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16233<i>I wonder what happened to them, now that I think of it.</i> MaybDayuhan-6/30/2002
16232That piece is soooo funny.E-6/30/2002
16231<<I'm sure most prosecutors and cops do their best to seek the truth aIsh-6/30/2002
16230Yessum. Just wanted to see if I could get away with it, mum. Sorry, mum. WhatLazarus_Long-6/30/2002
16229Good lord. <i>Someone told him that she was once one. Lapsed members areE-6/30/2002
16228<i>Look, you've got to have more than just one screw loose to be a JW.E-6/30/2002
16227<i>I do feel that any police or prosecutors that manufacture or with hold E-6/30/2002
16226I get to decide what I am, not you. Ask Michael.E-6/30/2002
16225That's very amusing. This must cause the most confusion: <i>My kaa--ME-6/30/2002
16224That's the problem with you Liberals! You are always interfering with HalloLazarus_Long-6/30/2002
16223Don't mention Gilda Radner, it makes me too sad.E-6/30/2002
16222<i> The Labour Party was not happy at the prospect of partition, whiThomas M.-6/30/2002
16221Do you object to the DP under any circumstances? Or only because the process isLazarus_Long-6/30/2002
16220<i>It seems that the Fourth Amendment is under continual assault. The ClinE-6/30/2002
16219In the words of Roseanne Rosannadanna, "Never mind."Constant Reader-6/30/2002
16218<i>"if they acted in spite of specific evidence that suggested that Lazarus_Long-6/30/2002
16217Gotcha.Lane3-6/30/2002
16216<i>"The Pledge doesn't include the words "BUY GENERAL MOTORSone_less-6/30/2002
16215<i>I think you would find a lot of obstacles going after prosecutors as yoE-6/30/2002
16214<i>"Good faith" doesn't make it for me. </i> It wouldLane3-6/30/2002
16213<i>People are free to not pledge allegiance to their country, and some likE-6/30/2002
16212"Good faith" doesn't make it for me. How about "if they actedE-6/30/2002
16211Oh, I'm so glad we get to decide ourselves what we are now. What a good ideaE-6/30/2002
16210<<Time to rest.The Twilight Zone is on........>> Did I tell you? WiIsh-6/30/2002
16209Well, the report would have had to be much more awkward for them: "Mr. E, yE-6/30/2002
16208USSC upholds vouchers. cnn.comLazarus_Long-6/30/2002
16207<i> It occurred to me when I was an adult that they must have known tLazarus_Long-6/30/2002
16206Wake up, yourself, E. In your haste to label something "right wing" yMichael M-6/30/2002
16205I did let it be known that I would fight anyone who wanted to fight me. I was neE-6/30/2002
16204So they just let you WALK AWAY without running the gauntlet? WIMPS! :-)Lazarus_Long-6/30/2002
16203Then you are wrong. There is a clear difference between capital punishment andLazarus_Long-6/30/2002
16202<i>You seem to be trying to distort matters. </i> I'll take thaOriginal Mad Dog-6/30/2002
16201<i>Bin Ladin, you weenie!</i> Yeah. We should nail the sucker just Lazarus_Long-6/30/2002
16200That's excellent! I need to save a copy of that one. BTW, I didn't want Constant Reader-6/30/2002
16199ASCII Art as Truth Message 17674823Lazarus_Long-6/30/2002
16198For a smart, articulate (or should that be "articulated"?) lawyer, heLazarus_Long-6/30/2002
16197<i>The Twilight Zone is on</i> HEY! Quit referring to this thread tLazarus_Long-6/30/2002
16196<i>Werucome! </i> I studied just enough Japanese to get to the lessLane3-6/30/2002
16195<i>What does the notion that the "cruel and unusual" clause in oLazarus_Long-6/30/2002
16194Time to rest.The Twilight Zone is on........Neocon-6/30/2002
16193For some reason, this column reminded me of your adventures with Meyers ;-) <Constant Reader-6/30/2002
16192I thought you might appreciate this column I ran across, and another, funnier onConstant Reader-6/30/2002
16191<i>I wasn't any of those, but was still shy, with some exceptions You?E-6/30/2002
16190And now for something completely different: <b> World Cup Soccer Fans: WerConstant Reader-6/30/2002
16189I came upon this in a Nicholas Kristof column that appeared in the Arizona Star.Lane3-6/30/2002
16188I suspect most people would gave said something similar under Nazi Germany or SoLazarus_Long-6/30/2002
16187<i>I was commenting on the remark below, and being surprised at it, thoughLazarus_Long-6/30/2002
16186My wife does taxes. She has her own practice and also works for other people paLazarus_Long-6/30/2002
16185<i> particularly those obnoxious one who disagree with them. </i> ANLazarus_Long-6/30/2002
16184Yeah, I have weeks like that. Hard to take....Neocon-6/30/2002
16183My friend Mike's wife was sick all last week. Her doctor said it was becauseIsh-6/30/2002
16182I do feel that any police or prosecutors that manufacture or with hold evidence Ish-6/30/2002
