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Re: Vote against/for...
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Sat, 9 Nov 2002 19:40:28 GMT
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> The world needs to come to terms with the simple fact that the US *IS MIGHTIER
> THAN THOU* It's not pretentious, merely fact. Be thankful that the US also
> happens to be the greatest power ever to have existed on the face of the earth
> AND shows unprecedented restraint WRT world aggression and expansion. Think
> about that.
Power corrupts.
Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Perhaps you should remember this and then start to worry about how much
power your president has.
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| (...) That is why our Founding Fathers created a government of checks and balances. Our executive branch has no such thing and absolute power. A nice aphorism, but not germane. But I will hold the example our world dominance today up against any (...) (22 years ago, 9-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) The world needs to come to terms with the simple fact that the US *IS MIGHTIER THAN THOU* It's not pretentious, merely fact. Be thankful that the US also happens to be the greatest power ever to have existed on the face of the earth AND shows (...) (22 years ago, 6-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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