Re: oppose nomination of John Ashcroft

[James A. Donald]

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On Fri, Jan 19, 2001 at 04:13:32PM -1000, Reese wrote:
 > > > > Then why were the troops laying siege to the compound, instead
 > > > > of snatching koresh when he made one of his frequent trips
 > > > > into town?

At 11:54 PM 1/19/2001 -0500, Declan McCullagh wrote:
 > > > Because sometimes a show of force is perceved as necessary.
 > > >
 > > > Heck, employers do it to employees all the time.

James A. Donald:
 > > I cannot recall any employer ever calling security to stick guns
 > > in my face.

Declan McCullagh:
 > You're thinking too literally. Show of force: When an employer
 > reminds a slacker that having a job is not a right.

That is not force.  Should I accept that staying alive is not a right?

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