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(...) Well, before we get into what I personally consider decent, the Ontario courts ruled a while back that the exposure of breasts in certain public areas (basically any public area where, say, a man can legally go topless) is decent, and is now (...) (21 years ago, 3-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Morality issue, out of bounds for legislators - shouldn't it be so? Larry? (...) Would you be kind enough to ellaborate? I seem to recall you advocating some sort of "absolute freedom" concept earlier in o-t.d, but my memory may be failing. It (...) (21 years ago, 3-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I'm curious. What do you think about the concept of "decency"? Freedom without respect and responsibility is meaningless. (...) You obviously don't have kids and are trying to raise them to become decent people. (...) Of course you are an (...) (21 years ago, 3-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(URL) within 'common sense' reasons, is legal, according to the Supreme Court of Canada. You can't use a shoe aor a belt, you can't hit the kid in the head, can't spank if they're under the age of 2... THey actually laid out pretty specific (...) (21 years ago, 3-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) WEll, maybe not quite 'nuff said after all. (URL) Here's> a prescient article from very early in Dubya's monarchy. (21 years ago, 29-Jan-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) World's best donut shop. (maybe) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) You still have hockey up there? I thought all the Canadian teams were getting bought up and moving south. Someday all your teams will be in Florida or Carolina with a brand new stadium and no fans, just like the one that used to play around (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Don Heyse wrote: <snip> (...) We sort of legalized same sex marriages, we sort of legalized pot smoking, we sort of... well, we're Canadians, we 'sort of' start many good ideas and just kinda leave 'em hanging... But (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Yeah, but which local guy got your soldiers into that place, and why? You see, I don't care why you care. I just want to learn a bit more about what goes on in the rest of the world. You live there, so you're in a reasonable position to tell (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) To start, I think the reason why we do care is that, for example, a Canadian soldier died this week supporting a US led 'intervention'. See, if it's just 'local politics' then I really cound't care--when it was Bubba and Lewinski-gate, who (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys wrote: ...[snip]... (...) That's a good question. Why does everyone seem to care so much about the current US administration? This gets repetitious and boring. How about dishing some dirt on your local (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(URL) it's so obviously the CIA that was mistaken. Not the Cheney report filtering process, or the White House outing a CIA operative because her husband was talking nasty about the Whitehouse and WoMD. Nope, again it's the intelligence agency. (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Here's something, I've noticed that on this NG that most 'intellectual debaters' are not for the Patriot Act due to the limits on freedom and stomping on the Bill o' Rights... Yet another NG (remain nameless), the Patriot Act is seen as some (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Thanks, super Dave! DaveK, not to worry, it sounds strangely familiar... you'll think it's 2000 all over again. (21 years ago, 28-Jan-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Rats! I have to wait until I get home to read this! Stupid corporate firewall!! Grr!! Dave K (21 years ago, 28-Jan-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(URL) 'nuff said.> (21 years ago, 28-Jan-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(URL) George Soros thinks so:> "I contend that the Bush administration has deliberately exploited September 11 to pursue policies that the American public would not have otherwise tolerated. The US can lose its dominance only as a result of its own (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) for expertly advising a terrorist organization to surrender, negotiate, or disband. I would _hope_ that wasn't the intent of the loose wording, but given the level of negative sentiment towards terrorism when the Patriot Act was passed, I (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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for a little tiny victory. (URL) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Next they'll blame iraq... (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jan-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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