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Posts by TopHat1948

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  • Please recommend a good handgun

    01/15/2004 1:10:06 PM PST · 268 of 316
    TopHat1948 to Charlotte M. Corday
    A "Lady-Smith" by Smith and Wesson in .357. Made specifically for ladies who presumably have smaller hands than men. Use the old cowboy trick--leave the hammer on an empty chamber in the cylinder so that if you drop it it won't discharge.
  • The Differences Between Conservatives and Liberals

    10/28/2002 10:55:45 AM PST · 11 of 32
    TopHat1948 to justme346
    GOD Dealt with this issue in the 10th Commandment--Thou Shalt Not Covet they neighbors . . . Maybe that is why the liberals keep trying to get the 10 Commandments banned from public places.
  • How to control child's access to AOL Instant Messenger

    04/18/2002 11:34:27 AM PDT · 5 of 28
    TopHat1948 to rudy45
    AOL has a system built in for you to control im's. Go to preferences and it allows you to place all kind of restrictions on you childrens AOL, including IM's. Also, they will help you if you need specific instructions.
  • Walter Williams: Wrong on Secession

    04/03/2002 1:14:59 PM PST · 173 of 752
    TopHat1948 to r9etb
    The Declaration of Independence is just that--a statement of the reasons we separated ourselves from British rule. It is not a constitution and does not establish rules for governance. While it's value to America as a statement of principle cannot be understated, it does not rise to the level of the Constitution in determining the rules under which our government operates. I would refer you to the statement of Daniel Webster about the idea of secession/nullification. He correctly points out that a Constitution which allowed unilateral secession is not a constitution at all --it is anarchy. Lincoln, who revered the Declaration of Independence, simply pointed to the preamble of the constitution ("We the People") and argued that the "states" had not entered into the Constitution, rather, the people had. (the Articles of Confederation refer to an agreement between states while the Constitution refers to the consent of the people). And, Lincoln argued, that since the people had never voted to secede, secession was unconstitutional. I was upset by Williams clearly unwarranted assertion that Lincoln's election "backed the south into a corner." What Williams, and I assume DiLorenzo (I have not yet read the book) fail to address is how Lincoln would have governed if there had been no secession. Does anyone know what the composition of the Congress during Lincoln's term would have been without secession? I have read that it would have been heavily Democrat. I suspect if the southern states had stayed in the Union, Lincoln would have been regarded as an earnest failure--much like some of his predecessors.
  • Is it true? Did American Muslums in NY area have warning to stay away on 9-11?

    04/03/2002 1:00:23 PM PST · 13 of 79
    TopHat1948 to RipSawyer
    I have seen this story in several different forms and from several different sources. Even Michael Medved related a "true account" of a variation on his radio program. Having heard the theme and variations so many times I am beginning to think it is an "urban legend" but would love to see some concrete evidence.