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re: How is that statement useless?

gbaikie — 10/7/2004 8:58:42 PM (archived)

"Seems like the basis of the American judicial system. And it was an invention that came pretty recently in history. "

I think the idea of "invention" is quite old, it's The Experiment which is relatively new.

I would say that democracy is the only "known" path of getting to this point. A world which only has countries which are democracies will be a milestone.
Why is Cuba still a dictorship? When will these people be free?

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Bill Whittle is back online, and it's about time. Subject: Deterrence. - Tom Brosz - 10/6/2004 11:15:28 PM
- Ugh. Too much propaganda! Can you summarize? (n/t) - alcaray - 10/6/2004 11:25:52 PM
  - No. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 10/6/2004 11:30:51 PM
    - Sorry buddy, but it is too damn long. (n/t) - alcaray - 10/7/2004 4:04:01 PM
    - I can. - Mary Anne - 10/7/2004 2:57:26 AM
      - The object of justice is not getting even - LJ - 10/7/2004 3:45:43 PM
        
        "If everyone understood it the world would be a much better place." - Tom Brosz - 10/7/2004 4:09:52 PM
        
        re: Not useless.... - Raoul - 10/7/2004 7:24:02 PM
        
        More fluff. - Tom Brosz - 10/8/2004 6:26:03 PM
        
        re: More fluff. - Raoul - 10/8/2004 8:58:25 PM
        
        great quote (n/t) - alcaray - 10/7/2004 9:10:52 PM
        
        re: Not useless.... - REB - 10/7/2004 8:37:43 PM
        
        No. All people who take an action, should be responsible for the consuquences of the action. (n/t) - Tony - 10/8/2004 8:02:01 PM
        
        How is that statement useless? - alcaray - 10/7/2004 6:12:45 PM
        
        re: How is that statement useless? - Tom Brosz - 10/8/2004 6:17:55 PM
        
        Sorry I thought you were responding to the theme of his post - alcaray - 10/8/2004 7:20:10 PM
        
        No, my fault. - Tom Brosz - 10/9/2004 3:43:07 AM
        
        re: How is that statement useless? - gbaikie - 10/7/2004 8:58:42 PM
        
        Justice should never be about revenge. - REB - 10/7/2004 3:55:31 PM
      - re: The stick. - Tom Brosz - 10/7/2004 5:34:40 AM
        
        Important difference between fiction and reality... - alcaray - 10/7/2004 4:23:08 PM
        
        re: Important difference between fiction and reality... - Tom Brosz - 10/7/2004 5:45:58 PM
        
        Can I get to be Han Solo in this scenario? (n/t) - Tony - 10/8/2004 7:58:51 PM
        
        I call the cops. What do you do? (n/t) - alcaray - 10/7/2004 6:00:46 PM
        
        Are you too special to answer your own question? (n/t) - alcaray - 10/7/2004 10:57:33 PM
        
        We did call the cops. - Tom Brosz - 10/8/2004 6:20:26 PM
        
        I was hoping that if you answered the question, it would help me figure out what you were getting at - alcaray - 10/8/2004 7:10:30 PM
        
        What I'm trying very hard to "get at" - Tom Brosz - 10/9/2004 5:15:17 PM
        
        re: International cooperation - Raoul - 10/10/2004 8:22:02 AM
        
        re: International cooperation - Tom Brosz - 10/12/2004 3:49:36 AM
        
        The topic is Iraq - Mary Anne - 10/12/2004 11:37:04 AM
        
        re: The topic is the war on terrorism - Tom Brosz - 10/12/2004 5:47:03 PM
        
        Burning down the house to kill the roaches. - Mary Anne - 10/10/2004 1:57:53 AM
        
        "Burning down the house to kill the roaches." - Tom Brosz - 10/12/2004 3:46:14 AM
        
        "These people" - Mary Anne - 10/12/2004 11:48:15 AM
        
        re: "These people" - Tom Brosz - 10/12/2004 6:21:02 PM
        
        These mass graves? - Tony - 10/12/2004 8:37:51 PM
        
        re: These mass graves? - gbaikie - 10/13/2004 8:42:09 AM
        
        Ask your pastor. - Mary Anne - 10/7/2004 10:53:01 AM
        
        re: What would Jesus do? - Scott Evil - 10/7/2004 10:10:22 PM
        
        re: Ask your pastor. - Tom Brosz - 10/7/2004 4:08:07 PM
        
        re: "Weep for these children, too." Many of us do. - Fox - 10/8/2004 2:04:17 AM
        
        Peace - Tom Brosz - 10/8/2004 6:23:16 PM
        
        "Oddly, this does not happen to Israelis who support peace with the Palestinians." - Tony - 10/8/2004 7:01:41 PM
        
        Nice try. - Tom Brosz - 10/9/2004 3:41:45 AM
        
        Nice try? - Tony - 10/11/2004 8:00:23 PM
        
        Geez. - Tom Brosz - 10/12/2004 3:47:25 AM

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