Chicago is a war zone.  D.C. is rapidly becoming one.

Of course it is the gun's fault. My #2 pencil once failed an exam. 

I agree entirely. For all the grumblings about poverty the average Westerner is better off than their parents and grandparents were. When there are no more battles left to fight on the economic front the Left go for increasingly absurd social and moral battles - gender identity being the current one which has superseded racism, if only temporarily. 

Wow Tommy, it seems like you are trying your best to step into the 21 century where the world has moved on but most of  American isn't even trying. The hardest thing for America to grasp is change and I have said here many times that Americans can only take it in small doses at a time. If your founding fathers were living today, what do you thing they would change differently from 1787? Would they look at the rest of the world first to see how it has changed and see how other countries worked and go from there or would they make laws that were different from everyone elses.

Wow Tommy, it seems like you are trying your best to step into the 21 century where the world has moved on to but most of  American isn't even trying. The hardest thing for America to grasp is change and I have said here many times that Americans can only take it in small doses at a time. If your founding fathers were living today, what do you thing they would change differently from 1787? Would they look at the rest of the world first to see how it has changed and see how other countries worked and go from there or would they make laws that were different from everyone elses.

Our laws are taken from Old English Law, Pete. We copied most & improved them to our liking. At the time Benjamin Franklin was credited with the quote; "We have a Republic, now see if we can keep it." It would seem like it is falling apart these days eh? 

Wow Tommy, it seems like you are trying your best to step into the 21 century where the world has moved on to but most of  American isn't even trying. The hardest thing for America to grasp is change and I have said here many times that Americans can only take it in small doses at a time. If your founding fathers were living today, what do you thing they would change differently from 1787? Would they look at the rest of the world first to see how it has changed and see how other countries worked and go from there or would they make laws that were different from everyone elses.

Our laws are taken from Old English Law, Pete. We copied most & improved them to our liking. At the time Benjamin Franklin was credited with the quote; "We have a Republic, now see if we can keep it." It would seem like it is falling apart these days eh? 

The falling apart Tommy I see is mainly self induced by a people who can't handle stress or even short term inconveniences without striking out and as we are seeing now. Anger and hate will never solve the problem but only adds to it. Tolerance is a virtue and should never be dismissed as only a weakness.  Franklin was a smart cookie for his time and knew the country would never have stayed the same in the future. 

Yes, you did take up a lot of old English laws, but even thoughs have been up dated in Britain now.

 Maybe some of your laws should be looked at closely and rewritten to reflect theses times. It seems like you have a lot of very good laws but for some reason many of them don't seemed to be getting followed. Some States seem to want more power that other States or their own Federal Government. Church and States must never be allowed to mix. This Roe vs Wade decision is an example of what discontent it can cause to the majority when it is. Major changes like that should be put to a proper vote so women are allowed their say in the matter. Now we have Cruz coming out and wanting the supreme court to ban same sex marriages because it's not comtained in the Constitution. He's just trying to deflect the peoples minds away from the real problems the country is facing. Immigration and gun laws should come before that because they concern all and not just a few. Both are problems that seem to be out of hand.

No, you have two parties that can't even agree on the time of day far less a change to a law.

Am I wrong or right?

No, you have two parties that can't even agree on the time of day far less a change to a law.

Am I wrong or right?

There is not a nickel's difference between the two, Pete.

I don't remember the last time I posted.  I am dealing with a problem at home and find it nearly impossible to concentrate on anything at the moment, but I'll be back when it gets resolved or somehow settled (that's a threat, not a promise).  Said problem involves my sister's health issues and the steps I've had to take to address them.  It began with a fall on 7 July.  All this in case you missed me.

Things like that come along all too frequently when we and those around us get older. 

The family holiday today is still on, but in my opinion taking three over 80s out on the hottest day ever in GB is not a good idea. Back on Monday, if not before.

I don't remember the last time I posted.  I am dealing with a problem at home and find it nearly impossible to concentrate on anything at the moment, but I'll be back when it gets resolved or somehow settled (that's a threat, not a promise).  Said problem involves my sister's health issues and the steps I've had to take to address them.  It began with a fall on 7 July.  All this in case you missed me.

Shule's, my cheeky little cherry, I've missed you. I've dreamt of the Larch, the fir, the mighty Scot's pine and with you by my side I'd sing sing sing... Oh I'm a lumberjack and I'm ok, I work......

No, you have two parties that can't even agree on the time of day far less a change to a law.

Am I wrong or right?

There is not a nickel's difference between the two, Pete.

I agree Tommy. Your left is too far left and your right is too far right so almost impossible to meet somewhere in the middle. 

It seems not only in your country but in most democracys now, you have you give up something to get something.

I don't remember the last time I posted.  I am dealing with a problem at home and find it nearly impossible to concentrate on anything at the moment, but I'll be back when it gets resolved or somehow settled (that's a threat, not a promise).  Said problem involves my sister's health issues and the steps I've had to take to address them.  It began with a fall on 7 July.  All this in case you missed me.

Sorry to hear about your sister Shula and we completely understand about your absence. Hope it's not too serious and she has a speedy recovery. Mine had a bad fall a month or so ago when one of her bad knees gave out and she ended up breaking her hip. Her age of 79 didn't help and she had been doing physiotherapy ever since after extensive surgery.