At 12:14 PM 9/21/98 -0700, Michael Motyka wrote:
In spite of their
shortcomings, many of today's politicians in both parties seem to be fairly pragmatic, 'middle of the road' types. If the only people who can pass muster under the emerging standards are religous fundamentalists then we will have a Bill of Rights under attack problem that is another order of magnitude greater than we have right now. Scares me because while I'm pretty much a live and let live sort, some of the fundamentalists I've known are not very tolerant. Mike
The commies I've known are even less tolerant:
From: OBRL-News
To: obrl-news@lists.village.Virginia.EDU Subject:- FDA Book-Burning... Again! Orgone Biophysical Research Lab
http://id.mind.net/community/orgonelab/index.htm Forwarded News Item Please copy and distribute to other interested individuals and groups
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FDA Orders Destruction of Stevia Books
On May 20, 1998, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ordered the destuction of 2,500 books about the herbal sweetener stevia. A small company in Arlington Texas, Stevita, Co., was visited by the FDA and forced to stop selling stevia and books that mention that stevia can be used as a sweetener.
Just another regulatory book burning. (Oops, book *pulping* burning is environmentally incorrect. There are plenty of commies itching to fine me, fire me, or lock me up for criticizing congresscritters within 6 months of an election (campaign finance reform), refusing to attend their re-education and self criticism sessions (racial/sexual harassment awareness training), or mailing a number 10 envelope customers (illegal medical device labeling - I kid you not). A fundie admin would issue fewer total regs than a commie-liberal admin (experience suggests) so freedom would be in better shape on balance. Chart the annual pages of the Federal Register issued by Dems vs Reps. Dems are *way* out in front. Taxes would almost certainly be lower (Clinton's are the highest in peacetime history). I wouldn't worry. If we survived Clinton we can survive the Republicans. Meanwhile the Presidency has been weakened. DCF