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It's all simple except the law stuff. That is where things tend to get weird sometimes. The leg up the amish have is they are not mired by who is sitting as a judge most the time, their schools can have prayer all day long.

I understand what you're saying, and it has been my argument in the past that when a community comes together and agree to certain things (such as allowing prayer in their public school) that should be respected - sadly though such is no longer the case in this country. Not saying to give up the battle, my point is if you want something you can have it now and fight at the same time for how you want it to be. No need to wait, have all you want in that sense now. It may not be a fair way to do it (they will still take your tax dollars for things you don't support) but if the goal is a better place for family and such make it happen at a micro level and hope it takes seed and grows to a larger level.

How we wish things to be and how they are are different, so we make things relative to ourselves how we want them while making changes in the broader spectrum for how we want them relative to the community level on a legal field. The evolution of an idea in a capitalistic society (ie one where ideas compete, not just regarding money) can be nutured at a smaller level and grow to overtake the larger because it is superior in design (much like the early christians who lived in extremely oppressive societies, the ideas from the faith grew and expanded until they overcame the inferior ideas).

I prefer more power to the states and communities, and hope someday we acheive that.

As far as censorship and TV - the airwaves are not owned and setting standards is a good goal which should reflect the wishes of the share holders (we the people). We will allow company X to use them, but they have to abide by certain rules in doing so. Contrasted to a privately run art gallery.

WRONG! The airways ARE owned by the government, for noncable broadcasting.

Ever hear of the FCC?

Haven't you read about the Janest Jackson and Howard Stern dustups?

It's all simple except the law stuff. That is where things tend to get weird sometimes. The leg up the amish have is they are not mired by who is sitting as a judge most the time, their schools can have prayer all day long.

The "law stuff" is where things tend to get weird?

Sorry. But it's quite the contrary. The "law stuff" is what keeps the "weird stuff" away, and out of our lives. And we have the right to expect that.

The amish have done nothing more than form a very small, and very controlled local government. People obey the rules, mostly, because they have a sense of shame that is instilled in them from birth.

In our culture, in the not very distant past, people didn't use to avoid saying F**K Y**U on TV just because some "GOVERNEMENT" meanies wouldn't let them. They would have been ashamed of doing it. Society wouldn't tolerate it. And if they didn't have any shame, the governement was the PEOPLES tool of correcting the problem.