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hidden1money1secret @hidden1money1secret (191) • United States 31 Mar 09

I noticed several pro-abortion images in the Politics section. It always makes me a little angry to think of the millions of lives lost every year to this form of murder. The arguments are always the same on the pro-abortion side...

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soren1 I suppose the difficulty for anyone who believes that life begins at conception is that the principle applies every bit as much to a conception brought about by rape. I know that sounds incredibly brutal (it implies that a rape victim must be forced to suffer...

31 Mar 09

xfahctor @xfahctor (14118) • Lancaster, New Hampshire 30 Mar 09

I don't even need to say anything. [i] "JUDGES should interpret the Constitution according to other nations' legal "norms." Sharia law could apply to disputes in US courts. The United States constitutes an "axis of...

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soren1 What you say is obviously true, but you use the phrase "you must understand" as if it would be an incomprehensible concept to any non-American (especially one who believes in a strong international system). Any democratic country could only enter into treaty...

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xfahctor @xfahctor (14118) • Lancaster, New Hampshire 30 Mar 09

I don't even need to say anything. [i] "JUDGES should interpret the Constitution according to other nations' legal "norms." Sharia law could apply to disputes in US courts. The United States constitutes an "axis of...

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soren1 I'm sorely tempted to point out that it's a pity the US hasn't shown as much respect for the "law on other people's soil" over the years, but that would be very cheap. Seriously, though, every country in the world (with the possible exception of North Korea!)...

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xfahctor @xfahctor (14118) • Lancaster, New Hampshire 30 Mar 09

I don't even need to say anything. [i] "JUDGES should interpret the Constitution according to other nations' legal "norms." Sharia law could apply to disputes in US courts. The United States constitutes an "axis of...

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soren1 I have no opinion on the New York Times one way or the other, and I don't need to have seeing as I never actually mentioned it! I looked at that New York Post article solely on its own merits, and it's clearly a load of sensationalist drivel - exactly what...

31 Mar 09

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xfahctor @xfahctor (14118) • Lancaster, New Hampshire 30 Mar 09

I don't even need to say anything. [i] "JUDGES should interpret the Constitution according to other nations' legal "norms." Sharia law could apply to disputes in US courts. The United States constitutes an "axis of...

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soren1 Connierebel - Accepting the rule of international law is most definitely not about adopting the laws of other countries. That's why it's called 'international' - it's over and above the law of individual countries. Are you arguing that every time the US...

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xfahctor @xfahctor (14118) • Lancaster, New Hampshire 30 Mar 09

I don't even need to say anything. [i] "JUDGES should interpret the Constitution according to other nations' legal "norms." Sharia law could apply to disputes in US courts. The United States constitutes an "axis of...

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soren1 Oh, come on. I appreciate we're coming at this from opposite philosophical standpoints, but do you seriously - hand on heart - think there's the slightest chance of the Obama administration trying to introduce elements of sharia law into the US courts system?...

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ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 13 Mar 09

If you are against the victim of rape or other attacks defending themselves with a gun, you are pro rape. Plain and simple.

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soren1 I think we've already thoroughly established that guns in purses can be rather easily taken out of purses, so your first point falls at that hurdle. I'd have thought the difference between intolerance towards black people and wanting to ban gun ownership was...

19 Mar 09

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 13 Mar 09

If you are against the victim of rape or other attacks defending themselves with a gun, you are pro rape. Plain and simple.

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soren1 Well, you're certainly getting a bit closer to understanding what my argument is. Gun in purse = more danger of injury or death, no gun in purse = less danger of injury and death. By the way, you really need to look up the word 'bigotry' in a dictionary...

19 Mar 09

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 13 Mar 09

If you are against the victim of rape or other attacks defending themselves with a gun, you are pro rape. Plain and simple.

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soren1 No, again you'll have to highlight where I claimed that having a gun made a person dangerous, because I didn't say that, and I don't think it. The gun is what is dangerous. As for the link you provided, that merely confirms that you're getting two concepts...

19 Mar 09

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 13 Mar 09

If you are against the victim of rape or other attacks defending themselves with a gun, you are pro rape. Plain and simple.

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soren1 Please highlight any words or comments I have used in this discussion that indicates any degree of "hatred" for gun owners. I'll give you a hint - there aren't any. And as a matter of interest, how would you as someone with medical training go about...

19 Mar 09

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 13 Mar 09

If you are against the victim of rape or other attacks defending themselves with a gun, you are pro rape. Plain and simple.

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soren1 Sorry, am I talking a foreign language here? IF the woman is killed, it makes no difference how she was killed - but IF is the operative word here. The point is that she is far less likely to be killed by the keys than by the guns. Now do you understand the...

19 Mar 09

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 13 Mar 09

If you are against the victim of rape or other attacks defending themselves with a gun, you are pro rape. Plain and simple.

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soren1 OK. Obviously I need to go through this step-by-step, very sloooowly. The problem is as follows. Scenario 1 - an assailant grabs a woman's car keys and attempts to stab her with them. Scenario 2 - an assailant grabs a woman's gun and shoots her through the...

19 Mar 09

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 13 Mar 09

If you are against the victim of rape or other attacks defending themselves with a gun, you are pro rape. Plain and simple.

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soren1 Sigh. My point - as I'm sure you're perfectly well aware - is that a gun in the purse is particularly dangerous for TWO reasons. First, it can be seized by an assailant and used either against her or against someone else. Now that first point would also...

19 Mar 09

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 13 Mar 09

If you are against the victim of rape or other attacks defending themselves with a gun, you are pro rape. Plain and simple.

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soren1 Could you explain to me what is "irrational" or "prejudiced" about my observation that keys (your example, not mine) constitute a somewhat less deadly weapon than a gun?

19 Mar 09

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 13 Mar 09

If you are against the victim of rape or other attacks defending themselves with a gun, you are pro rape. Plain and simple.

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soren1 A gun in her purse is considerably more dangerous than "keys" if it's wrestled from her by an assailant who then shoots her - or someone else - with it. What's irrational about that?

18 Mar 09

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 13 Mar 09

If you are against the victim of rape or other attacks defending themselves with a gun, you are pro rape. Plain and simple.

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soren1 I note that you're suddenly choosing your words a little more carefully. Very few people would be in favour of actually prosecuting a rape victim in those circumstances, but that's somewhat different from the issue you originally raised.

17 Mar 09

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