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Comments: As an independent contractor, I am definitely rooting for this plan! Forwarded Content: <B><I> <P align=center>"John McCain delivered another speech...
Andrea Snell
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May 1, 2008
1:33 pm
23066
lpny_manhattan Yahoo Group Notice: This Yahoo Group is not an official forum of the Manhattan Libertarian Party. Any officer, candidate or member of the...
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May 1, 2008
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... I disagree. The ends do not justify the means, besides hanging a jury in such a manner - causing jurors to have wasted their time & the state to waste more...
Andrea Snell
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May 2, 2008
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23068
... Gee Blee, You seem to be suggesting using coercion to accomplish a political goal. The jurors are required, by the state to stay until the jury reaches a...
Andrea Snell
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May 2, 2008
1:02 am
23069
it's actually the prevention of coercion. if any juror is willing to find a drug user guilty, that juror is attempting to initiate force against the drug user....
Evan Isaac
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May 2, 2008
1:26 am
23070
... Evan, Is jury duty purely voluntary? Last I heard it was not. Citizens are required to serve jury duty and are required to stay until they are released....
Andrea Snell
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May 2, 2008
1:57 pm
23071
As I have said several times my own philosophy does not preclude "lying" in all cases. Lying to prevent others initiation of force is perfectly acceptable. ...
Evan Isaac
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May 2, 2008
2:05 pm
23072
Stay in touch when you're away with Windows Live Messenger. IM anytime you're online. _________________________________________________________________ Back to...
Richard Cooper
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May 2, 2008
2:05 pm
23073
... Sure. But the jury would not be aggressing against you - so using force & fraud would not be self defense. ... It is, actually. An evil entity (govt with...
Andrea Snell
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May 2, 2008
5:10 pm
23074
your "understanding" of libertarian principles is severely flawed. I most certainly CAN lie to prevent aggression against someone else. If someone knocks on...
Evan Isaac
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May 2, 2008
5:17 pm
23075
... Lying, or refusing to speak to prevent an innocent person from being killed is quite different from lying in a court of law in order to prevent a person...
Andrea Snell
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May 2, 2008
6:11 pm
23076
"Evan, I have not heard of anyone going to jail for 5 years simply for taking drugs. I think that sort of term (or higher) would only be dispensed if someone...
Evan Isaac
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May 2, 2008
6:14 pm
23077
I am aware that the LP believes all drugs should be legalized, but - as I understand it- the LP does not think minors should be able to by drugs. This begs the...
Andrea Snell
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May 2, 2008
6:16 pm
23078
You'll probably get different answers from different libertarians on that topic. My own opinion is that "age of consent" laws are rather arbitrary and should ...
Jim Lesczynski
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May 2, 2008
6:30 pm
23079
What? Why should a person selling a product to a willing buyer go to prison?????? Mark I am aware that the LP believes all drugs should be legalized, but - as...
mark axinn
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May 2, 2008
6:34 pm
23080
... 1. Because drugs such as heroin and cocaine are both physically and psychologically addictive & can even cause death. 2. Teenagers have been found to be...
Andrea Snell
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May 2, 2008
6:49 pm
23081
... You say that, but I bet if 5 years from now Alana was dating a 40 year old man - you would sing a different tune. ... So 5 years from now if Alana decides...
Andrea Snell
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May 2, 2008
7:02 pm
23082
... If a 40-year-old were to date my 11-year-old daughter, he would get a funeral, not a trial. ... One, 11-year-old simply don't choose to have orgies or work...
Jim Lesczynski
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May 2, 2008
7:24 pm
23083
... So it sounds as though you do not disagree with the concept of having an age of consent - just what that age should be. BTW, would a 40 year dating Alana...
Andrea Snell
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May 2, 2008
11:40 pm
23084
Hardfire rerun scheduled for Brooklyn Tuesday evening, May 6, 9PM, Time-Warner channel 35 and Cablevision channel 68. Cameron Weber, author of Economics For...
gary popkin
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May 3, 2008
2:02 am
23085
Andrea: I am disappointed in you. Jim and I (and others) have been writing you for years. This is so basic it's laughable. Of course there's an age of consent...
mark axinn
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May 3, 2008
2:08 am
23086
... hmmm. Well I feel condescended to. You act as though the goal is to bring me into lockstep with how you think. I do not think that you are always right...
Andrea Snell
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May 3, 2008
3:24 am
23087
... No, I am suggesting using persuasion (do you see where I write that word, above?) in the face of, as a response to, coercion. It's actually a logical...
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May 3, 2008
6:01 am
23088
... It's clear you have no idea what my philosophy is all about. (Either that or you're senile. Are you over 80 years old? If so, I'll assume you're senile,...
gee_blee
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May 3, 2008
6:08 am
23089
... Meanwhile, the defendant in front of you who harmed no one has his freedom removed. How big of you....
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May 3, 2008
6:13 am
23090
... #1. YOU were not being coerced. #2. You said people are open to persuasion ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY WANT TO GO HOME. That clearly implies that you would be...
Andrea Snell
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May 3, 2008
11:31 am
23091
Andrea Snell <snellthewise@...> wrote: Your way makes parents potential tyrants. But parents care about their children. Government operatives do not....
gary popkin
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May 3, 2008
12:20 pm
23092
As John McCain denounced offensive statements from Pastor Hagee & Obama denounced Reverend Wright, I call upon the Bob or LP leadership to denounce Gee Blee in...
Andrea Snell
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May 3, 2008
12:24 pm
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Andrea Snell <snellthewise@...> wrote: (It is possible of course that Gee Blee is a female, I use he just because it is...
gary popkin
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May 3, 2008
12:44 pm
23094
Oops, Andrea, I don't mean to be condecending nor do I expect anyone to be lockstep with my thoughts. But this is pretty basic--parents teach morals, not the...
mark axinn
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May 3, 2008
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