Isn't the "public good" a rallying cry for socialists and communists?

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I don't think so, but it has long been the justification for hauling
people off to gulags and concentration camps and holding or punishing
folks without trial.


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This is consistent with the erosion of rights in all areas of society
during the last several years.



No it's not. Erosion of private rights in order to protect individuals
from
harm is a lot different from erosion of private rights in order to
collect
more in property taxes.

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In the long run, there is no greater "harm" than the abridgement of
rights.
"People who will trade freedom for security deserve to be neither
secure nor free."

wrote:

I don't think so, but it has long been the justification for hauling
people off to gulags and concentration camps and holding or punishing
folks without trial.



Pathetic.....

I thought your #2 democratic leader just apologized for making such
idiotic uneducated statements.

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Anyway the liberals screwed up this one big time.
With a new supreme justice being named soon, people will be less
sympathetic about the screams coming from the left when Bush nominates
his choice for SC judge.

No one wants a judge that is going to just ignore the constitution and
take his or her property rights away

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wrote:

I don't think so, but it has long been the justification for hauling
people off to gulags and concentration camps and holding or punishing
folks without trial.



Pathetic.....

I thought your #2 democratic leader just apologized for making such
idiotic uneducated statements.

I was actually glad Durbin said it. I really believe he and Dean are
deep-cover operatives for the Republican party.



________


Anyway the liberals screwed up this one big time.
With a new supreme justice being named soon, people will be less
sympathetic about the screams coming from the left when Bush nominates
his choice for SC judge.

No one wants a judge that is going to just ignore the constitution and
take his or her property rights away

This is a terrific political issue to be seized upon. I hope the
Republicans are first to the punch.

wrote in message
oups.com...
Isn't the "public good" a rallying cry for socialists and communists?

**********

I don't think so, but it has long been the justification for hauling
people off to gulags and concentration camps and holding or punishing
folks without trial.


************


This is consistent with the erosion of rights in all areas of society
during the last several years.



No it's not. Erosion of private rights in order to protect individuals
from
harm is a lot different from erosion of private rights in order to
collect
more in property taxes.

*******

In the long run, there is no greater "harm" than the abridgement of
rights.
"People who will trade freedom for security deserve to be neither
secure nor free."

In Mr. Franklin's time, there was not much concern about people smuggling
nukes into major US cities.