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Re: One nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
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Date: 
Tue, 2 Jul 2002 19:36:16 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:

Yes, I think at this point it becomes opinion, and the highest opinion in the
land gets to decide.

(Well, that's MINE, of course...)

  That's not democracy, if one opinion is higher than all others.
  It may be reality, but it's anathema to the whole idea of the USA.

  Uh, just so there's no confusion, I was kidding about the "that's MINE" bit.

    Dave!



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  Re: One nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
 
(...) I know, Dave! I was referring to the idea that the opinion of our razor-thin-plurality President is somehow sacrosanct and allows him to create a religion test for those who sit on the bench. LFB (22 years ago, 2-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: One nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
 
(...) See the following. I rather found it interesting: (URL) Oh, he had a private life--the problem is that everyone knew about it! (...) That's not democracy, if one opinion is higher than all others. It may be reality, but it's anathema to the (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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