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Re: Idealism vs Realism?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 30 Sep 2002 15:09:16 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Richard Marchetti writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Mike Petrucelli writes:
> > Last time I checked, if I publicly announce I do not like my government
> > 'leaders', I will not be publicly executed later that day.
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> Yeah, that is bad.
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> But how about imprisoned with all of your attorneys?
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> http://news.lugnet.com/off-topic/debate/?n=17816
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> How about jailed without bail, right to an atty, or the possibility of a
> writ of habeas corpus? I'll leave it to Larry P. to provide the cites
> should the need arise (you can always look up Larry's posts of the last year).
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> -- Hop-Frog
So in Iraq, the majority of people want to do something but they can not. In
the US, the majority of people can do something but they do not want to. My
head hurts.
I guess it is as Eisenhower said: "A country that values its privledges above
its principles, soon loses sight of both."
-Mike Petrucelli
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| (...) I don't think this is an accurate description at all. Americans do ACT and they often pay a much higher price than you might imagine. (...) Hmmm, I don't know this one. But if the equations are: privileges = rights (as is done in a lot of case (...) (22 years ago, 30-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Yeah, that is bad. But how about imprisoned with all of your attorneys? (URL) about jailed without bail, right to an atty, or the possibility of a writ of habeas corpus? I'll leave it to Larry P. to provide the cites should the need arise (you (...) (22 years ago, 30-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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