05-18-2004, 11:30 AM | #11 | |||||
Elf Lord of the Grey Havens
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Oh yeah, the poor republican congress had no control oveer the budget. :....( Quote:
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Oh and what sorts of people are those? I speak my own opinion and don't see this this as us and them like you. I think my views are different than theirs. Basically then anyone who dosagrees with you on anything would fit the bill. Yes, I absolutely speak of *my* opinions. Quote:
That's convenient. Torture is justifable to you but it wasn't approved because other than the CIA program at the prison employing these techniques last fall, and the fact that higher ups were aware of the abuse and dismissed it until it was bad publicity, they didn't RESORT to torture. (You said we but I'm sure you wefre still in NJ at the time.) Yes, no one can prove that everyone in the military was torturing people. Quote:
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There exists a limit to the force even ther most powerful may apply without destroying themselves. Judging this limit is the true artistry of government. Misuse of power is the fatal sin. The law cannot be a tool of vengance, never a hostage, nor a fortification against the martyrs it has created. You cannot threaten any individual and escape the consequences. -Muad'dib on Law The Stilgar Commentary Last edited by Cirdan : 05-18-2004 at 12:59 PM. |
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