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

To: Solon who wrote (77849)	10/19/2003 9:44:58 AM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 82486

It doesn't say whether they are paid or not, but seems to be more of an apprentice relationship. Since they (the Amish) have agreed to cooperate with safety laws, I don't see the problem, though it seems child labor opponents still do. Although those youths would remain barred from operating machinery, many children's advocates oppose the proposal, saying some would inevitably get too close to dangerous saws. They note that the fatality rate in sawmills is four times the rate throughout industry Well, we let children drive at 15-16 and some inevitably get in fatal traffic accidents too. Not sure I am sold by that argument. I just read about the denial of Last Rites to Terri Schiavo. The inability of people to compromise, or to stand down for an empathetic moment, makes me feel so hopeless and helpless. There is another excellent article posted by Kholt on the Politics for Pros thread about why the suit about Under God in the pledge may be a poor choice of issues in the greater picture. We seem to have such poor judgment about not necessarily the battles, but the way in which we conduct them.