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290Greg Crosby One Nation Under Whatever Jewish Law prohibits the writing ocalgal-6/28/2002
289<i>I believe to make a law a majority is required.</i> Yes and no. Constant Reader-6/28/2002
288They have to keep the masses reasonably content.. otherwise we'd stop payinggypsees-6/28/2002
287I agree it's the best system out there. I believe to make a law a majority gypsees-6/28/2002
286If it gets to the Supreme Court, I expect the court to rule the Pledge of AllegiConstant Reader-6/28/2002
285While the system is flawed, it does remain the finest system of government yet dConstant Reader-6/28/2002
284I agree. A tough thing to balance. But I think overall we do a pretty good jobgypsees-6/28/2002
283<<That is what I fear most about majority rule.>> I'm sure all Augustus Gloop-6/28/2002
282Well.....I guess we wont know about this one until we have a rulingAugustus Gloop-6/28/2002
281Congress has adopted many laws later found to be unconstitutional.Constant Reader-6/28/2002
280There will always be an inverse relationship between freedom and security.Constant Reader-6/28/2002
279<I>"I don't want to live in a country where the majority says thagypsees-6/28/2002
278I think that it is a mistake to assume that, because we are not based on "mJorj X Mckie-6/28/2002
277I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUDavid Alon-6/28/2002
276The problem I have with rule by the few is they don't always have the best igypsees-6/28/2002
275Regardless of how the majority "rules" there is a Constitution in placJorj X Mckie-6/28/2002
274As far as I know there is no law made that requires anyone to say the pledge.. sgypsees-6/28/2002
273<<Yes, an act of Congress added the words.>> And they did so under Augustus Gloop-6/28/2002
272<I>"The United States was not founded on the concept of "majoritgypsees-6/28/2002
271Jorj: I doubt we'll ever come to agreement on this one. Yes, an act of ConBob-6/28/2002
270<i>As an aside, there are no "rights" being taken away from anyoJorj X Mckie-6/28/2002
269Ah, one of those trying to prove a point.Sarkie-6/28/2002
268I think she is American-born and raised, not of Middle Eastern descent, and was,Constant Reader-6/28/2002
267I understand that concept, but what is happening today, is not even close to whaBob-6/28/2002
266LOL!! I love it.Sarkie-6/28/2002
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