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  1. What if the death penalty was abolished in the U.S.

    There are a number of legal opinions on it. I would recommend you just go to any of the landmark SCOTUS decisions and read the opinions. Both sides present excellent arguments. My personal beliefs somewhat color my perspective, but a well written opinion is always impressive. The utter...
  2. Anglo-German War sans Allies?

    It's possible. It would also be so one sided and brief as to be embarrassing for the HSF. The RN was so much more powerful than the HSF that any major engagement would have only one possible outcome, assuming the two sides stood and fought it out (unlike Jutland, where the main battle lines...
  3. What if the death penalty was abolished in the U.S.

    As a preface I will say that ANY executions are utterly unacceptable (I will admit that those handed down at Nuremberg were as close to an exception as one will find, nevertheless it lowered us as a civilization despite the circumstances). However... The number of individuals executed each...
  4. Could the lancaster bomber carry Hurricane?

    It would also have been a suicide mission. Much like the male black widow spider and mating, the really exciting part of dropping the Bomb from a propeller driven aircraft is getting away afterwards. The B-29 could barely manage the feat and it had an extra 80 MPH and 10k feet of altitude in...
  5. Romney victory in 2012

    Next time try actually doing some of the background. You have 15 post, five have been reported. That is not the sort of average you want to have hereabouts.
  6. How I love America, a Timeline

    Please secure your USA uberWank projector. It seems to have escaped. i.e. Enough of this already
  7. More American Expansion by Polk

    Moved to correct forum. This isn't ASB, as such, but unlikely to the the point of impossibility. However, by leaving it here, the discussion will be more likely to stay on the rails.
  8. A wikitimeline about a failed D-day

    Good Christ! Overreacting much? Rather than kick half the posters here, this disaster is locked.
  9. Michael Jackson found guilty in 2005-affects on the music industry?

    Die Zombie, DIE! With Iron, Salt & Blood I bind thee to the grave to rise no more!
  10. The man who saved the world

    I don't see anything to discuss here. There are a couple threads in Chat on this subject. Closed.
  11. Belize War: Falklands in Central America

    Would have been here sooner, but I needed to get a bigger bag of salt and couple extra chickens for this 9 1/2 year old monster. Die Zombie DIE! With Iron, Salt, and Blood I return thee to the grave to rise no more!!
  12. Could Germany have invaded Britain in 1942/1943 if...

    Once you add the F6F you can also pull in the F4U (for my money the BEST all around performer of the war, although the Spitfire gets my nod as the best airframe simply due to flexibility and upgrade capacity). 500+ mile combat radius on internal fuel with another 250 or so on tap with extra...
  13. Could Germany have invaded Britain in 1942/1943 if...

    Oops.:o Happens to the best. In may case far more often than that.
  14. The best ships the RN had from 35 to now

    Using the parameters as laid out: Queen Elizabeth class CV If the "any carrier capable aircraft" includes those not in the UK inventory, then it will be the CATOBAR configuration version (just to add in a more robust AEW & ASW capability) Air Wing: 25 F-35C, 3 E2-C (with D version...
  15. Alternate History Book Club: Man in the High Castle Discussion

    I was going to go with a warning right up to the # 3 statement. You crossed the Rubicon with that one. Most posters here have little difficulty with using IJA or IJN or just Imperial Japan as an identifier, just like the term Nazi or Reich is used to identify the horror chamber that Hitler's...
  16. Could Germany have invaded Britain in 1942/1943 if...

    Generally speaking, it was. The A6M could cover a stunning amount of distance, but it required the pilots to to be exceptionally careful with the throttles. As a practical matter the A6M had a combat radius of around 600 miles with full ammo and a drop tank, although a really good pilot could...
  17. The best ships the RN had from 35 to now

    Close enough, I'd say. Always nice to have a long reach on your jab.
  18. The best ships the RN had from 35 to now

    Not bad. I'd add a Vanguard. It's a real crowdpleaser.
  19. ACW ends in 1862--does West Virginia still split?

    Whenever someone is a jerk here a baby sealion cries. Don't make baby sealions cry.
  20. Could Germany have invaded Britain in 1942/1943 if...

    Well, the first question is WHY the Reich would literally take everything Hitler and his goons believed was necessary to provide security for the German People and to establish Greater Germany and discard it. Hitler HAD to destroy Russia (more properly the Soviet Union). He believed to the...
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