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(...) Well, James, we've already had this argument. You know darn well already that all of these things above are goods, rather than rights. And as I've said before, there is no moral right to free goods. But since you're a communist: (URL) not sure (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Fair enough. (and it's not only in congress that they are entrenched) There are two opposing forces here that shape the LP platform... One force being that there is a need to avoid Libertarian Macho Flash, which causes people who haven't (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) D'oh! It's a shame that there isn't an alternative for them, though I applaud their self-reliance. (...) Living in Pittsburgh, I don't see much advertisement locally, but "an absence of evidence isn't evidence of absence." I see countless (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Easy there, big fella. My point wasn't intended to be as sharp as you're inferring. 8^) And in any case you gain great credibility by going against Perot's model--perhaps Nader has something to learn from you in that regard. What I meant was (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Used to, at the general level, although the bar has been raised to 5% of the popular vote. Still does, for the primaries. (...) No. The LP is the Party of Principle. (...) I see it all the time. But then people who drive Volvos see more Volvos (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) The LP is not going for the Ross Perot model of winning elections, in which one takes the top office but nothing else. The LP is working for change at all levels. Therefore if a Libertarian gets elected president, it stands to reason that the (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) For some of us that IS the issue which overrides everything else in this election! Maggie C. (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) All kidding aside--does the Libertarian party qualify for Federal campaign funding? If so, do they accept it? It seems they've been around for quite some time, and with a fair amount of support, but in my adult life I've never knowingly seen (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I don't know if it's bizarre per se, but I'm a little puzzled by the assertion (which you snipped for some reason) that: (...) That just doesn't make sense to me at face value. Whether Browne's stances are admirable or not, the simple truth is (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I agree with this one, at least as far as some drugs go. The 1/2 (bumed) war on drugs is a waste of money and effort. (...) Well...you see, I don't _want_ to need a M1A1 Abrams tank to defend my home, thank you very much. Do you really think (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Which of these patently admirable stances do you think is bizarre? Chris (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) For rhetorical purposes I will discuss this as though you were yourself a fictional character, since I cannot evaluate your real-world psychology. My impression from what you've presented is that, during your teen years, you were lashing out (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) ...and your going to vote for this guy. How bizarre. Scott A (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Lucky, perhaps, but it is the essence of the argument. People's animosity toward Jar Jar (my own included) stems not from the fact that he's stupid or clumsy, but because George Lucas made a conscious and concerted effort to generate the (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Even if you do, I can deal with it. :-) (...) is (...) hold? (...) it (...) I sort of meant lucky for him. That is most especially, the him that would be if he were a sentient. (...) The archetype behind the Jar-jar character is human. When we (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Ayup! (...) I just returned from the poll. He got at least one vote in district 8 of NJ. My rotten traitorous wife voted for Gore because she doesn't want Roe v. Wade overturned. ;-) (...) Maybe, maybe not. See below. (...) Unless you go far (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I suppose you could. I also suppose you'd be correct to do so. Right now, this is because the US is going to look silly if the other guy does get it. However, I think staying Democrat will be better for America – even though Gore is a little (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Absolutely not. (...) Of course it would have ruined the "joke." But it isn't fit for the consumption of eight year olds. At least not many of them. (...) I think that people who delight in the graphic representation of infanticide and (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) them (...) system (...) That _could_ be the case, but in this real case, it isn't. The differences between their policies are miniscule. (...) I think that your use of who is a fortuitous typo. I'm pretty sure you meant how. The reality is (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) A general musing: "And here", says I to myself, "a Captain named 'Ahnee' and his crew named the 'Dipwads' all on a ship named the 'Nasal Avenger', meeting a guy named 'Spiff' who found a donut shop on an asteroid that reminded me, as I believe (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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