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To: Non-Sequitur
The lease on Gitmo is perpetual and can be canceled

Oh boy, now we'll spend 500 posts uncovering the true definition of perpetual! (again)

168 posted on 02/11/2004 6:09:37 AM PST by Gianni
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To: Gianni
Oh boy, now we'll spend 500 posts uncovering the true definition of perpetual! (again)

I must have missed the first discussion. But let's see if we can nip it in the bud. Merriam Webster defines it as "continuing forever...Everlasting...valid for all time." Maybe we can agree on that.

171 posted on 02/11/2004 6:14:13 AM PST by Non-Sequitur
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To: Gianni
Oh boy, now we'll spend 500 posts uncovering the true definition of perpetual! (again)

Seven - 7 - years. That's how long the Articles of Confederation & Perpetual Union lasted.

175 posted on 02/11/2004 6:38:37 AM PST by 4CJ (||) Support free speech and stop CFR - visit www.ArmorforCongress.com (||)
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