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To: longshadow; billbears
So, should all states have the same laws? Perhaps we should abolish the states, and just call the nation "America." Maybe write a new Constitution? Just call the states "soviets" where bureaucrats administer the directives of Washington? What IS your argument, longshadow?
111 posted on 11/22/2002 8:41:03 AM PST by agrandis
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To: agrandis
What IS your argument, longshadow?

That government in a truly Free Society does NOT concern itself with whether or not citizens use mechanical devices to achieve sexual pleasure with themsleves or consenting adult partners, the sale of same, or other trivial matters that do NOT involve the protecting citizens from violation of their rights.

Furthermore, I argue that if strict majoritarian rule is permissible, then tyranny will follow shortly. If it is acceptable to ban vibrating objects because a majority thinks it is okay, then it too should be acceptable to regulate people on account of their skin color, or deny them ownership of guns, scissors, underwear, shoes, chewing gum, or any other object the "majority" thinks should be banned.

Just because a majority of folks approve of odious privacy-violating laws, doesn't make it any less a tyranical.

126 posted on 11/22/2002 8:53:25 AM PST by longshadow
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