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America is *NOT* a democracy, it's a republic. Laws are not made by "mob rule". jt (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Anniversary of a hoax? (was Re: Conspiracy theories: men on the moon)
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(...) I had never questioned it before some friends pointed out the problems - now I'm leaning more to the skeptic side. I see the biggest problem being the radiation. Could you point me to your "anomaly refutation" site? At the moment the only (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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It's too complicated to follow all the posts about handguns and automatic weapons, so I'll throw the following idea into the wind. Since America IS a democracy and every individual has an opinion on handguns and automatic weapons, why not put it to (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: The position of authority (was: Handgun Death Rate)
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(...) The difference may be a matter of scale (The U.S. is much larger than the U.K. both in size and population -- hence we are each of us less represented, or more distanced, from our representatives esp. at the federal level) and the fact that in (...) (23 years ago, 20-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Something else. I'm not arguing agaainst clarity. I think it would be great for all concerned to clarify the constitution. But you're assuming that a process which had the task of reviewing and amending the constitution would end up with a (...) (23 years ago, 20-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) No, we have a highly efficient method of dealing with that problem that involves lots of wealthy folk charging around on horses after a pack of hounds. Cruel, but I can sit back and let them have their fun. It's the ridiculous arguments that (...) (23 years ago, 20-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Well, I *AM*! -Shiri XFUT .o-t.fun (23 years ago, 20-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Are you kidding? Chris (23 years ago, 20-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Prisoners. Some previous prisoners. Children. many mental health patients. The homeless. People with a sloppy hand. Did I miss any? Chris (23 years ago, 20-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) My mother. And hey, what's wrong with talking about me, huh Jesse? ;-) -Shiri (23 years ago, 20-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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