US soldiers often roust whole families out of their homes in Iraq to bunk down. Funny how that turns out.

The Third Amendment says that citizens are not required to house soldiers in peacetime, because British soldiers would often just barge their way into a house, make themselves at home

Just about as any army in the world does to this day, mostly in areas which are far away from home and supply. Moreover, houses provide shelter.

US soldiers often roust whole families out of their homes in Iraq to bunk down. Funny how that turns out.

I think you missed the word peacetime. It really was a problem back then. America wasn't an occupied country, it was a colony (colonies). The problems were there before rebellion took place. The English army troops were used as tools under the whim of the king's representatives and did what they please. It was one of the causes of the revolution, not a result of it.

OTOH? I can't say I like the idea of our troops doing that, either.

I did miss that word. And yet, peacetime or not - not that different than other peacetimes at those times in Europe. Mostly where the whole border thing wasn't quite clear.

You can almost say that the Anschluss was similar to these events, only there it ended in unification.

And Daniel - nobody likes the idea that their troops are doing it. Yet, it's more likable than the idea that if not, your troops will be killed, and not just "locals". Compare the numbers of any dead army soldiers compared to the local population deads since the beginning of the idea of nationality, and even before that (but it's not going that far back - it wasn't like this in Ancient Greece and Rome).

Jess, I was about to post the Chris Rock thing, and you just got up earlier than I did.

"Our opponent is an alien starship packed with atomic bombs," I said. "We have a protractor."

t LOVE!!!

I would like to request prayers, thoughts, lit candles, anything you can spare for my friend M in Cali. She was 37 weeks pregnant and her baby boy died in utero. He was breech, so she's having a c-section to deliver him. She's a pain in the ass and sometimes not a great person, but she's a great friend and well, this is something that shouldn't ever happen. So, if you could spare some of the patented Buffista ~~ ma for her so that she treats herself kindly over the next however long, I'd really appreciate it.

Oh god, Aims. I can't even imagine what she must be going through.

Lots of ~ma to your friend, Aims. What a sad, horrible thing.

Much ~ma to your friend, Aims. Much.

So sorry for your friend, Aims.