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To: Neocon who wrote (77267)	10/10/2003 5:11:27 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (3) of 82486

That is what I am objecting to, using the idea that he could have done something else as a way of dismissing the fundamental claim that there is no reason one way or another to behave coercively in that situation........... Turn it around and look at it the other way. We are talking about assigning a status of conscientious objector to a certain belief in a certain situation. We have had that in the past for military draftees. What's involved with the draftees is both a very, very high moral principle--thou shall not kill--in a situation where a citizen is compelled by the government and by standards of patriotism. Both are extremely high standards. I don't think we want to accord this kind of status, exemption from laws, without a very high standard both on the matter of conscience and the situation. Mojo has a reasonable matter of conscience and a reasonable situation. They meet minimum requirements. But are they in a class with those of our current example. Not even close, particularly with regards to the situation. Do we really want to have on record, side by side, these two exemptions? And if we allow Mojo's, what other claims might we encounter? I think we have to be very cautious about going there.

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