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Current Events » in reply to When the laws can be used to plunder, the plunderers will make the laws.

The more complicated the law, the more devious the criminal.

Lao Tsu — 1/24/2006 4:18:30 AM (archived)

rough translation.

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When the laws can be used to plunder, the plunderers will make the laws. - Bowser - 1/23/2006 8:09:37 PM
- ALL campaign contributions, gifts, loand, gratuities, etc - David F Mayer - 1/25/2006 9:50:40 PM
  - Not quite. - Tom Brosz - 1/26/2006 6:45:25 AM
    - Notice that it solves the problem of public campaign financing. - David F Mayer - 1/26/2006 9:58:20 PM
    - No longer true with the Internet. - David F Mayer - 1/26/2006 9:33:26 PM
  - Wow, I agree with you again David........ - Lindy - 1/26/2006 5:06:10 AM
- Republican Campaign Cash wins every time - Lindy - 1/24/2006 4:26:44 AM
  - They buy the news, the blogs, the smears a la Swift Boat vets. - Bowser - 1/24/2006 4:56:32 AM
- The more complicated the law, the more devious the criminal. - Lao Tsu - 1/24/2006 4:18:30 AM
- So take away the government's ability to plunder. - Tom Brosz - 1/23/2006 9:33:20 PM
  - How? When DOD is allowed to plunder aimlessly? - Lindy - 1/24/2006 4:37:34 AM

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