[TheForge] banning samurai swords (in england)

[Jerry Smith]

Ben,

The people of the Soviet Empire had a really great set
of rights. In practice they had none.

Jerry

--- Ben Barrett <stircrazyben at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey I had heard the term Subject relating to British
> citizenry, and
> had a sense that it was more oriented to provide
> rights or protections
> rather than freedoms, but I thought I'd send out
> this link
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_subject since
> it seems like a
> pretty good reference on the (heh) subject.  Anyone
> see glaring
> omissions there?
> 
> Check out this brief paragraph from the wikipedia
> page, for instance:
> The use of the term "British subject" was
> discontinued for all persons
> who fell into these categories, or who had a
> national citizenship of
> any other part of the Commonwealth. The category of
> "British subjects"
> now includes only those people formerly known as
> "British subjects
> without citizenship", and no other. In statutes
> passed before 1
> January 1983, however, references to "British
> subjects" continue to be
> read as if they referred to "Commonwealth citizens".
> 
> thanks,
> 
> Ben
> 
> 
> On Dec 17, 2007 9:58 AM, Andrew Vida
> <osan at netlabs.net> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Jerry Smith wrote:
> > > The Brits are a concerned people and somethings
> that
> > > cause violence with them seem to get banned. Try
> > > flying in to Heathrow, you will see light
> armoured
> > > vehicles and small tanks around the airport.
> >
> >         Concerned?  Perhaps so, but the relevant
> question is WHAT, exactly, are
> > they concerned about?  The English used to be some
> of the toughest
> > bastards on the planet.  If you judge them today
> by the public face put
> > on by the government, they have devolved into a
> race of spineless,
> > simpering, socialistic sissies clamoring for the
> state tit and an
> > illusion of safety, guaranteed by the state.
> > >
> > > Most Americans do not see that this sort of
> thing is
> >
> >         They don't WANT to know.
> >
> > > Chicago and NYC have heavy restrictions.
> >
> >         NYC since 1913.  The Sullivan Law.
> >
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