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Re: Ya wanna talk about legislating morality?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 5 May 2005 17:26:18 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys wrote:
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I hope the ‘better minds’ will prevail in Texas, where legislation is being
passed in which cheerleaders aren’t allowed to ‘shake their booty’ anymore--
http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/05/05/cheerleaders.law.reut/index.html
In both these issues--the banning of books and the cheerleader thing the
idea--“we’re not sure what constitutes ‘over the line’” was implied.
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Everyone wants freedom, but no one is willing to take responsibility for
their actions, and so the GP is forced to control irresponsible people’s
behavior through their representatives, their elected government officials.
We live in a free society, but that doesn’t mean we are free to do whatever the
hell we want.
JOHN
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| (...) More to the point is the guys doing the legislation want to lock things down but doin't know where that line is--"banning 'some' Shakespeare"--which parts? Banning some cheerleader moves--which moves. So it's not that people aren't accepting (...) (20 years ago, 5-May-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Lindsay Frederick Braun wrote: <snip> (...) I hope the 'better minds' will prevail in Texas, where legislation is being passed in which cheerleaders aren't allowed to 'shake their booty' anymore-- (URL) both these (...) (20 years ago, 5-May-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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