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Naturally, the common people don’t want war, but after all, it is the leaders of a country who determine policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag people along whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. This is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in every country. — Hermann Goering, Hitler’s Reich-Marshall at the Nuremberg Trials

Offended By a Name?

June 15th, 2004 by Funky Dung

I think it's ridiculous when PETA tries to get street and town names changed, but at least they don't bring constitutional law into it. I hope nobody is anal retentive enough to insist on name changes for cities with religious connections to their names. The number of names to be changed boggles the mind. They go well beyond "San" this and "Santa" that. What would happen to Bethlehem, PA, for instance?

L.A.'s name too divine?
'Angels' reference may mean trouble
By Troy Anderson, Staff Writer

"No L.A.? It's no joke. A strong legal argument can be made that the name of the city of Los Angeles — even worse its formal name, "The Town of Our Lady the Queen of Angels of the Little Portion" — violates the constitutional requirement for separation of church and state."

Los Angeles name too godly for U.S.?
Some constitutional experts think reference to 'angels' spells trouble