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23005, RE: briefly...
Posted by mke, Thu Aug-03-00 09:23 PM
>Wrong. Judiciary only interprets the
>laws. Are the judges
>going to go out and
>enforce the laws themselves?
>No.

So the decisions that judges make aren't enforcing laws? If all judges decided never to convict anyone, or to always apply minimum punishment, what would be the point of the police work? Enforcement doesn't mean you're out in the street.
The judiciary plays an important role in enforcing laws. I'm not disagreeing with you, just expanding what you're saying: it's not just police that enforce, because they can't condemn people to prison.


>>What do you mean by fight?
>
>As in engaging in physical confrontation
>in order to defend your
>freedoms and beliefs.
>

Is marching a physical confrontation? Is civil disobediance fighting? Is passive resistance fighting? Is organising campaigns fighting?

>It depends on the cause they
>are fighting for. But
>obviously it is worth it
>to them.

I'm not too sure about that.

Is there
>something wrong with giving up
>your live so that other
>people may live in a
>more secure land? There
>is no doubt sacrifice is
>needed.
>

No, of course not, but my problem is, that doesn't happen all that often. Look at armies around the world.


>Plenty. China on two occasions
>have threatened to start war
>in the past 5 years.
> North Korea and Iraq
>also. There are alot
>of enemies of America, and
>they aren't just terrorist groups
>either. To think otherwise
>is very naive.
>

I didn't say the US had no enemies. I said "Who is going to attack the US?" Is North Korea going to overthrow the US? Is it even going to acheive an army with the slightest chance of denting the US?

To think
>if you get rid of
>all the armies of the
>world and think there would
>be peace is incredibly naive.
>
>

There you go, your bias, and dare I say, preference, for war is exposed. To think that the current rate of increase of armement around the world is going to bring anything but more war and insecurity, now that is naive. Unfortunately, people don't believe in peace, not really.

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