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Re: Deranged, Disconnected, and Dangerous

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From: Daniel Packman
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 18:06
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In article <yaWdnTlA9-6TrabZRVn-qw@forethought.net>,
Lady Libertarian  <Lady_Libertarian@FreeWorld.xxx> wrote:
>"Chas" <chasclements@comcast.net>  wrote :
....
>> Just cut out the 'non-essentials'; do the stuff that 'people
>> would willingly support', like 'things the people really
>> wanted'. That's so, like, insightful.
>> You know, if you get all 300,000,000 of us moving in a similar
>> direction. 

>Yeah, you could call it something like "government of the people, 
>by the people and for the people", instead of the monster it is 
>now. How profound. What a concept. Why it almost sounds like what 
>the founders intended. Nah, can't have that.

So if a vote were taken to form a military that would require
taxation to support, you would need not just a majority but
100% yes to pursue this? All 300,000,000 moving the same direction.

Or you could go ahead form such a military and ask for donations?

Do you have an example of a country that is funded by such a model?
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From: pack@pack.acd.ucar.edu.ucar.edu (Daniel Packman)
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Subject: Re: Deranged, Disconnected, and Dangerous
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 18:06:44 +0000 (UTC)
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