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- From: rescorla@rtnmr.chem.yale.edu (Eric Rescorla)
- Subject: Re: control
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- In article <1k6fpkINNhbv@hpsdde.sdd.hp.com> regard@hpsdde.sdd.hp.com (Adrienne Regard) writes:
- >In article <1993Jan27.162005.22316@cs.yale.edu> rescorla@rtnmr.chem.yale.edu (Eric Rescorla) writes:
- >>In article <1k6bmsINNg34@hpsdde.sdd.hp.com> regard@hpsdde.sdd.hp.com (Adrienne Regard) writes:
- >>>I am vitally concerned that you would reduce me to a subclass of both
- >>>citizen and human being.
- >>This seems to me to be precisely as valid as claiming that
- >>requiring me to register for the draft reduces men to less-than-people.
- >>Certainly, I would say that if your argument wrt abortion has force,
- >>then conscription reduces men to less than people.
- >I would agree.
- >
- >I think conscription *does* reduce men to less than people.
- Hmmm...
- Ok.
-
- >I would point out, though, that there is a standing constitution amendment
- >that permits it, though, which would need to be overcome to remove the
- >possibility of conscription.
- I don't think so, Adrienne. To what are you referring?
-
- > Whereas there is no such amendment WRT fetal
- >life. And there may be an amendment soon WRT reproductive choice.
- >
- >So the practical problems related to the two situations aren't the same.
- Hmm...That's not what I'm concerned about, really. I'm concerned about
- the logical problems that this brings up. Consider: If, as I say,
- having to register for the draft makes you less than a person,
- then men are made less than people. If women are denied their
- reproductive rights and made less than people, then I don't quite
- see what you're using as a benchmark for what a person is. You see
- what I'm trying to say? I know the argument isn't very clear, but
- I hope it's clear enough. IF not, I'll try to clarify.
- -Ekr
-
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