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- From: donn@brat.wa.com (Donn Pedro)
- Newsgroups: seattle.general,pnw.general
- Subject: Re: Freedom, Social Responsibility, Individual Responsibility
- Message-ID: <1379@brat.wa.com>
- Date: 22 Dec 92 21:16:44 GMT
- References: <1992Dec20.211114.3823@sequent.com> <1992Dec21.210708.17518@hpcvca.cv.hp.com> <1992Dec21.235231.23188@sequent.com>
- Organization: Tandemonium, Kent, WA
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- In article <1992Dec21.235231.23188@sequent.com> dickwin@sequent.com (Dick Winningstad) writes:
- :In article <1992Dec21.210708.17518@hpcvca.cv.hp.com> scott@hpcvccl.cv.hp.com (Scott Linn) writes:
- :>Minor nit:
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- :>It isn't *government* which is limiting personal freedoms in order to make
- :>expenses lower; it's the *people*. The majority of people voted these
- :>seatbelt, helmet, etc. laws into effect, in order to decrease *their*
- :>costs.
- :>
- :>Scott Linn
- :>scott@hpcvccl.cv.hp.com
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- :
- :Is what your saying, is that it is all right to limit the freedom of
- :individuals as long as the majority says it's all right?
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- Well, even though one may have some problems with a law (like Measure 9),
- it is the mandate of the people. Right, Dick?
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- That wasn't much of a leap either.
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- Donn Pedro ....................a.k.a. donn@brat.wa.com
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- "You talk the talk. Do you walk the walk?"
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- There are no ordinary moments.
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