In the spirit of my original post that started this thread: Heh.
http://www.nysun.com/article/69371
Bloomberg Is Deposed in Guns Case
Mr. Bloomberg spent the day sitting for a deposition in a civil lawsuit, the first time he has done so as mayor. The defamation case against the mayor was brought by a South Carolina gun salesman who claims the mayor spoke ill of him in the press. The deposition lasted the entire workday, and the topics ranged from Mr. Bloomberg's views on the Second Amendment to whether he intended to run for president.
But then there is this...
Regarding a possible presidential run, a lawyer for Mr. Bloomberg told him not to state his current plans, but to speak only of his mindset in spring 2006, according to a video of the deposition viewed by The New York Sun.
"I was not planning to run for president then," Mr. Bloomberg said.
Never crossed his mind. Sure.
As to the slight divergence
in thread topic: Law is ulimately based on violence, and the threat of violence. It can be a long process with many intermediate threats, and it can grind to a halt before reaching a logical conclusion, but ultimately it is enforced with guns.
elb