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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: Alex Murphy
Very good point. A theocracy will not happen because of those who are pushing for smaller Govt.

The "theocracy" is actually taking place under humanists.

76 posted on 07/16/2004 1:43:43 PM PDT by what's up
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