> And through participation and
>membership in this society, I
>give my fellow citizens power
>over my life.

I am a part of this society, and as such, I have to follow certain rules/laws/what have u. But if there is anything that has the power of life/death over me, it is some higher force (then possibly, my parents). Everyone else be damned. Still, I recognize that my opinion is a direct result of my belief in a higher power, so I don't expect you to agree. We can agree to disagree on that level.

But scratch all that for a second...All other things being equal, if you're willing say American society has power over your life and you're not rich, White, heterosexual, and male, you're not playing w/ a full deck. Sorry.


>Do we as a society want
>our fellows to be able
>to take our lives is
>the wrong question though.

do you mean in a vigilante sense or in a legal sense (i.e. the death penalty). to me, there doesn't seem to be much of a difference, but you may draw your lines differently.

L.


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