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| bio | website | keith-s-thompson.github.com |
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| location | San Diego, CA | |
| age | 53 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 3 months |
| seen | May 9 at 14:32 | |
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I'm a programmer and all-around nerd living in San Diego, California and working at JetHead Development Inc.
E-mail: Keith.S.Thompson@gmail.com
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Feb 17 |
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Time of day first traffic light exploded I presume you mean 1868, not 1968. (It might also be useful to know why you're asking.) |
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Feb 7 |
awarded | Yearling |
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Feb 3 |
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When did we discover air? The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind. 8-)} |
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Jan 7 |
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Did genocide occur in the Football War? Do you mean "prosecuted" rather than "persecuted"? |
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Nov 1 |
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Natural born citizen "His mom was a US citizen, so he is." Do you mean "His mom was a US citizen so he is a natural-born citizen."? |
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Oct 30 |
awarded | Enlightened |
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Oct 23 |
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In the United States government, has there been cases that electoral colleges don't vote for the candidate the majority of their state voted for? Typically, it's the candidate who got a plurality of the popular vote, not necessarily the majority. Third-party candidates can easily result in no candidate getting an absolute majority (more than 50%). As for your third point, if a third-party candidate got some electoral votes, that could send the election to the House. That's not particularly likely. |
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Oct 23 |
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In the United States government, has there been cases that electoral colleges don't vote for the candidate the majority of their state voted for? Typo and clarification |
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Oct 23 |
answered | In the United States government, has there been cases that electoral colleges don't vote for the candidate the majority of their state voted for? |
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Sep 5 |
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Did Ted Kennedy turn to the Soviet Union for help winning an election? Even given the most unfavorable interpretation, I don't think this would qualify as treason against the United States, which shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. There was no state of war between the US and the Soviet Union, so they were not legally enemies. |
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Aug 17 |
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First US police officer killed in the line of duty Why post-Constitution; wouldn't events under the Articles of Confederation count? |
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Aug 16 |
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Has any foreign embassy ever been entered without permission? @mgb: I found your comment confusing until I realized you're talking about a different incident, one involving the Iranian embassy in London. I'm leaving this comment in case anyone else makes the same mistake I did. |
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Aug 16 |
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Why was language not utilized to establish dominance throughout England 1066 AD–1360s CE? @knut: That sounds plausible. Perhaps having the nobility speak one language and the commoners speak another is as good a way to establish dominance as imposing one language on everyone. (This is entirely uninformed speculation on my part.) |
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Aug 16 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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Aug 16 |
answered | Has any foreign embassy ever been entered without permission? |
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Aug 15 |
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Early attempts to abolish slavery in USA Spelling; 3/4, not 2/3, to ratify an amendment; 13th amendment, not 14th, abolished slavery |
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Aug 15 |
suggested | suggested edit on Early attempts to abolish slavery in USA |
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Aug 15 |
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Early attempts to abolish slavery in USA "The US Constitution placed a ban on the importation of slaves, which took effect in 1808." -- The Constitution didn't ban the importation of slaves. Rather, it prohibited any ban on such importation, either through legislation or through amendment. That prohibition expired in 1808. |
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Aug 11 |
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Who said that Saddam Hussein had WMDs? It may be difficult to distinguish between people who believed he had WMDs and people who said they believed he had WMDs. |
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Aug 5 |
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When did the practice of formally “declaring war” cease and why? @T.E.D.: Close. The US declared war on Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania on June 5, 1942. Reference |
