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To: GovernmentShrinker
Well, here is one I had better not touch. I hate the thought of one more law and one more agenda, and one more "Cause"!

But I am also an amateur astronomer, so I am at a loss as to what witty dismissal I can make of this without being a hypocrite, I suppose.

Maybe too much light in the sky is like me jamming my neighbor's TV? Because I use my scope more hours than I watch Network!

Other than that I dunno what to say about this one.....

21 posted on 07/18/2002 8:33:54 AM PDT by Gorzaloon
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To: Gorzaloon
"Other than that I dunno what to say about this one....."

How about figuring that government does have a legitimate function in ensuring that Person A's actions don't interfere with Person B's rights to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness". And while this is sometimes stretched to absurd levels, often it is not, such as in this case.

Not every case of goverment action is a "liberal plot". The tendency of some FReepers (this is not aimed at you, I don't recall reading any other of your posts) to substitute rhetoric and knee-jerk reaction for actual thought based on a political philosophy doesn't speak hopefully for the conservative cause's future.
36 posted on 07/18/2002 9:32:39 AM PDT by RonF
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