On Thu, Sep 28, 2006 at 04:03:25PM -0700, Bob Young wrote:
> That's almost entirely a theoretical difference, in the real world
> this "freedom" is actually exercised very little if at all.
Almost?!? How many people actually use the freedoms guaranteed by the
US constitution? For almost all of them, it is a theoretical freedom
they never use. Look at the current brouhaha over habeas corpus for
non-citizens, just voted out of existence by Congress and almost
certain to be voided as unconstitutional by the Supreme Court for the
third time. Almost no US citizen will ever be affected by this --
only two have been affected by it so far -- yet I doubt you'd be
interested in a constitutional amendment to remove it altogether.
Good gosh. "Almost entirely a theoretical difference" -- what a
phrase. I can't believe anyone could utter such nonsense. I will
never have to worry about a tons of freedoms that are theoretically
guaranteed by the US constitution, but I am almighty glad they exist.
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