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To: Texaggie79
If a state contained enough ignorant people to believe that, and it voted to outlaw massage therapy, it would be perfectly constitutional to do so. Stupid as hell, but constitutional.

Because... what? It isnt in the BOR??

Your a DEMOCRAT if you believe such bunk. You could equally outlaw ANYTHING as long as it isn't "offensive to the specifics of the BOR".

Does the BOR give you the right to procreate? To kiss anyone? To practice acupuncture? To grow a garden? Play paintball?

The ONLY WAY to make consistant law is to recognise rights (limits on the scope of what can be done to protect people). I could claim your video game (religion/sport) makes kids violent.

Too bad. Since there is no scientific or logical method of determining this mythical DEGREE of "endangerment" that you want to use as THE LINE that allows government intervention, you must use rights.

If you use "Democracy" to do so, you are advocating nothing more than "popular tyranny".

Even if there was such a method, it would be repugnant to the individual because it statisticizes an activity (guilt by grouping people by activity).

Your argument against prostitution, since it assumes harm, would have to ALLOW a form of prostitution that did not cause such harm (high class prostitution).

Or do you assume, like a demoncrat does, that you can outlaw whatever activity is repugnant to you?

279 posted on 01/15/2002 12:46:00 PM PST by mindprism.com
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To: mindprism.com
The Bill of Rights was written as a set of declaratory restrictions on federal powers. Get a clue.
280 posted on 01/15/2002 12:48:13 PM PST by Roscoe
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To: mindprism.com
You sure throw rights around loosely. Tell me were I derive my right to hire a prostitute. I want a source.....

Perhaps you should go back to an older thread to learn.

What, Exactly, Are The Other Rights Retained By The People

295 posted on 01/15/2002 2:06:34 PM PST by Texaggie79
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