Recent content by legalmaniac

If the US government bans kirpans in the whole country, THEN it is a first ammendment issue. No one is saying anyone can't have a kirpan. Some schools are saying you can't have one IN THAT SCHOOL. People who want to carry a kirpan can go to a different school or be homeschooled. If I am a...

Even if he could only be awarded $200,000 in civil court, he needs to sue the DA who refuses to help with the proper documentation

My kids prefer the Rock Band series

****************************************** I didn't say it did. I was correcting legalmania who said this was a seperation of church and state issue......it is NOT Legalmania said this: What happened to separation of church and state? The word dagger and school, don't belong in the...

First year married, I got a case of motor oil....the honeymoon was over

awwwwwww

*********************************************** If I lived in OK, I'd be appalled that they let paramedics do the pronouncement. I looked it up after reading that in the story......I gather paramedics can do that in some other states and counties too. In Massachusetts, the pronouncement...

That's scary......at a time when she should be her happiest she has to fear for her baby's life

The arguement is about individual rights....and the right to practice their religion, not about seperation of church and state. Seperation of church and state is the issue in taking away prayer from the classroom and Christmas celebrations becoming 'winter holiday' concerts....forcing one...

Trazadone can be used for insomnia, but the warning specifically note to tell your doctor if you have been dx'd or have a family history of prolonged QT waves. Trazadone can cause death from a prolonged QT arrythmia in anyone, but the risk is significantly greater in a person with prolonged QT...

The behavior of the medical examiner's officein that case is outrageous

********************************************** Exactly.......If they can change there rules because they want to go on vacation/do business, they can change their rules if they want their kids to attend public schools.

An interesting aside.........Baptised Sikhs are all required to carry the kirpan except if they are riding on an airplane, they are allowed to remove it, fly, and still keep to their faith. As there were not any airplanes available in 1699, I'm guessing they made up a new rule that would allow...

That is true. Young children are taught to say "This is not my mom/dad/parent" now in school and preschools as part of stranger danger training. I think someone tried to come up with something that wasn't "No", "I don't want to", or "Help" that would frequently be yelled by a child...

That's what I was thinking....it was one of 'those' massagers