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To: secretagent
Ahhh.. some legalese. Of course you make a technically correct statement but it only applies to some people.

Some people voluntarily follow laws and some people volunteer to be good citizens. Some people need some coercion. Some people need coercion to be good parents, to get out of bed, to not murder people. Some people don't need coercion.

Which again brings us right back to where we started.

And would you agree that grass, when watered correctly and when given sufficient amounts of sunshine and aeration, is green?

231 posted on 12/12/2004 5:57:51 PM PST by Diva Betsy Ross (I am not NOT PC.. And Proud of it!: Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah!)
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To: Diva Betsy Ross
Of course you make a technically correct statement but it only applies to some people.

The laws apply to all.

Some people voluntarily follow laws and some people volunteer to be good citizens. Some people need some coercion. Some people need coercion to be good parents, to get out of bed, to not murder people. Some people don't.

Most people don't need coercion to get out of bed, and I don't know any laws requiring that, do you?

Most people don't need coercion to force them to do well, in fact coercion thwarts the development of virtue.

And would you agree that grass, when watered correctly and when given sufficient amounts of sunshine and aeration, is green?

Yes, frequently. Your point?

232 posted on 12/12/2004 6:47:30 PM PST by secretagent
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