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I wonder how many people here have read Aldous Huxley's *Brave New World*. Many of the recent debates echo of things within this book: population control, sexual experimentation by young children, individual rights, ...and so on. While I am not (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: National vote on handguns?
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(...) If we don't, then doesn't it seem that something more significant than a popular vote on handguns is in order? If we all agree that our congresscritters are untrustworthy, perhaps we should just throw the old system away and start anew. (...) (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: National vote on handguns?
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(...) That is not how (well, actually, I suppose we _could_ make it happen that way) our constitution is changed. (...) I'd rather we just do away with all weaponry. Might as well. (...) Everyone in my neighborhood is armed. There hasn't been a (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: National vote on handguns?
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(...) Yes, we are a representative-democracy (re-public). But we elect our mayors, governors, congressmen, and presidents by casting our individual votes. In a presidential election each state carries a number of electoral votes consistent with the (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Anniversary of a hoax? (was Re: Conspiracy theories: men on the moon)
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(...) Chances are the anomalies you refer to are the ones pointed out in the Fox special awhile back-- I think they covered most of the bases, including the Van Allen radiation belts-- This link covered it pretty well, along with some pointers to (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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