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4720No, I'm not saying that the slippery slope is valid. I think it's too oThe Philosopher-2/21/2003
4719<i>But we are perceiving that the bad boy is also harming us, either immedLane3-2/21/2003
4718If I had a bully riding my ass for months, and I was finally in a position to wrNeocon-2/21/2003
4717Yes, there is a difference, and one which I am prepared to honor in many circumsNeocon-2/21/2003
4716<i> This is not a lot different from my reluctance to just storm in and taTimF-2/21/2003
4715I think there is a difference between approving of something and refusing to punThe Philosopher-2/21/2003
4714<i>Your notion of "inflicting pain" is a childish one.</i>The Philosopher-2/21/2003
4713Its not about who lives or who dies as a way to keep score. It is about who wiTimF-2/21/2003
4712So what you are saying is that the slippery slope is valid, but not necessarily Neocon-2/21/2003
4711Yes, I didn't respond to your analogy, because I found it preposterous. KillNeocon-2/21/2003
4710Blix, Chirac, and Schroeder are trying to effect regime change in London and WasTom Clarke-2/21/2003
4709Kagan has expanded on that article and written a book. He's basically sayingTom Clarke-2/21/2003
4708<i>"I don't see it necessarily as a bad thing to not agree with aSolon-2/21/2003
4707He said that he is afraid of becoming the focus of attention so he did not reporone_less-2/21/2003
4706I think abortion is one,. as has been pointed out. What I know best is the law,The Philosopher-2/20/2003
4705You didn't respond to my analogy that saying you have the right to check outThe Philosopher-2/20/2003
4704But we are perceiving that the bad boy is also harming us, either immediately orThe Philosopher-2/20/2003
4703I trust that your friend wrote down the number and reported it. One phone call Lane3-2/20/2003
4702I just got off the phone with an Arab American friend of mine named Mohammed. Heone_less-2/20/2003
4701I have to go. Have a good evening, all.....Neocon-2/20/2003
4700Name some cases where a slippery slope was claimed, that turned out to be a pendNeocon-2/20/2003
4699Again, if they want to check out, fine. That is their business, and if they are Neocon-2/20/2003
4698<i>Where is the principle by which I can decide, under your principles, whLane3-2/20/2003
4697I like that analogy. And it is really quite true in almost all cases.The Philosopher-2/20/2003
4696Well, then, it's hard for me to determine when you think I am obligated to sThe Philosopher-2/20/2003
4695Hmmm. I wouldn't say that leglislative enactments and court decisions "The Philosopher-2/20/2003
4694The trend in the law is all I am interested in.....Neocon-2/20/2003
4693I was about to edit my post to Neo when I got sidetracked by my inbox. VirginiaLane3-2/20/2003
4692I will give you half a loaf......Neocon-2/20/2003
4691<i>So will you amend your list to include that option? </i> No, my Lane3-2/20/2003
4690You'd be really hard pressed to show that as a percentage, 2nd term abortioncosmicforce-2/20/2003
4689In fact, I think the Roe v. Wade slippery slope has been decidedly unslippery. The Philosopher-2/20/2003
4688Legislative enactments and court decisions are not only a matter of adjudicatingNeocon-2/20/2003
4687Well, I think what I said was a fair interpretation of what you suggested. You The Philosopher-2/20/2003
4686You're right, the line of the law has retreated, in practice. I had in mindLane3-2/20/2003
4685I don't understand them well enough to deal with them. Which is why I askedThe Philosopher-2/20/2003
4684No, the moderate position of Roe v. Wade, which merely liberalized first trimestNeocon-2/20/2003
4683It has? I thought it played out pretty much as intended, a few excesses here anLane3-2/20/2003
4682<i>If we take your position, an informal community POV becomes a controlliLane3-2/20/2003
4681All that was expected of the abortion "slippery slope" has come to pasNeocon-2/20/2003
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