Reinterpretation Reprised
Responding to msg by Jim choate: As to putting them all together, you do a diservice in my eyes. They did not occur together and they certainly did not occur in the same social milieu that the Civil War or the Vietnam War - Civil Disobedience did. There were national events that effected every person. The events that you refer to were local events that eventually effected every person on a national scale. Slightly different animals. ............................................................. Do you mean that a Majority Happening is the only thing which is important in your eyes? That the individual is insignificant when s/he is affected by legislation on a personal basis? That if only one person feels discomfitted by it then it's no big deal because no one else has realized that they've been violated? That life, liberty & the pursuit of happiness is only important when carried out by large groups? That the standard of Good Government is a National Event rather than the quality of individual existence? That a Rose by any other name or any lesser multiplicand is not a rose? Blanc
Do you mean that a Majority Happening is the only thing which is important in your eyes? That the individual is insignificant when s/he is affected by legislation on a personal basis? That if only one person feels discomfitted by it then it's no big deal because no one else has realized that they've been violated? That life, liberty & the pursuit of happiness is only important when carried out by large groups? That the standard of Good Government is a National Event rather than the quality of individual existence? That a Rose by any other name or any lesser multiplicand is not a rose?
Blanc
A person has certain inalienable rights. The rights of teh majority in this country are DEFINED by the Constitution. If the right or responsibility is not SPECIFICALY detailed in that document then the Federal govt. does not have that right, unless it is added as an amendment by the states. I oppose any move by the majority to remove a possible action or belief system from the individual that does not directly lead to the damage of a person or their property without their prior consent. ] Is that clear enough as to what I believe? Behind this view is an avowed Pantheist. As to the rose, call it whatever is convenient... Take care.
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