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Old 03-06-13, 12:06 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen View Post
...but for the OP, the sky is always falling.
Biggest problem with folks like that is they marginalize what are often legitimate concerns. We should not let our disdain for the messenger cloud our ability to debate such a provocative issue.

The fact the AG is claiming the right to kill American citizens with drone missiles and that the administration says that "collateral damage" is acceptable is something we should definitely be discussing. It's not how far Holder and Obama would push it but rather how a future AG and President will stretch the limits.

When Income tax was being debated in Congress, at the time just 2% (iirc) one of it's members proposed setting a maximum upper limit of 10% but the amendment failed because nobody wanted to imply that it could actually go that high. Too bad for all of us.
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