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I had to bring it up. If the election were held today, who would you be voting for? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"The heart knows, the thought denies, is there no other way?" -Stephen...
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I will need to do some research myself, but I think you are mixing up Liberal (the political agenda) with Liberalism (the economic or societal parameter) Same thing with Conservative (political...
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Liberal theory that emerged in studying international relations morphed into the domestic Liberalism that we think of today. It all traces back to Kant and Locke. I'm going on vacation so I'm not...
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while you are gone, I will bone up on this issue. you can start a new thread when you get back. in the meantime, I will just say that you differentiated between a theory and belief, that is why I made...
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Quote:Actually, I'm against the Ban of Gay Marriage amendment and for full marital rights for homosexual couples. Unfortunately, I don't think there is a single politician (Dem or Repub) who feels the...
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Quote:Either all life is sacred, or it's not. Myself, I'm pro-choice and pro-capital punishment (in certain cases) and a Republican. Krista: I asked you earlier if this was a typo because you say life...
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Well, that is not really fair - or at least it is not looking at the whole picture. The thought is that the unborn have done nothing wrong. They are innocent. Conversly, someone like OBL or Timothy...
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Quote:Well, that is not really fair - or at least it is not looking at the whole picture. The thought is that the unborn have done nothing wrong. They are innocent. Conversly, someone like OBL or...
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Even though I am basically against capital punishement, I know that despite that, if someone raped and killed my child, I would want them dead so no other person ever had to endure that again. I think...
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I'd do away with the death penalty and make the felons do extremely hard labor instead. Of course you'd have the ACLU crying out about cruel and unusual punishment. Heck! An inmate could tell them...
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Quote:I'd do away with the death penalty and make the felons do extremely hard labor instead. Of course you'd have the ACLU crying out about cruel and unusual punishment. Heck! An inmate could tell...
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Actually Cathy, I'd go with your idea, bring back the old chain gangs! break rocks baby!Jason, I was pointing out how the "all life is sacred" position does not jive with "pro-capital punishment". In...
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Quote:Theory should be stagnant, belief should be mobile. No, I dont agree. Belief should be steady. and Theories change as new information comes along. Think Physics, and even the Natural World.The...
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Quote:So it turns out U.S. aid to Germany allowed it to become a Social Welfare state....without the Marshall Plan Germany wouldn't be a unified country right now, and would have had to sacrifice...
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Quote:I'd do away with the death penalty and make the felons do extremely hard labor instead. Of course you'd have the ACLU crying out about cruel and unusual punishment. Heck! An inmate could tell...
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Quote:I already said above, I myself am ambivalent about the Death Penalty: on the one hand, I agree w/Sean Penn's character in Dead Man Walking that killing someone to show that killing is wrong is...
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I think this Nation's policies took a big triple gainer into the toilet the minute that Dumbya took over. I'd give it a big fat ZERO. in fact, I'd give it a NEGATIVE 10. Yep, reinstating the Death...
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Quote:What crap. I'm an ACLU member and that's just bull. As for hard labor, they already do hard labor in many, many prisons. I will give it up for the ACLU - they do the right thing even when doing...
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Quote:They have defended the KKK's right to protest un the First Amendment, they defended Rush L.'s right to privacy, etc. So, even when it gets tough they are still thereWhat do you think about their...
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