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To: SampleMan

Your view is that of a socialist democrat with no comprehension of the
Constitutional Republic that is our nation. Your idea of 'the people' centers
on some non-existent democratic majority, unless you count polls and trust
them to rule. Natural or God given rights are not at the whim of the majority
to deny to each individual making up the people.

Amendment IX: The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the PEOPLE.

Amendment X: The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the PEOPLE.


273 posted on 10/28/2006 7:51:32 AM PDT by PaxMacian (Gen 1:29)
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To: PaxMacian
Your view is that of a socialist democrat with no comprehension of the Constitutional Republic that is our nation.

I thought you said I was the Taliban? Or is it socialist Democrat Taliban? How does that work? Am I supposed to give out the free condoms before killing the fornicators or after?

As simple as possible, and with basic vocabulary:

Criminalizing actions that harm others is constitutional.

This Republic has elected representatives to decide if harm is being done (check out our federal and your state constitution). Those representatives, drawn from the People and elected by a majority of the People, obviously reflect the views of the People concerning "harm".

Without the People thus deciding "harm", murder, rape, robbery, etc. could not be criminalized. So unless you want no criminal law at all, you are stuck with the People deciding "harm".

Which part of that don't you agree with?

290 posted on 10/28/2006 6:03:04 PM PDT by SampleMan (Do not dispute the peacefulness of Islam, so as not to send Muslims into violent outrage.)
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