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Re: Art Debate Was: [Re: Swearing?]
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Fri, 21 Jan 2000 16:25:47 GMT
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Nephilim wrote:

The Kerr McGee corp running Karen Silkwood off the road and
killing her for blowing the whistle on safety problems at
their nuclear plant ... perhaps an example of, um, excessive
liberties being taken by a company.

I hope whoever is responsible for that, in that company, gets tried for
breaking the law. Breaking the law is never a excessive liberty, the
exception being the Clinton administration, of course.

Scott S.



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  Law (was: Art) Debate (Was: [Re: Swearing?])
 
(...) Two things: First, I think that there is a miscommunication here. You are saying that companies have little power compared to the government if they don't break the laws. Others are saying that by breaking the laws, companies have the power to (...) (25 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: Art Debate Was: [Re: Swearing?]
 
(...) Stop putting words into my mouth. (...) You mean it wasn't rhetorical? Besides, I did answer. Any big corporation has the power to do so. Just not legally. Jasper (25 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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