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Re: From Harry Browne
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Date: 
Thu, 16 Nov 2000 11:42:34 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Maggie Cambron writes:

All that said, I think it's creepy as hell that she thinks murder shouldn't
be legislated against!  I mean, I guess I sort of think that too, but only
for my flavor of utopia.  Not for a society at all close to this one.

But Chris, I DO think murder should be legislated against!

Previously, you wrote:

How do you feel about being told that whether or not to murder is a
personal decision that shouldn't be governed by law?

I would be upset that others were committing what I perceived to be murder.
Would I want to impose my beliefs on others...? Truthfully, I don't know.
On the whole I'm a laissez-faire kind of person, so I hope not.

I took that to mean that you thought that laissez-faire stance was to allow
murder.  And that you hoped that while murder might make you uncomfortable, you
would allow it to remain a personal decision for everyone.

I'm not sure where I got confused.

Chris



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  Re: From Harry Browne
 
(...) The statement you quoted from before had to do with IF I were pro-life and thought that any abortion was murder. In that case, I might vote for people who would put the likes of Thomas and Scalia (sp?) on the Supreme Court in the hope that (...) (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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(...) Yes, I agree she should be responsible for becoming pregnant or not becoming pregnant if that's her preference. In an ideal world I would say it should jointly be agreed upon with her partner and they should both take responsibility, however (...) (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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