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To: HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity; randog; Everybody

But several conservatives, young and old, said the greatest division in the movement pitted young traditionalists against their more libertarian peers.

David Weigel, 22, the former editor of a conservative magazine at Northwestern University, a contributor to the libertarian magazine Reason and an intern at the editorial page of USA Today, --- contended that even young conservatives who maintained a strict moral code for themselves were increasingly reluctant to regulate the behavior of others.


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HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity wrote:

Good grief. Is this what has happened to the conservative movement? What a waste of time. What ever happened to cutting taxes and reforming education?

What on earth are these kids studying these days?

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Perhaps they are studying the principles of our Republic, -- wherein the Founders contended that while eveyone should maintain a strict moral code for themselves, --- 'We the People' should be very reluctant to allow any level of government to regulate the behavior of others.


26 posted on 07/17/2004 1:48:38 PM PDT by tpaine (No man has a natural right to commit aggression on the equal rights of another. - T. Jefferson)
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To: tpaine
Um..read #27 and get back to me. If there is any sane adult libertarian who is having problems fornicating freely claiming he or she is prevented by current "conservative" policies, have them give me and call. We'll need to have a long talk.

No idea what on earth you could be thinking of.

28 posted on 07/17/2004 1:52:09 PM PDT by HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity
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What current "conservative" political personality in mainstream American public life has proposed banning condoms or criminalizing fornication? Duh....


29 posted on 07/17/2004 1:54:08 PM PDT by HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity
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To: tpaine
Good grief. Is this what has happened to the conservative movement? Whining about condoms for Pakistan and Zimbabwe? No wonder Kerry-Edwards has an edge on Bush-Cheney in some polls. What a waste of time. What ever happened to cutting taxes and reforming education? What on earth are these kids studying these days? Btw, how did National Review degenerate to becoming a playground for a bunch of dorks? 21 posted on 07/17/2004 1:21:35 PM PDT by HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity

The actual text of the quote. There was no reason to edit out the essential points of irony in your reposting of it.

Perhaps you can explain how the U.S. Constitution mandates U.S. taxpayers must fund U.N. global depopulation schemes. Or how NOT doing that "regulates" the behavior of others.

31 posted on 07/17/2004 2:00:03 PM PDT by HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity
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