You don't realize that the smarter people can snap off in case of emergency. In the same fashion you do realize that at any point a country can elect a new Constituent assembly and shove the former Constitution to the bin?

Exactly! '...to combine this feeling for social responsibilities with a ruthless determination to prune away all excrescences which are incapable of being improved'. James Murphy' translation -

You can't expect a free service to stay online forever.

Working for the government (whatever level) is different than being a regular engineer, accountant or furniture salesman, and it is supposed to be different. That may be why.

I am not familiar with guns but we agree that everyone is entitled to the same care from the outside world. Being self sufficient is another debate but I was just amazed that 's4m7' replied so vividly.

Focusing on popularity or fame is really not the right thing to do here. Killing/assaulting a world famous singer or an elected official is not the same either and I am not rating them as human beings. All lives must be treated equally but anyone who is facing a credible threat must be provided with better security.

I am not saying that the police should pay more attention to celebrities or the richest part of the population. Not doing enough for the general population's safety is not acceptable. I was just saying that an elected official is not a random citizen.

A congressman is not by any mean an everyday citizen. They are right to care more.

WItty but the whole point is that we could not build the tank in the first place, or at least suggest not to build more.

They don't expect the users to stand in front of their 22" screen, they'll just keep the stupid wave of the hand and air slapping to browse the virtual libraries.

Thank you Captain Obvious

I hope that around 2050 we'll take care of Afghanistan, once Rwanda is done around 2035.

Why ? Maybe because they need to sell new products ? he need to replace Xp is irrelevant regarding the decision of making an new OS.