| | Ahhh, nice to see that such internet relationships can have a transition to real-life. I wish you luck with your meeting. I think the transition from Internet to real-life is much easier for objectivists, because the priorities are different and the discussions are more engaging, or I am simply too young to understand those kind of relationships :)
Given that the dollar has a low, it is also a good decision to go abroad to the US, now, financially speaking.
My grandmother live's in Dahn, that's one of the few villages/towns I know in the Pfalz ;) Except for Kaiserslautern and Hassloch, the first being the residence for one of my favorite soccer clubs and the latter because a friend of mine lived there ;)
The Constitution of Baden was the first constitution in the Holy Roman Empire that allowed rights to private citizens, a right to land, court and at least some liberty. Perhaps the infamous Bundschuh was an early hint in the right direction. The constitution was made after several of the newly rich citizens of baden marched to the palace in Karlsruhe to complain about their situation. The landlords had punished and prevented the furthering of profit by the merchants and their guilds. So, after some discussion the prince of baden decided that it might be in his best interest to prevent a second uprising in his "state" and gave them a constitutional monarchy. This was 1848 and it was the "Marchrevolution" and it followed only a month after the French revolution "Februaryrevolution".
The revolution ended in a bloody battle at the castle in Rastatt, but the Prince decided that it'd be better to get a constitution, rather than having riots around.
"Meanwhile the dispute had produced important effects in Baden. In order to secure popular support for the Hochberg heir, Grand-Duke Charles in 1818 granted to the grand-duchy, under article xiii of the Act of Confederation, a liberal constitution, under which two chambers were constituted and their assent declared necessary for legislation and taxation. The outcome was of importance far beyond the narrow limits of the duchy; for all Germany watched the constitutional experiments of the southern states." (links don't work :( )
Sadly, I have not the time to search for even more sources, but I had to point to my patriotic German history teacher, who was always fond of the way Baden stayed the root of liberal (in the old sense) movement and opinions.
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