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To: LtdGovt; zarf; P-Marlowe; blue-duncan; sitetest; George W. Bush; OrthodoxPresbyterian

You are confusing law with right. Despite what many have forgotten, a law can be wrong, immoral, poorly crafted, etc.

There is now great dispute over the "right" of cities to seize property. My city of Cincinnati just had a court rule against it. But, even then, there would never be a "right" for cities to seize property. First, cities don't have rights. People do. People have a right to be secure. That security extends to searches and seizures. There are special circumstances that will allow a city to take property for public uses. It is a legal concession. It is not a "right."

The constitution does not even mention abortion, so it fails at the level of initial inspection. The Constitution does say in the 5th amendment, OVERTLY, that "no person shall be deprived of LIFE..."

So, LIFE is a MENTIONED right.


99 posted on 02/22/2007 9:07:11 AM PST by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Those who support the troops will pray for them to WIN!)
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To: xzins
You are confusing law with right. Despite what many have forgotten, a law can be wrong, immoral, poorly crafted, etc.

I'm not going to argue about this nonsense. A bad law is still the law. And rights afforded by a regime, are still legal rights - even though you might not think that anyone has the moral right to do so. And as for the arguments that cities don't have rights, government entities most certainly do have rights.
114 posted on 02/22/2007 9:17:44 AM PST by LtdGovt ("Where government moves in, community retreats and civil society disintegrates" -Janice Rogers Brown)
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To: xzins
LIFE is a MENTIONED

What about potential life? Is masturbation a sin? Is it murder too?

When does life begin and in who's opinion

This is all debatable....not in your mind, maybe not in mine, however it's not cut and dry as you like to present it.

124 posted on 02/22/2007 9:27:23 AM PST by zarf (Her hair was of a dank yellow, and fell over her temples like sauerkraut......)
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To: xzins
LIFE is a MENTIONED

What about potential life? Is masturbation a sin? Is it murder too?

When does life begin and in who's opinion

This is all debatable....not in your mind, maybe not in mine, however it's not cut and dry as you like to present it.

125 posted on 02/22/2007 9:27:29 AM PST by zarf (Her hair was of a dank yellow, and fell over her temples like sauerkraut......)
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