I can feel the love and pride when you write about your kids, and it’s nice – nothing to apologize for!. And good on him! If you’ve got the right technique, you can tackle bigger guys, and he’s clearly worked it out. No one can run if you grab them around the legs and hold on. It takes a lot of courage to do it to start with, but it works every time.

If your conscience grossely conflicts with the constitution, it might be an idea not to go for office.

And note that Heather’s main objection against Mr Moore in office were not his deplorable shenanigans, but his fundamentalist interpretation of the Bible above the US constitution. There is a principled consistency there.

j.a.m., does the following ring a bell? “I’m a Christian, a Conservative and a Republican, in that order”, repeated ad nauseam. He says himself that his Christianity takes precedence over anything else. Heather’s reservations are spot on.

They did not win the series since 2013-14, three years. I didn’t realise they hadn’t won a tournament last year, they still ended 4th, their lowest ranking since 2008-9.
They still have won most series by far:12, compared to 3 for Fiji and 2 for South Africa. South Africa are the most prolific runners up: 7 times, one of the reasons I hope the Blitzbokke wiĺ win again this year. The only other team that has won a sevens series is Samoa in 2009-10.
In the World 7’s rankings (I’m not sure how that is weighed with regard to older results) the AB’s are still ranked no 1 (136 pts), the BB’s 2 (129 pts), Fiji 3 (112 pts) and England 4 (104 pts).
The more I watch Sevens Rugby, the more I like it: fast, furious and technical, and there is room for individual excellence too.

If by that you mean to suggest that the vice-president ever has, or ever would, violate his oath to support and defend the Constitution and “bear true faith and allegiance to the same”, that’s an ugly and completely baseless aspersion. No one, regardless of religious affiliation, can or should place civil authority above her own conscience. Our Bill of Rights guarantees the primacy of conscience. Under the rule of law, a conscientious objector, whether a citizen or an officeholder, may face consequences but cannot be made to violate her conscience.

In any case, your choice illustrates my point.

No. There is a lot in Pence’s background that I consider makes him unfit for public office too. For a start, he’s another that puts his religion before the constitution.