Raymond Camden wrote: > Could this be treated as simple larceny? I.e,, I give the pharmacist a > piece of paper and he refuses to give it back? > > As for the act of not filling the prescription, that is simply the > pharmacist's choice. If he choses to lose business, that's up to him.
Our country is heading for a confrontation between religion and government and Mr. Bush's reelection has given those that want this confrotation legitimacy. Mr. Bush won the election as a "transformational" leader rather than "transactional" one. That is he said, "vote for me, not because of what I've done, but because of what I believe." This is different from a transactional candidate, such as Mr. Kerry, who favors negotiation on each issue. This is why logic-based decision makers are so angry with Mr. Bush's election - they think he's not presented any type of logical structure from which to make decisions, only an emotional one. An ideological President empowers other ideological purveyors to speak out and challenge the government on "values" since that's the platform the transformational leader won on. They feel his victory validates their feeling that their moral choices should be law. In this way, America's legal environment is going to be challenged by those who think religious values should be generic values and, therefore, law. Gay marriage, for example, is one such issue. One might argue the core value is basic human rights and therefore it should be legal. Another might argue that it violates Christian values and so it should be illegal. Mr. Bush, for his part, will be under pressure to deliver on his moral agenda, and that includes on Gay Marriage. So yes, I think Mr. Bush's election is a harbinger of a deterioration of liberties. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:135152 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