16181I said I haven't lost any rights under Bush. Of course I'm not breaking Ish-6/30/2002
16180Probably the worst case of religious persecution I have personal knowledge of inConstant Reader-6/30/2002
16179This is one amendment many people would be happy to see limited, as long as no oConstant Reader-6/30/2002
16178<i>When it comes to public demonstrations, these are more commonly staged Lazarus_Long-6/30/2002
16177No, we agree that the two words should be left in. We agree on this: "But tE-6/30/2002
16176There are risks in everything. I trust the government more than our enemies.....Neocon-6/30/2002
16175It seems that the Fourth Amendment is under continual assault. The Clinton AdminConstant Reader-6/30/2002
16174I am not saying anything against a concern about over- reaching. The term "Neocon-6/30/2002
16173I don't think the ACLU had anything to do with it. He received a 14-year priConstant Reader-6/30/2002
16172<i>The problem is that what constitutes "the margins" tends to bE-6/30/2002
16171It is most decidedly NOT a prayer. No one addresses God and asks for anything. IConstant Reader-6/30/2002
16170Madam. surely you do not believe I favor having those two words in the pledge? Lazarus_Long-6/30/2002
16169Perhaps you are right. I may be behind on public attitudes. I will give it more Neocon-6/30/2002
16168Of course it's unfortunate. What does the notion that the "cruel and uE-6/30/2002
16167<i>You know, there are a lot of people who DO think it's un-American tLazarus_Long-6/30/2002
16166I would have died of embarrassment at refusing to cite the Pledge. Some childrenE-6/30/2002
16165The problem is that what constitutes "the margins" tends to become incConstant Reader-6/30/2002
16164Barry Goldwater was concerned about expansion of state police powers. Hardly aLazarus_Long-6/30/2002
16163Re you being fringe-y, Michael: Regarding the Pledge decision (which will be ovE-6/30/2002
16162That might have been true ten or twenty years ago, but I can't imagine anythConstant Reader-6/30/2002
16161<i>Also interested in what penalties you would propose for those involved Lazarus_Long-6/30/2002
16160<i>When it comes to public demonstrations, these are more commonly staged E-6/30/2002
16159Defending the country is a conservative goal. Supporting the police is much moreNeocon-6/30/2002
16158Well, that IS true, isn't it? :-) Sort of. With the right interpretation.Lazarus_Long-6/30/2002
16157If you wish to preserve civil liberties long term, maybe you SHOULD take an alaLazarus_Long-6/30/2002
16156And, in a case like that, unfortunate. You do know what Singleton did, right?Lazarus_Long-6/30/2002
16155There is no guarantee of preventing some terrorist attack. But the fewer investiNeocon-6/30/2002
16154<i>military trials of American citizens are unconstitutional</i> UnqLazarus_Long-6/30/2002
16153Very interesting. I like CATO, as libertarians go it is not a bad organization, Neocon-6/30/2002
16152He isn't trying to distort matters at all. He's trying to make you see tE-6/30/2002
16151It's there because this is a great country.E-6/30/2002
16150I am waking up about dawn with headaches, much too often. This is the sort of prNeocon-6/30/2002
16149Well, start ponderin'! I really want to know your thoughts about that! It&#E-6/30/2002
16148This is a link to a piece from the Cato Institute titled Breaking the Vicious E-6/30/2002
16147Well, you should have <i>explained</i> it to him. The same way you Lazarus_Long-6/30/2002
16146Packing him off to Devil's Island one way might not be too bad, but that mayLazarus_Long-6/30/2002
16145I want to be sure you saw this Cato Institute study, too: <i>Bush, AshcroE-6/30/2002
16144This is somewhat off point but I found it interesting. I was watching a nature Lane3-6/30/2002
16143<i>I haven't lost any under Bush, have you? </i> Wake up! StudE-6/30/2002
16142<i>Those were the good old days.... </i> LOL!! And totally politicaLazarus_Long-6/30/2002
16141The fact is, as has been pointed out more than once, NO ONE is required to pledgMichael M-6/30/2002
16140It is pointless for us to further argue the merits of this specific case as neitMichael M-6/30/2002
16139If one does not blame someone, or comes to that position, there is no anger direNeocon-6/30/2002
16138Are you sure you're a dog and not a lawyer? You seem to be trying to distorLazarus_Long-6/30/2002
16137I don't think he ever figured out why he got decked.Ish-6/30/2002
16136Lots of allergies in this area this year. The extra rain has made a lot of lush Ish-6/30/2002
16135LOL. I'm picturing your little buddy, the homunculus, as a kind of poltergeLane3-6/30/2002
16134No, not really. This is one of those cases that make it unfortunate that that &Lazarus_Long-6/30/2002
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