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On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 10:24:11 -0700, jps wrote:

In article ,
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On Sat, 28 Aug 2004 21:26:53 -0700, jps wrote:

In article ,
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If I had been a constituent of this individual and had the necessary
influence, how would you view the use of that influence to jump over
the list to join the National Guard in order to avoid possible combat.

You should consider your blessings and make the most of the opportunity.
You certainly should not bring shame on yourself or those who used their
influence for such an extreme favor, especially knowing that you had
bumped someone off who was likely more deserving of the position.

Interesting.

How would you describe one person as being "more deserving" than
another in being bumped up the list?

They're more likely to have come by the opportunity honestly.

Allow me to rephrase.

What is the difference between being deserving or not deserving of the
use of political influence to obtain any given result.

There is no deserving. It's a fact of reality that people have
influence.

Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely.

It's just a matter of degrees.

jps

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