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To: numberonepal

Such over the top rhetoric is one reason this scheme will go nowhere. Living in societies (you do know what these are I hope) COSTS money. Thus states must raise money to pay those costs and no "theft" or "stealing" is involved.

Childish complaints and whining about being robbed are counterproductive to any mature discussions.


392 posted on 05/18/2005 6:38:59 AM PDT by justshutupandtakeit (Public Enemy #1, the RATmedia.)
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To: justshutupandtakeit
Childish complaints and whining about being robbed are counterproductive to any mature discussions.

Ahh, we have to resort to patronizing now I suppose. I certainly know what a society is, except I know it only as a definition. There is no such organism as a society, it is merely a description of a group of individuals. This is where you fail in your rhetoric.

Certainly living in America costs money. No one ever said it didn't. However, it's be up to ME to decide what to do with my life. This means that you, or some government agency (also a group of individuals), has zero right to pilfer parts of my life at the point of a gun. By what right does another individual take a portion of my life to distribute to others?

America needs to go back to a pay-as-you-go system of government. You go to court to settle a dispute - you pay. You get convicted of a crime - you pay. You want the privilege to drive - you pay. There is an endless array of government services that can be on a pay-as-you-go basis. But, lets not forget that the proper role of the Federal government which is to defend the nation against foreign and domestic entities that wish to undermine our Constitutional rights.

Least ye not forget that the purpose of the Constitution is to protect the rights of individuals. It does not grant rights, it recognizes them. You may call it whining, I call it Patriotism. Or perhaps you would like to change the definition of stealing and theft. Your screen name fits your argument well - justshutupandtakeit. Well I, for one, will not just shut up and take it when my rights are trampled and portions of my life are pilfered to benefit others. Again I say it's evil and wrong, and I am not my brother's keeper.

452 posted on 05/18/2005 8:35:20 AM PDT by numberonepal (Don't Even Think About Treading On Me)
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