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To: Ernie.cal
The essence of a free society is choice---including the option of choosing private behavior that does not cause harm to another person. The alternative is coercion, i.e. using the coercive (and punitive) power of government through laws, bureaucrats, and police to dictate what choices are permissible.

Wrong. The alternative to choice is NOT coercion. The alternative here is the law to FORBID. That is not coercion to DO something, that is legislation by the people to DENY one of a particular set of choices.

110 posted on 12/23/2004 8:31:13 AM PST by Judith Anne (Thank you St. Jude for favors granted.)
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To: Judith Anne

Gosh Judith this guy is really anti-female.

Clear sign of a homosexual.


123 posted on 12/23/2004 8:37:58 AM PST by JRochelle
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