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I don't know, and that's one of the dangers. I was not trying to be cute when I said I do not like the idea of laws being merely suggestions which can be followed or not depending on the whim of those in power. That is not a democracy, but rather a dictatorship.
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Usually slippery slopes have punji sticks at the bottom of them. Or explosives. Or polygamists.* Something scary like that.
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Originally posted by sgtclub
And the voters who elected the hypothetical mayor in Eureka like that he issued assault weapon licenses.
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I'm having a hard time keeping your different arguments straight because they are hypothetically colliding with each other.
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But I do see a great and dangerous harm to the system as a whole and that is why I am excited about this issue.
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I get excited when people get hot and bothered about process even though it's working their way on the substance. You're disproving the bilmore thesis that when people complain about process, they're only bitching and moaning because their ox is getting gored, and I love you for it, man.
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Law of Threes in comedy, Hank -- the second time isn't as funny, but I'm setting you up for the third time, which will kill. After that, it's downhill all the way, right to the punji sticks.
