07-09-2003, 06:37 PM
Politics. There's been a USS United States; a USS Congress; and a USS President. Given the triad of American government, ever wonder why there was never a USS Supreme Court? I guess it has to be that the judicial branch has nothing to do with the appropriation of the United States Navy... ;)
The USS Constellation (right now, the oldest carrier in the US Navy) was originally so-named (back in the day when she was a 36-gun frigate) for the constellation of stars upon the American flag.
The USS Constellation (right now, the oldest carrier in the US Navy) was originally so-named (back in the day when she was a 36-gun frigate) for the constellation of stars upon the American flag.
Political Correctness is the idea that you can foster tolerance in a diverse world through the intolerance of anything that strays from a clinical standard.