Judy attributed: Thursday, March 31, 2005, 10:21:57 PM, Eric Yost wrote: EY> Since that event, I have now concluded that they intended EY> to leave this legacy on the courts and with conservative Republican EY> dominance with decades to come. That I think will lead to civil war. No, Judy, I was quoting Veronica. In reply I wrote this cheerful passage: A civil war is impossible when one side controls all the territory and has all the police, troops, attack helicopters, tanks, tear gas, radio and TV stations, and the will to use them. What is possible are "pockets of unrest" (cities) and "lawless, vigilante groups" being pacified with maximum force and minimum public attention. Then commented on the timing of all the bad stuff and late Spring. EY ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html