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To: Steve Lokness who wrote (149947)	11/13/2010 9:56:28 AM
From: Little Joe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541933

The issue was not between liberals and conservatives. It was between liberals and religious. I have given examples during this discussion. lj

To: Steve Lokness who wrote (149947)	11/13/2010 10:06:43 AM
From: Suma	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541933

LJ So many of our laws that prohibit our liberties as you call them are fostered by religious zeal.. Abortion, gay marriage, gays serving in the military. AND the gun laws are all controlled by the NRA and funds. Now, I am not against guns as I took the course in firearms and own a Smith and Wesson 38. I belong to the NRA but I am against the huge firearms that are being disseminated today. THE Aryan Nation and other hate groups are an off shoot of religious Zealots.. Religion to me enters into every area of our society and even the way the gay marriage proposition was defeated in Ca. was due to Morman funds coming into California to help defeat it. The way we interact with the laws for the most part comes from a religious foundation... or thinking.

To: Steve Lokness who wrote (149947)	11/13/2010 10:22:07 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541933

Liberals want to put you in jail if you perform abortions. Oh, wait; those are the conservatives, too.

To: Steve Lokness who wrote (149947)	11/13/2010 12:34:45 PM
From: Paul Smith	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541933

Is it liberals or conservatives who want to even decriminalize pot? That is an interesting question. Is a libertarian a liberal or a conservative? I suspect that many people that the left label as "conservative" are actually more libertarian. A libertarian would support less restrictive drug laws.