In the mid 1960s, it was still legal in Texas to shoot someone caught in bed with your wife. No need to even go to court to proclaim it as being “a crime of passion, heat of the moment”. It was an accepted instance of murder (possibly even premeditated).
That rescinded that law............ damn!
It was called "The unwritten law", and it wasn't just Texas that accepted it. In some states to get away with it, you had to shoot both of them.
Larry Elder: Barack Obama Did Not Invent Opportunity (Wednesday, November 5, 2008)
"Does Obama's victory, as a black man, make you feel that you can do anything?" Someone asked me that on Election Night.It is a caricature of America that, pre-Obama, major obstacles blocked achievement. It is equally a caricature that Obama's win suddenly creates opportunity that did not exist before.
Hard work wins, my Dad always told me...
May 4, 1951Kirk, my Son, you are now starting out in life – a life that Mother and I cannot live for you.
So as you journey through life, remember it's yours, so make it a good one. Always try to cheer up the other fellow.
Learn to think straight, analyze things, be sure you have all the facts before concluding, and always spendless than you earn.
Make friends, work hard, and play hard. Most important of all, remember this: The best of friends wear out if you use them.
This may sound silly, Son, but no matter where you are on the 29th of September [Kirk's birthday], see that Mother gets a little gift, if possible, along with a big kiss and a broad smile.
When you are out on your own, listen and take advice but do your own thinking and concluding, set up a reasonable goal, then be determined to reach it. You can and will; it's up to you, Son.
Your Father, Randolph Elder