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About LinkBacksbreaking a law and changing one are 2 very different thing.
This is a discussion on Crisis of Character within the Off Topic & Humor Discussion forums, part of the The Back Porch category; breaking a law and changing one are 2 very different thing....
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breaking a law and changing one are 2 very different thing.
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Changing the law so that you are not breaking the law when you go against what the law was put in place for means that laws should absolutely not exist because they mean nothing.Originally Posted by Edward7
Been calling it like I see it since 1988 and I don't plan on stopping anytime soon.
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Me thinks theres a Troll amongst us!!!
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He's already been called that in another thread and denied it. Hope he notices the pattern.
Been calling it like I see it since 1988 and I don't plan on stopping anytime soon.
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if it was done for that reason...well i would agree. most changes to the us constitution have been made to GIVE more rights to the people, not reduce them.
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define a "troll" for me if you would? is it "anyone i disagree with? most people here are conservative so i disagree with them on many issues, if i argue with another liberal for no reason THEN im a troll.
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You are right, they are different. I guess my quesiton to you then, is do you want us to change the Constitution, or just ignore it? Because you seem to think that it doesn't apply anymore.
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The constitution was not written to give rights to the people, it was written to limit the powers of government. Our rights are not given by the government. They are ours, until we let the gov take them away.
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i am in favor of some changes to the constitution as well as some local (mass) state laws. the only time i would be in favor of ignoring either state or federal law would be in defense of basic human rights, like when people helped slaves illegally. so it would have to be a huge offense.
i just dont believe in a concrete constitution, my morals dont always line up and often outright clash with the morality of 200 yrs ago. i think thats true for most people.
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meh, semantics. thats a better way to put it then what i said but i meant the same.
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My friend I think it is more the way you say things, and less what you are saying. There are other liberals here that add much to the conversations that takes place. However you seem as though you're only here to argue, and while that is absolutely your right I'd hope that you also find time to participate in threads about more than something you just disagree with.
As to the law changing thing, I'm having a hard time finding your reasoning. You want a government that is unrestrained and able to enact/change whatever laws they like on a whim?
Been calling it like I see it since 1988 and I don't plan on stopping anytime soon.
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I'm not just trying to be argumentative here, but I do want to point out that there is a huge difference in the way we said, and I think see things. It speaks to a different perspective on goverment and people. The purpose of writting the constitution as a list of restrictions on the government was because the founding fathers understood that governments are inherently incapable of not growing too big and infringing on peoples rights. It was written in an attemtp to prevent that. More power leads to more corruption as politicians seek more power. We need to restrict them, not let them restrict us and our rights.
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not on a whim no, but i dont want a constitution that remains unchanged in opposition to the people's will. change must never come easily but it shouldnt be impossible.
i will be more silently and argue less, my apologys for any offense. the zimm thing is kinda big for me and mine so i tend to voice that opinion often as for the morality generational thing...i stand by my approval for my generation. but enough excuses, i will attempt to be more polite in the future.
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KU Student Union?? Are you a fellow Jayhawk?
I remember many of the same things and was close to others you list. My first husband was a member of the SDS, I was just a naive soul. When we got married, the FBI came to him and enlisted him in keeping tabs on the SDS, Weathermen, and even the Black Panthers....until those groups started scaring him. That is why I find our Country's Climate so disturbing. I saw the plans of those people and have seen it go according to their plans. That is when I saw the beginning of the collapse of civility. As the protesters disrespected young men who were sent to do the government's bidding in Vietnam....my own brothers being among them. At that time in 70, The SDS, Weathermen, and Black Panthers all scared me. Knowing them as well as I do...they still scare me, but don't intimidate me. I have taught my daughter the important things in life and continue to teach my grand kids the same.
I was so happy to be shed of that first husband and I returned to my love of God, Country, and Family
A woman must not depend on protection by men. A woman must learn to protect herself.
Susan B. Anthony
A armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one has to back it up with his life.
Robert Heinlein
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The constitution is the "tie that binds us" as all Americans. This is especially true due to the fact that we don't have a national religion, or even a national language. The idea that we should just start "meddling" with the constitution because of someone's moral relativism or activism due to recent politics is frankly absurd. The constitution is the rock we ALL can cling to in these trying times, a leveling document that puts us all on the same sheet of music. If somehow your greatly offended by the constitution of the United States of America, well the exits are north, south, east or west.
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