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To: Pitiricus
Trying to impose your values on others by force

...is the basis of all law and government.

218 posted on 11/09/2004 10:10:02 AM PST by Sloth ("Rather is TV's real-life Ted Baxter, without Baxter's quiet dignity." -- Ann Coulter)
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To: Sloth

Last I checked, this pharmacist was not the government and pills are legal... Or did I land in teheran by mistake? Or in Romania before the revolution?


221 posted on 11/09/2004 10:11:24 AM PST by Pitiricus
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To: Sloth
Trying to impose your values on others by force...is the basis of all law and government.

Some laws act solely to uphold rights. Laws against murder, rape and theft are examples. Governments could be founded upon such laws.

229 posted on 11/09/2004 10:14:10 AM PST by freeeee ("Owning" property in the US just means you have one less landlord.)
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To: Sloth
Trying to impose your values on others by force

...is the basis of all law and government.

I thought the basis of government was the protection of rights. That Jefferson, what a silly goose he was.

466 posted on 11/09/2004 1:25:24 PM PST by laredo44 (Liberty is not the problem)
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