I recall Kirk & co settling a dispute on a planet between the Yarnks and Kharms (sp.?)... Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness? Bit of a non-starter really....
Had some Republican at the last local furmeet grousing about how Obama wasn't qualified.
Spirit of the Stairs being what it is, only later did this cross my mind:
"Really? He's not? Let's just check the qualifications, shall we? Hmm...born in this country, over thirty-five, lived in this country for fourteen years... Yeah, he's qualified. Now, can we go back to that first one? Wasn't there some issue about whether McCain was a natural-born citizen?"
Life, Liberty and all that (along with certain other Self-Evident Truths) comes from the Declaration of Independence. "We the People" leads off the U.S. Constitution, which goes on to "form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the General Welfare, and insure the blessings of Liberty."
I bow in the matter to the man what has it in black & white (I have a monomania about black and white!) I was going on memories of the show that are over 20 years old.
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Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness? Bit of a non-starter really....
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Spirit of the Stairs being what it is, only later did this cross my mind:
"Really? He's not? Let's just check the qualifications, shall we? Hmm...born in this country, over thirty-five, lived in this country for fourteen years... Yeah, he's qualified. Now, can we go back to that first one? Wasn't there some issue about whether McCain was a natural-born citizen?"
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And no, I won't read it like William Shatner.
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Dare I say it, the States has the advantage having stuff like that written down... in the UK it's taken as unwritten truth until it disappears...
May I admire you excellent taste in strips?
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but I just recalled: Asimov's The Stars Like Dust...
the secret that would destroy the Tyranni...