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1984
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> I most likely will get toasted for this, but here goes:
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[Not at all!]
> I notice tons of fear and loathing, and this feeling of 1984 is upon us, etc.
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[Indeed yes!]
> I seriously wonder who is trying to create a repressive government. Clinton
> cannot pass a simple crime bill, much less become Big Brother. Congress
> has to do tons of head butting to vote for a pay raise, much less turn
> the US into a totaliarian society.
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[Does 'the death of a thousand cuts' come to mind?]
> I DO agree on one thing. If there is something st00pid proposed, like
> Clipper, etc., then people have all rights to toast the puppy, but
> I don't think we have an Outer Circle/Inner Circle just yet.
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> (From a lowly prole,)
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Certainly NOT a flame, but I guess I see it differently...
the 'simple' crime bill is not simple..quite the contrary,
it is a complex piece of legislation! Quite aside from the
AW provision, there are big reasons to question it. For
example, I just learned that the bill only pays for 25,000
police officers; the other 75,000 officers are *_mandated_*
expenditures for local governments. However, if the funding
is NOT used for police officers, then the funds don't impose
a mandate!
Going to guns; originally, they wanted to limit magazine
capacity to 5 rounds; they compromised to 10. It is a
slow grinding away of rights. May I quote Lenin?
"Probe as with a knife. Press forward when you feel
flesh, withdraw when you touch bone." Apologies to Lenin,
since I don't happen to have his books at hand! :-)
I suspect part of the problem is a steady increase in
regulations. Not so long ago, you could buy a firearm
through the mail..not any more. Waitresses weren't
targeted by the IRS for failure to report tip income...
they are now. Scanners weren't at risk of being banned;
clipper wasn't even imagined; warrants were required for
searches (they aren't in public housing, now)...I think
I perceive a trend!
As for inner & outer circles...well, I suspect that the
folks who donate $10,000 per year get a *_tad_* more
respect than I do!!
Regards,
Dave