On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:55:03 -0700, John Larkin
wrote:
On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:39:16 -0700, Rich Grise
wrote:
On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:30:16 -0700, John Larkin wrote:
On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:42:55 -0700, Rich Grise
On Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:28:39 -0700, John Larkin wrote:
Some control is reasonable.
Once again, who decides what level of control? Who decides whom and what
should be "controlled"? And maybe most importantly, who should do the
controlling?
Barack Obama? Rush Limbaugh? Al Gore?
You?
I'm allocated one vote, just as you are.
Ah. The Mobocracy. "Let's vote on what everybody's favorite color is!"
The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution with intent to protect us
from this form of tyranny as well.
How is preventing people from harming other people tyranny? That's
been a prime function of government since there has been government.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Welfare_clause
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxing_...Welfare_Clause
I suppose you consider yourself smart enough and tough enough to take
care of yourself, without help from laws or cops or ER doctors. And
you resent government taking action to protect people who aren't as
smart and as tough as you are. You want them to suffer for their
stupidity and weakness, and for being born, presumably because you
enjoy that suffering as proof of your superiority. That sounds just
plain mean to me.
If I misunderstand your position, please correct me.
John
Thanks so much for providing ample data for a troll-feeder filter.
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