You are forced to concur: As is currently and generally practiced, that's true (aside from "life of the mother" exceptions)...
I knew you would not be able to back up your imaginings with any concrete evidence. It surprised me that Sabertooth would post such dark hypotheticals, but the Sabertooth I used to know shines through in the admission. An honest and courageous man, a moral and truly free one, not swayed or enticed by love of man but rather eager to please his heavenly Father, can admit when he is wrong.
You go on to say: If we accept that this legislation is an incremental step, then there are legitimate questions that need to be asked in order to determine where it might fall short, and thus, where the next incremental step might be taken.
I agree that moral citizens of a free Republic ought to keep very close tabs on their elected officials, and follow closely all proposed legislation. I disagree, however, with your assessment that your repeated insinuations - after mounds of answers by links, facts, evidence, and quotes - are 'legitimate.'
I think it is harpish, intentionally and overtly divisive (rather than innocent postulation), originates in a complaining spirit, and displays either 1)irrationality/idiocy, or 2) intentional malice against George W. Bush/Republicans/Free Republic.
I know you are not an idiot. It looks more and more like you have become completely irrational.
What I can't figure out, Saber, is this: are you changed by hatred for FR, or by hatred of the Republican party? If the later, that comes as a surprise to me, I didn't notice when you abandoned reason for madness (but I don't follow any particular people around this or any other forum, either). If the former, get over yourself.
Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. Such "wisdom" does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, of the devil. For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice. But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousness.
James 3:13-18
Kirk: "Bones, are you saying that Spock is really DarkDrake?"
McCoy: "He's Fred, Jim."
There is a piece of legislation. We've reacted to it differently. I have some concerns about it you don't share. That's all ok. This is politics.
It doesn't mean that either of us is motivated by irrationality, hatred of FR, the GOP, President Bush, or anything else. Nor does it mean that one of us is more at odds with God than the other.
We've gotten along in the past, and while you're clearly passionate about this topic, I don't sense any malice in your posts. I hope, however, that in the future you might contemplate your reaction here a bit, and reconsider some of the rhetorical excess.
Regards