... Perhaps this point is usually reached when the state/government is no longer accepted as a valid institution by a significant number of people. So...
It is absurd to support a ban on cigarettes. They should absolutely NOT even be taxed in a different manner than any other product. The simple fact is that...
... (K) An "anarchist court system" is a contradiction in terms.I assume you mean, a libertarian court system, relying uponcompetition and in accord with...
Kevin wrote: "No, that position falls far short -- assuming poll respondents below realize that overturning Roe would return the question to the states" (K)...
Kevin Bjornson wrote: KB) Without any government, limited liability would still be possible as a matter of contract. The limitation could simply be stated on...
(JR) The Constitution did not establish any mechanism other than that each and every person has to interpret and apply the Constitution himself, in any...
... (K) A system of voluntary arbitration is fine, if both partiesare interested in resolving the problem and agree to the arbitration.Such a system exists...
... Who says he gets to keep stolen money simply by refusing to go to arbitration? ... No. In such cases, -force- may be necessary to retrieve the stolen goods...
... (K) So, you would have the store owner (on his own) go after the robber? Even so, that would not be self-government, since the store owner would be...
... Not necessarily. ... No; I've never said this nor would I. I am not a pacifist. ... Yes. ... Yes. ... That is a misunderstanding between us; I do not...
On Wed, 03 Oct 2007 16:28:33 -0400, kevin Bjornson ... You assume these agreements will all be reached after the crime takes place. -- Howard Pearce Using...
... (K) If a person has already subscribed to a state government as a citizen, this agreement might take place before a particular crime occurs. If a personhas...
Bonnie Scott wrote: BS) Brian, do you have a wiki page to collect these suggestions? Could you? It's even more important to have more people on board for any...
(Brian) I'm especially interested in feedback on this draft SoP rewrite: (K) Excellent draft over-all. A crucial point: "The only legitimate purpose of...
Kevin Bjornson wrote: BH) "The only legitimate purpose of government is the protection of individual rights within that government's jurisdiction" K) This...
... individual rights ... US borders (K ... order to protect the rights of those inside it. (K) Your language is (at best) unclear on this point. The purpose...
Brian Miller wrote: BM) Considering that neither Mr. Holtz nor Mr. Gregory are (to my knowledge) LGBTQ persons, and also considering that neither are members...
(K) In a perfect libertarian world, government would not be involved in deciding what is or is not a "marriage". People could still enter into contracts, so...
It's been my experience that when a person is called "homophobic" and/or a "bigot" they're usually neither. Words like that are intended to inflame people's...
Um, who actually started this "Ron Paul is a homophobic bigot" thread? I think if you go back and check, you'll see that it was not an Outright member. It...
... and let ... nature. Of course, this would require the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act (or at least the second part of the Act). My husband and I...
I agree with all of this, except the "that's why..." part. It's not up to the government. Certain rights are outside the reach of majority rule. I would say...
Actually, I'm suddenly seeing this on a lot of lists; my 2nd Amendment list had a post calling him a racist, there's a lot of activity in that vein on...
Rob Power wrote: Rob) Um, who actually started this "Ron Paul is a homophobic bigot" thread? I think if you go back and check, you'll see that it was not an...
Thanks for the info. I wasn't aware that the Defense of Marriage Act conferred special rights to heterosexual marriages. Of course I would like to repeal that....
... If/when you refute them, please change the subject line. I saw a lot of these on other lists a couple months ago and it appeared to me that part of the...
(D) Actually, I'm suddenly seeing this on a lot of lists; my 2nd Amendment list had a post calling him a racist, there's a lot of activity in that vein on...
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