Hey, everyone -- I enjoy and am thankful for the entire answerMug community. To me, everyone adds a special something to the atmosphere. Yes, of course, in my so-called real life I... moreHey, everyone -- I enjoy and am thankful for the entire answerMug community. To me, everyone adds a special something to the atmosphere. Yes, of course, in my so-called real life I have dear friends and family to whom I'm thankful but I enjoy spending time here, too.I'm thankful to all of you -- I think I'm somehow "bettered" by all of us.:)
It almost always takes much longer to respond, and sometimes it doesn't respond at all and a message about the server appears. Have any of you also experienced this? Perhaps JA can... moreIt almost always takes much longer to respond, and sometimes it doesn't respond at all and a message about the server appears. Have any of you also experienced this? Perhaps JA can best address it.
If I sleep on a hard mattress, my back kills me, but I know others who have similar back problems and prefer a hard mattress. And, I know people without ailments that prefer either... moreIf I sleep on a hard mattress, my back kills me, but I know others who have similar back problems and prefer a hard mattress. And, I know people without ailments that prefer either one. It doesn't seem to be tied to health conditions or weight.
Could the Lame-Duck House pass a bill (tax cut or immigration bill) and send it to the Senate but McConnell wait until after Jan 3 to vote on it when the new Senate members are sworn in?
The constitution states that the choice to go to war is not the president's decision, but should be delegated to congress. Following remarks of the founding father's........Alexand... moreThe constitution states that the choice to go to war is not the president's decision, but should be delegated to congress. Following remarks of the founding father's........Alexander Hamilton: "The President is to be commander-in-chief of the army and navy of the United States. . . . It would amount to nothing more than the supreme command and direction of the military and naval forces, as first General and Admiral of the Confederacy; while that of the British king extends to the declaring of war and the raising and regulating of fleets and armies, -- all of which by the Constitution under consideration, would appertain to the legislature." (The Federalist, 69, 1788.) ". . . .'The Congress shall have the power to declare war'; the plain meaning of which is, that it is the peculiar and exclusive duty of Congress, when the nation is at peace, to change that state into a state of war. . . ." Thomas Jefferson: "... less