Keith Thompson

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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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Aug
1
 comment Has there ever been an attempted military takeover of a democracy in the western world?
@user357320: I think Luke was referring to 1933, not 1944.
Jul
26
 comment What was the first major historical event to be photographed?
One could argue that the first photograph was a major event.
Jun
28
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Jun
25
 answered How do new countries legally and without bloodshed declare themselves independent?
Jun
23
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Jun
23
 revised European painting of a man standing on a dragon with his sword drawn, who painted it/what century is it from?
Replace with link to clearer image on Wikipedia
Jun
22
 suggested suggested edit on European painting of a man standing on a dragon with his sword drawn, who painted it/what century is it from?
Jun
9
 comment How could Plato know 9,000 year old stories about Atlantis?
That's evidence, but not proof; Troy wasn't discovered until the 19th century. (I'm not suggesting that Atlantis was real.)
Jun
6
 comment How Did The US Justice System Lose Sight of Intent?
@jfrankcarr: Ok, but I thought the question was about the intent of the authors of the law. Mandatory minimums do exactly what they're intended to do.
Jun
3
 comment How Did The US Justice System Lose Sight of Intent?
How do mandatory minimum sentences ignore intent? Are you talking about the intent of the authors of the law, or the intent of the accused?
May
31
 comment Has the US Congress ever repealed a law?
@GeorgeStocker: The 18th and 21st amendments are Constitutional amendments, not legislation, and therefore not what the question is about.
May
31
 comment Has the US Congress ever repealed a law?
@Anixx: The US constitution is only 225 years old.
May
26
 comment What are the differences between actual Roman Catholicism and American Catholicism?
Papal infallibility is not relevant to this particular question. The doctrine doesn't say that every statement by the Pope is infallible; it only applies when he speaks "ex cathedra". One study lists only 7 occurrences in history, none related to contraception. Reference: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal_infallibility (I'm American but not Catholic.)
May
20
 revised Was the secession of the Confederate states illegal?
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May
19
 comment Where is the location shown in this picture on a modern day map?
@sharptooth should get credit (and should have posted his comment as an answer).
May
18
 comment Was the secession of the Confederate states illegal?
@E1Suave: I have answered both parts of the question. If you can't understand that, there's no point in discussing this any further. (The most recent chat invitation was accidental, please disregard it.)
May
18
 comment Was the secession of the Confederate states illegal?
let us continue this discussion in chat
May
18
 comment Was the secession of the Confederate states illegal?
Of course the ruling didn't exist in 1861; nobody ever said it did. The ruling was the court's opinion of what the Constitution said as of 1861. If it applied only in 1869, the court wouldn't have wasted its time, since there was no secession in 1869.
May
17
 comment Was the secession of the Confederate states illegal?
@E1Suave: Your question was answered by the Supreme Court in its 1869 ruling. The ruling was not based on a law (i.e., an act of Congress); it was based on the Constitution as it existed in 1861. One more time, the Supreme Court ruled, in 1869, that secession was unconstitutional in 1861. If you disagree, take it up with them.
May
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