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Reply To: | The philosophy, work & influences of Noam Chomsky |
Date: | Tue, 19 Dec 2000 21:55:24 EST |
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In a message dated 12/18/00 6:15:39 PM Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask]
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> You appear to relish the opportunity to call people names. You stated that
> Democrats were stealing and that the Florida Supreme Court was usurping.
> Supposing that you are merely embellishing on the situation, when you say
> that
> all of the votes were counted, except the absentee ballots, then you have
> contradicted yourself.
Sigh. I was, of course, referring to the original count. Obviously the
absentee ballots would not have been counted until after the deadline for
receiving them.
> Furthermore, the law is expected to withstand our rational criticism,
> particularly in the name of fairness. Therefore, when the law is not fair
> it
> has not been ratinalized and is in need of clarification.
No, your statement is in need of clarification. I invite you to support
your claim that the law is about "fairness."
> If you are
> attempting to defend an hiatus between the law and fairness, then I suggest
> you make a stronger claim about the validity of law in our society because
> after this absurdity, the potential for chaos and resistance
> has been sharpened!
Do you even know what it is you are trying to say here?
Yours,
Issodhos
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