From: Jack Hollis on 23 Dec 2009 19:35 On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:28:33 -0500, BAR <screw(a)you.com> wrote: >In article <vl25j51hd04tk69n87t7j48ep5lgq62915(a)4ax.com>, >xsleeper(a)aol.com says... >> >> On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:19:23 -0600, Chris Bellomy <ten.wohsdoog(a)sirhc> >> wrote: >> >> >I don't feel like government tells me how to run my life >> >at all, except for ignorant drug laws and the sort. >> >> Do drug laws stop you from using drugs? > >Gray areas, its all gray areas. And if you are an adherent of >situational ethics it is all about the definition of "law." I never had any ethical questions about violating drug laws. I consider drug laws to be the most egregious violations of individual rights in the US.
From: dsc-ky on 23 Dec 2009 20:25 On Dec 23, 7:11 pm, BAR <sc...(a)you.com> wrote: > In article <4b32966f$0$4855$9a6e1...(a)unlimited.newshosting.com>, > nob...(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com says... > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:28:33 -0500, BAR wrote: > > > In article <vl25j51hd04tk69n87t7j48ep5lgq62...(a)4ax.com>, > > > xslee...(a)aol.com says... > > >> On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:19:23 -0600, Chris Bellomy > > >> <ten.wohsdoog(a)sirhc> wrote: > > > >>> I don't feel like government tells me how to run my life at all, > > >>> except for ignorant drug laws and the sort. > > > >> Do drug laws stop you from using drugs? > > > > Gray areas, its all gray areas. And if you are an adherent of > > > situational ethics it is all about the definition of "law." > > > Situational ethics. Is that where the strongest grab everything and > > then the history books say they were right? > > Does Obama know that he can get hummers from interns in the oval office > while talking to Nancy Pelosi? "Rekon" if Nancy got one... she's be any less nasty? :)
From: Chris Bellomy on 23 Dec 2009 23:44 BAR wrote, On 12/23/09 4:18 PM: > In article <FrWdnSLqwtHNEK_WnZ2dnUVZ_qidnZ2d(a)supernews.com>, > ten.wohsdoog(a)sirhc says... >> Jack Hollis wrote, On 12/23/09 3:29 PM: >>> On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:16:36 -0600, Chris Bellomy <ten.wohsdoog(a)sirhc> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I seriously do not even begin >>>> to feel like the government tells me how to run my >>>> life except for legal paternalism type stuff like that. >>> Are you saying that you pay your taxes willingly? >> Willingly, gratefully, happily. Others volunteer for >> military service; I express my patriotism differently. > > Disgusting. You are starting to sound irredeemably bitter. Look, whatever is wrong in your world, I'm not the guy who broke it, ok?
From: Chris Bellomy on 23 Dec 2009 23:45 Jack Hollis wrote, On 12/23/09 6:26 PM: > On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:29:12 -0600, Chris Bellomy <ten.wohsdoog(a)sirhc> > wrote: > >> Jack Hollis wrote, On 12/23/09 3:26 PM: >>> On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:19:23 -0600, Chris Bellomy <ten.wohsdoog(a)sirhc> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I don't feel like government tells me how to run my life >>>> at all, except for ignorant drug laws and the sort. >>> Do drug laws stop you from using drugs? >> Do taxes stop you from being rich? > > No, but they stopped me from being richer. Perhaps I could have > retired at 50 instead of 55. If by "retired" you mean "permanently unemployed," sure!
From: Chris Bellomy on 23 Dec 2009 23:45
Jack Hollis wrote, On 12/23/09 6:30 PM: > On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:36:15 -0600, Chris Bellomy <ten.wohsdoog(a)sirhc> > wrote: > >> Jack Hollis wrote, On 12/23/09 3:29 PM: >>> On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:16:36 -0600, Chris Bellomy <ten.wohsdoog(a)sirhc> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I seriously do not even begin >>>> to feel like the government tells me how to run my >>>> life except for legal paternalism type stuff like that. >>> Are you saying that you pay your taxes willingly? >> Willingly, gratefully, happily. Others volunteer for >> military service; I express my patriotism differently. > > I'm happy to pay taxes for some things, like the police and the > military but not for others, like Social Security, Medicare, public > schools (K-12 and colleges) and hundreds of other things the > government have no business being involved in. Hey, I love peace and have to pay for war. That's just how the deal works. |