arguments they're afraid of losing.

"You should try to think while reading: "(charged particles, IN CONTRAST, have to take a stand, after all )." --- that's what "after all" was for."

Now, now, don't blame me because you chose not to be clear with that statement until AFTER my reply.

"Thank you for the lecture. Since we do not appear to understand each other, perhaps we should end it here."

You don't have much endurance do you? A little bit of a pounding and you begin to disintegrate.