No primary election (by ballot) in Washington State this year

[amlevin]

I just love thread wander... From the Washington State caucus to Polygamy in 4.5 pages... Awesome!

:banana::monkey:banana::monkey

Hey, the Caucus was Saturday. It's now Wednesday.

 

[()pen(arry]

Caucus

That's what J Smith's wives said!

 

[Freedom First]

Hey, the Caucus was Saturday. It's now Wednesday.

You're right. I forgot. Old news...

 

[Freedom First]

That's what J Smith's wives said!

Bad. Very bad.

//Swat on the nose with a rolled up Constitution//

 

[amlevin]

All I can say is that Joseph Smith must have been the original "Iron Man" (no pun intended). Most of us have trouble with one wife at a time. He must have been really "special" to be able to "survive" 34 of them.

 

[TechnoWeenie]

All I can say is that Joseph Smith must have been the original "Iron Man" (no pun intended). Most of us have trouble with one wife at a time. He must have been really "special" to be able to "survive" 34 of them.

What did he do with all the sandwiches?

 

[hermannr]

As to Joseph Smith, he maintained a Militia that was about 1/3 the size of the US Army at the time, all with guns.

I love this comment. Ever wonder where the second sentence in Article 1 Section 24 of the Washington State Constitution came from??

 

[amlevin]

I love this comment. Ever wonder where the second sentence in Article 1 Section 24 of the Washington State Constitution came from??

He wasn't the only one with a "Militia" at the time. The Railroads, Cattle Barons, and just about anyone west of the Mississippi that had enough money had a "militia" of sorts. Sometimes they were just "posse's" with names like "Regulators" such as Lincoln Co New Mexico. Anyone who gave them food, booze, and bed considered them their own "armed body of men". Yup. That's exactly where the second sentence came from.

Of course one could make the argument today that these old entities have just been replaced by "Police Departments".

 

[sudden valley gunner]

Of course one could make the argument today that these old entities have just been replaced by "Police Departments".

I wouldn't make that argument, the "wild west" wasn't as wild until government force came in and the old private security forces were answerable to their employers.