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Re: Swift was Right! (He just named the wrong people...)
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Thu, 12 Jun 2003 02:10:14 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys wrote:

Evolving with the times, I think, is a much better way of doing things.  Sure
there are some ideas that 'span generations'--I'm not suggesting write a new
constitution from scratch every January 1st--this isn't some sort of 'slippery
slope' arguement.  But when certain issues and ideas become outdated, they
should be re-examined and/or eliminated.  "But we can't do that 'cause it's *The Constitution!*."

No problem, Dave.  When you find an idea that improves upon the ideas of liberty
and freedom, let us know.  We haven't one yet.

JOHN



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(...) How about peace and love instead of bombing other countries? Last time I checked, freedom diodn't mean you're free to bomb Irak if you please and liberty didn't mean you have the liberty meant something more than limiting individual rights to (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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(...) Funny that--and if a group of men were to write up a list of, say, laws that I would like to follow, when would I want those laws to be written? Say, 200+ years ago before there were street lights, law enforcement, cars, and the like, or say, (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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