[Steel Wolf]

Thoughtamator-I guess then my position will have to be that the Florida Statute 765 which authorizes this passive starvation - even with the consent of the patient - is unconstitutional because it cannot be compatible with the right to life.

KAC - If you want to be a more effective advocate, you should be arguing how it is bad legislation, why it shouldn't be a piece of legislation, and how it can be abused, rather than taking a stance that it is illegal to do something that it is legal to do.

These two arguments are the bottom line of this issue. Do you have to support law you find to be immoral?

I know people that do not support the use of their tax dollars and the reputation of the United States for the death of innocents. But your money and good name are being spent right now on just such an endeavor.

In Iraq.

Is the intent to kill innocent people? Not at all. It's a side effect of an otherwise important and necessary cause. But it does happen, because it's a human endeavor, and those are never perfect.

We expect liberals and moderates who oppose a war who they find immoral and wrong to do so in a legal manner. Tens of millions of Americans are appalled that their tax dollars are being spent on bullets that end innocent life. But we tell them 'You had your chance, and your candidate lost'. Now we expect to be able to pull out the 'moral high card' and break the law ourselves? How is that fair?

We have elections, legislators make law, and the courts enforce it. It's not a perfect system, and people do suffer injustice until bad laws are fixed. But they will be fixed. We must keep in mind, though, that it does us no good to change the laws if we become a lawless people.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

The American way is to work to fix broken laws, protest some to draw attention, but try avoid chaos.

Sometimes we don't realize how bad some laws are until they are put to use in ways we think are immoral if legal. When that happens, it's back to the drawing board.

Nice thing about our system.

It'll never be perfect, but it does give us a chance to do the right thing as we see it.

[Steel Wolf]

Over here, at 668. On a side note, I drew some inspiration for the idea from from our esteemed liberal relative. (I can just imagine him lurking through these threads, popcorn in hand, watching with wry amusement as FR self destructs) ;-)