🚀 go-pugleaf

On Sun, 15 Dec 2002 22:28:10 -0400, Mr Ed <Ed@w3source.net> wrote:

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>Manuel Noriega wrote:
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>> On Sun, 15 Dec 2002 19:46:27 -0400, Mr Ed <Ed@w3source.net> wrote:
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>> >Paul Morgan wrote:
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>> >> On Sun, 15 Dec 2002 11:06:12 -0400, Mr Ed <Ed@w3source.net> wrote:
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>> >> >Popeye wrote:
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>> >> >> Keep in mind, driving is a privilege, not a right. If you want to avoid the
>> >> >> roadblocks, walk.
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>> >> >That is socialistic clap-trap. In the absence of any viable public transportion
>> >> >province wide, and when it is *your* tax dollars that build and maintain those
>> >> >highways, it IS a right, however like all rights, it comes with
>> >> >responsibilities. Those responsibilities however, do not mean that your civil
>> >> >liberties should be surrendered to an authoritarian government, be it federal,
>> >> >provincial or local.
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>> >> If it is your right to drive on the roads, do it without a license,
>> >> registration and insurance.
>> >> Your arguement is stupid.
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>> >Not at all. My argument is based upon the fact that if a government is going to
>> >collect taxpayer dollars for the purpose of building highways, building the
>> >infrastructure of licensing, driver permits, and the required insurance that must be
>> >obtained, that it becomes a RIGHT by virtue of the fact that each taxpayer has the
>> >right to avail themselves of the services and products that their tax dollars are
>> >allocated for.  I am not advocating the lawless operation of motor vehicles, your
>> >counter argument is a straw man and I think that should be readily apparent to most
>> >people.
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>> The fact that you draw a logical conclusion from the payment of taxes,
>> does not mean the government draws that same conclusion. The fallicy
>> in your argument is the "it becomes a right" statement. Just because
>> maybe it SHOULD become a right, does not mean it actually does become
>> a right. 1) the law is an ass, 2) the government is a big huge ass.
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>Point taken. I recall a saying to the effect "any government that is big enough to give
>you everything, is big enough to take everything away".
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>When the government no longer serves the common interest of the people, it is the right
>of the people to change their government.
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I'm curious. By what means do you think we have the right to change
government?