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To: Kerberos
Whatever.

However, we are far from a situation where we have a theocracy. If we approach that, I'd be the first one to compaign against it.

I find it unfortunate that you feel free to post negative comments about christians, yet seem afraid to be honest about your religious persuation, presumably from fear about being bashed for it. Seems like some sort of double standard.

74 posted on 07/16/2004 1:11:07 PM PDT by what's up
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To: what's up; Kerberos
However, we are far from a situation where we have a theocracy. If we approach that, I'd be the first one to compaign against it.

Hardly the need. Of the organizations who propose a "theocracy" that I'm familiar with, all propose a smaller, less intrusive government than the one we have today - and at least one advocates a combined taxation rate (federal, state, local, etc etc etc) of no more than nine percent (that's 9.0%, or 0.09) of an individual's gross income. Very, very hard to run a coercive, totalitarian police state on roughly 1/4 the size of our current government.

And on that point, with a tax rate capped at 9% a theocratic government would functionally be far more libertarian in laws, scope, and size than naysayers would like to admit. In short, it could only work as a government of self-government. Even Steve Forbes' "flat tax" campaign proposal was higher than 9%, and no one accused his Presidential aspirations of being diabolically totalitarian.

Since the majority of the population currently doesn't support a theocracy of any variety, as evident by their voting patterns, consumption of porn, and divorce rates, I don't think you have anything to worry about.

75 posted on 07/16/2004 1:29:29 PM PDT by Alex Murphy (Psalm 73)
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To: what's up

"If we approach that, I'd be the first one to compaign against it.'

Good then we can count on your support when it comes to overturning the grossly unconstitutional Faith Based Initiative?


78 posted on 07/16/2004 1:46:53 PM PDT by Kerberos (Convictions are more dangerous enemies of the truth than lies)
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