right, wrong, or indifferent much of our government is based upon majority whether it be a 2/3 majority or a simple majority (50% +1) and the persons sitting in the house and the senate are elected by the majority. If our government were established to only operate on absolutes nothing would get accomplished including elections. As this thread has illustrated thus far 100% of the people will not agree 100% of the time. Unfortunately it isn't fun being in the minority, but when you believe strongly enough in your cause and are part of that minority, all you can do is try to actively educate those in the majority that feel differently to sway them to see that your way is the better way. This can be done in many ways, including speaking out to your elected officials. Never underestimate the power of one voice.

The only thought I have as I read through this and how one thing can mean something different over time is the country song (don't know the name or the singer but some of the lyrics) ... when a hoe was a hoe, when a screw was a screw, when crack's what you do when you crack a joke, when you said I'm down with that, it meant you had the flu... I think this song easily sums up that while Howard has always been about the same thing, that doesn't mean that words he spoke 10 years ago don't have a differing slang meaning today.