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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Neocon who wrote (73035)	8/22/2003 11:33:32 AM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

The monument would be gone without comment or qualm except for the outcry from the religious community. The resistance is on the grounds that God is the authority at the foundation of our laws (my own gist of it). The court, if it listens to the complaint at all, is going to have to rule on the complaint on these grounds. It would be fine with me if the courts would reaffirm the authority of God in our justice system btw. Perjury, for one, would seem to carry more weight as a crime. If the courts are not willing to listen to this argument, then there is no logical argument of justice for leaving the monument where it is, other than the expense and inconvenience of moving it elsewhere.

To: Neocon who wrote (73035)	8/22/2003 11:43:32 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

So no, not especially my side....... The main reason for my assignment of sides was that you seem to have bought into the notion that one side is absolutely right and one side is absolutely wrong, an indicator of polarization. The very first thing I noticed you saying that wasn't polarized was in your last post, a recognition that some on "your side" have a chip on their shoulders, too. Usually when people don't want to be affiliated with a side, they make occasional statements that suggest that they understand that there is some fault and some excess on both. I have repeatedly disassociated myself from those who would scrape "in God we trust" off of coins, acknowledged hostility and excess on both sides, indicated acceptance of displays of religiosity less obtrusive or symbolic than the TC in a courtroom, elicited further explanation and clarification of opposition positions, and offered approaches for compromise. Since you're not doing likewise, I assumed adherence to a side. Seems reasonable to me.