Posted by syringachalet on March 23, 2003, at 5:20:31
In reply to Re: wherein the author goes on a Riff, posted by wendy b. on March 22, 2003, at 23:40:11
In Buffalo, they succeeded in murdering an OB/GYN who performed the procedure, among all the other types of services he provided. These anti-abortionists also made their children protest out there with them in sub-zero temperatures. What a world...
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> As somebody said, in one of our other recent "War" threads, it is here in America that the right to protest -- to publicly and peacefully disagree with one another, without fear of being detained by the miltary state apparatus -- is guaranteed, simply by the fact that you live here. Civilized people (those who are civil to one another), can disagree and still respect each others' rights to co-exist on the planet. It's this type of peaceful protesting that Bush dislikes; everyone MUST agree ("Ya-voll"), or our patriotism is called into question.
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I find it interesting that President Bush would be seen in this context...
He has always defended the right for people to have peaceful assembly as long as it does not infringe on the rights of others...
For America to just 'stand by' while dememted men like Hussein and Ben Laden continue to run terror and death throughout their own people would be a travesty.
The oil fields that Hussein burned in 1991 and starting now are not his oil fields to burn.
They also dont belong to America or any other nation. They belong to the people of Iraq.
These fields are one of the few bargain chips these people have left to sell to the world in exchange for the things they need to survive.As for the strength of the UN, I think what we have seen with President Bush is that when the rest of the world bowed down to terriorism, America 'drew the line in the sand' and said NO MORE. It was a tough call to make and I support him for having the courage and the faith in the people who put him into office.
If it makes those who 'didnt want to rock the boat' or would prefer to keep their heads buried in the sand and not see what is really happening in Iraq look bad, well...
(These will probably be the ones who will want to enjoy the benefits of ousting of these two dememted men from power with cheaper oil and gasoline prices.)The fact that people like Hussein and Ben Laden hide behind the skirts of women and children show even more just what kind of cowards they really are.
P.S. As for the abortion clinics and their bombings and killings associated, bombing and killing are just that...punishable crimes(when not in times of declared war) and should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
People can march all they want as long as it doesnt not infringe on the rights of others...
Your rights end where mine begin.....
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