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Re: An armed society...
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Wed, 23 Jan 2002 09:54:51 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Richard Marchetti writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Ross Crawford writes:
> > Thank you for your opinion, but I'd rather consider it an unnecessary evil and
> > do something about it.
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> I don't happen to care what happens in Australia. Is there some reason I
> should? Y'all should do as pleases Australians best.
Thanks for the suggestion. But if you're not interested in what happens in
other countries, why should you worry about the laws in other US states?
Maybe you don't?
If you do, why should they worry about your opinion? They have their own
laws. Still covered by the same constitution, but that doesn't mean they
have to agree with it.
My point being that to consider it "a necessary evil and be done with it"
discounts the possibility of it ever changing, and that would be pretty
short-sighted, even for US citizens.
ROSCO
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| (...) The Federal system means that any precedent set in another state may affect our own laws--certainly, they will when we drive through, or relocate to, said state, and most American families are spread through many states. So I'd argue that it's (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Well, there is stuff that is covered by the federal government to make trade and travel amongst the many states more or less an easy thing -- one of the true limited purposes of the U.S. federal govt. I have no problems with any of that. But (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate) !
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