The way I see it, a Constitution should be short and sweet. It should enumerate a few fundamental principles. The fewer the better. Beyond that, a Constitution should do... nothing. It's for governments (ideally, democractically-elected governments) to set policy, within the bounds of the principles enumerated in their Constitution. Building policy into a Constitution is, to my mind, an surefire recipe for disaster. But if the European Union outlasts the United States of America, I...

How I Think The Supreme Court Is Supposed To Work: THE PEOPLE: These are the laws we want. SCOTUS: And this the justice we will hand down, based on your laws. THE PEOPLE: This justice sucks! SCOTUS: You don't like it? Change your laws. Meanwhile, these are your laws, and this is your justice. We're just working with whatever you give us. THE PEOPLE: Go go Gadget Legislature! Give us new laws! And How It Appears To Work: THE PEOPLE: These are the laws we want. SCOTUS: Th...

From the point of view of the Grunt and the Civilian: "Frikkin' frackin' Uncle Sam can't figure out if he's coming or going, left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing. Situation normal, all fucked up. Maybe I can catch a few Zs before they send me nowhere at high speed again, just so I can do nothing when I get there." From the point of view of the Junior Officer: SENIOR OFFICER: Get there, and get there now! JUNIOR OFFICER: And then what? SENIOR OFFICER: I don...

Hypothetically: Is it possible for someone to be convinced that they are, say, a woman trapped in a man's body, and be horribly mistaken? I mean, we know that we don't always have a clear understanding of what's going on in our mind and heart. If we did, we wouldn't need psychotherapists and psychologists. Anyway, discuss.