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Rahvin
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Message 98 of 136 (635175)
09-27-2011 2:48 PM
Reply to: Message 96 by Dr Adequate
09-27-2011 2:40 PM


Re: Only in the South.....
Indeed. Last I knew, when the choice is "do this, or go to jail," it counts as "mandatory."
Or is paying taxes now "optional," and we aren't in fact obligated under force of law to do so? Perhaps nobody is actually "forced" to refrain from theft and murder? Is the speed limit now just a "suggestion?"
I don;t mind alternative sentencing for first-time nonviolent offenders - in fact, I wholeheartedly support it! Community service, mandatory psychiatric evaluations, anger management courses, these and other programs can be extremely helpful and a better, cheaper solution than prison - after all, I'd rather have a productive citizen forced to do some community service rather than pay for a prison stay that's likely to turn that same person into a permanent drain on society.
But this program is ridiculous. Attending church and being quizzed afterward to make sure you're participating is government-enforced Christianity, full stop.
Which of course is why the courts will put a stop to it, quickly.

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Message 135 of 136 (661635)
05-08-2012 8:10 PM
Reply to: Message 132 by fearandloathing
05-08-2012 3:35 PM


Re: Gay Ban LIfted
ABE.... based on who can and can't be a boy scout I don't see much difference in them and the KKK or other white supremacy type groups. Homeland security should watch these deviants....
The immediate reason that springs to mind is that, while the Boy Scout policies are most certainly bigoted and immoral, they do not use or foment the use of violence to express their bigotry.
The KKK has a rather violent history, in comparison.
Homeland Security is interested in domestic terrorism like lynch mobs or temple bombings, not bigotry. They track the Klan because of their history of domestic terrorism, not because they're a bunch of racists.

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