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To: Jim S who wrote (4609)	1/5/2001 7:07:28 PM
From: The Philosopher	Respond to of 13056

Partly, I'm not sure exactly what you said. You yawned when I talked about protecting people (usually but not always women) from domestic violence. IMO, protecting individuals from harm is one of the legitimate functions of a limited government. Being beaten daily is not conducive to pursuing liberty. Nor is a marriage license a right to abuse. Domestic violence is a complex subject I know far more about than I wish I had to know. But when you deal in family law, it comes with the territory. I used to be blase about it. Figured it was much ado about very little, and if women didn't like it they should just leave. So back when, before I got into the law, I didn't take it very seriously. That was before I had to deal with victims of DV directly. I've learned. I guarantee you that if you spent six months in family court your attitude would change dramatically.

To: Jim S who wrote (4609)	1/6/2001 9:30:23 AM
From: diana g	Respond to of 13056

Anarchy --- "A theory that regards the absence of all direct or coercive government as a political ideal and that proposes the cooperative and voluntary association of individuals and groups as the principle mode of organized society." Hi Jim, I just thought I'd throw that in since you used the word 'anarchist' in the sense of a person who promotes chaos & disorder. Both definitions are correct according to the dictionary. Isn't that interesting? I wonder how that came about. regards, diana