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- From: dsh@odin.ece.ncsu.edu (Doug Holtsinger)
- Subject: Re: Cough Man's hypocrisy
- Message-ID: <1992Aug28.205241.22365@ncsu.edu>
- Keywords: Reinforcements
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- Organization: North Carolina State University
- References: <1992Aug25.211935.12233@bmw.mayo.edu> <1992Aug27.013022.2371@ncsu.edu> <1992Aug27.141934.8889@bmw.mayo.edu>
- Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 20:52:41 GMT
- Lines: 42
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- In article <1992Aug27.141934.8889@bmw.mayo.edu>
- bmc@mayo.edu (Bruce Cameron) writes:
-
- >dsholtsi@csl36h.csl.ncsu.edu (Doug Holtsinger) writes:
-
- >> Roe v. Wade created a constitutional right to kill certain
- >> members of the human species by expanding on the boundaries
- >> of the right to privacy.
-
- > No, it simple expands a woman's right to do with her body
- > as she chooses and prevents the government and other
- > individuals from deciding for her.
-
- And in addition, Roe created a constitutional right to
- kill certain members of the human species.
-
- >>> The constitution does not prohibit the people from killing
- >>> each other, in fact, it could be argued that since it is
- >>> not prohibited, it is a right of the people.
-
- >> The constitution gives the people the right to commit murder?
-
- > Now, state and federal governments
- > do put restrictions on how we may kill each other, just as they
- > put restrictions on how we may conduct business, worship god(s),
- > interact socially and sexually, what goods we may purchase etc; but
- > your right to take my life or mine to take yours has not been
- > prohibited. You may exercise that right whenever you or the
- > situation you are in meets the proper state and federal guidelines
- > for you to do so legally.
-
- But this doesn't change the fact that the Constitution does not
- give anyone the unlimited right to kill other human beings. The
- states are free to pass laws restricting the use of deadly force,
- for example.
-
- >--Bruce
-
-
- Doug Holtsinger
-
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-