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To: Bubba Ho-Tep
It’s not a non-sequitur, it’s simply an extension of your position that states can secede at will, at any time, for any reason.

And that is a straw man. Your claim is NOT an extension of my position.

296 posted on 07/09/2015 11:15:35 AM PDT by DiogenesLamp
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To: DiogenesLamp
Your claim is NOT an extension of my position.

The fact that your position leads you to some awkward places does not mean that they aren't valid extensions of your position. And you can't claim an absolute right to secede for any reason, at any time, and then say that you can't secede if your cause violates some rights of some class that are currently protected. Because once you invoke the magic words, you're now a different country and the rights of citizens in your previous country are meaningless.

"Our new Government is founded upon exactly the opposite ideas; its foundations are laid, its cornerstone rests, upon the great truth that the led-hander is not equal to the right-handed man"

303 posted on 07/09/2015 11:49:39 AM PDT by Bubba Ho-Tep ("The rat always knows when he's in with weasels."--Tom Waits)
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