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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank
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To: Neocon who wrote (77285)10/10/2003 5:38:48 PM
From: The Philosopher  Read Replies (1) of 82486
 
In other words, it should be up to the state to demonstrate sufficient reason to abrogate freedom of conscience, not to the person to prove he "deserves" an exemption, except in the limited sense of showing the claim is sincere.

There is a presumption that when the legislature passes a law, it has considered the competing claims of freedom of conscience and social need. That's the deliberative part of a deliberative democracy.

If you are going to give anybody who thinks they have an issue of conscience the right to challeng any law they think infringes on their conscience, you will quickly produce stalemate.
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