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I don't know, but I'm guessing that issues that occur in the American section would be governed by US law, Russian law would govern in the Russian sections, etc. Since it's unlikely that any real "legal" issues could arise on the ISS, the question is likely of merely theoretical interest, though.

I don't know whether there are international conventions on this. A very quick search didn't turn anything up. The law is clear that spacecraft are basically governed by the same principles as maritime "flag" law, i.e. the law of the country whose flag the spacecraft bears is the law that...

Are you saying that you think that members of the Electoral College are bribed? You do know that the operation of the Electoral College is completely transparent and also functionally automatic and mechanical, right? Electors in the Electoral College have no real discretion to vote other than...

That's actually pretty good. Eleven years ago (it seems an age ago now), I wrote this as a matter of definition: http://www.gregburch.net/writing/TransExtropianism.htm

About this, we disagree -- but I have to run off to work-work. Hopefully I'll be able to write more later.

Knowing why that is provides one of the keys to comprehending the US political system.

Am I getting the reference to "GWB with a goatee"? STOS alternative universe episode? If so, that's pretty damned obscure!

I basically agree with everything you've written here. The great irony for me is that I am a rabid proponent of moving us off the fossil fuel tit as quickly as possible, but for reasons that have nothing to do with climate change.

I haven't stopped by to fling any gasoline on the fire here recently and, since it now seems certain that Obama will win big in November, the subject is of only ironic and academic interest to me. But I thought this was somewhat interesting: http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/mems.php

Take a look at the sources linked above. At this point, I feel pretty strongly that the public discussion of the issues has become so thoroughly politicized that the only thing that a person who really wants to understand the issues can do is dig, dig, dig on their own. Relying on high-level...

I will. But I'll also make this observation: Even if the documentary were eight hours long, I really don't think it could do the subject justice.

OK, brace yourself. As I've said, the subject is NOT simple, and even material written for laymen gets pretty thick. On the other hand, I don't think you can have an opinion about the subject of AGW without working through it. Here are some examples...

I've started a new thread because this subject is quite far afield from the one out of which it sprang, and I thought I'd leave the "Patriot Act" thread for those who want to continue to discuss the theocratic fascist regime that took over in the US eight years ago -- just kidding. So I've...

I'm curious whether those who are completely sold on the idea of Anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW) have seen the recent (i.e. last 2 years or so) discussion of the original "Manning Hockey Stick" statistical analysis. From what I've read (and I freely confess that the statistical mathematics...

As long as there are young males who haven't figured out the basics of the whole men and women thing, I suppose ....

I'm pretty sure the climate changes.

I'm sure you don't mean you're willing to speak for all of Christianity:lol: But I assume you would say that the matter in your vicinity is subject to natural laws, but that God can break those laws at any time. Sounds like two very different kinds of things -- the stuff that's subject to...

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So you're still expecting a military coup in the US?

I teach legal writing at what amounts to the post-doc level in our firm's in-house professional development program. I'm also one of our firm's general "kindergarten teachers" -- doing a lot of general mentoring for the crops of young lawyers we harvest every year. These folks are "the best...