Ok, now I agree with you, Bruce. I do wonder why somebody, perhaps a Style Committee, thought they had improved the wording just by removing the ³Therefore² ? I would suggest something like:
>> >> We call for the repeal of all laws that restrict anyone, including minors, >> from receiving medical services, information, prescriptions, or devices, for >> contraception, for prevention or treatment of STDs, or for any other purpose >> related to human sexuality. on 4/15/07 2:52 PM, Bruce Cohen at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I think the lesson here is quite clear. > > Reasonable people, yes, even Libertarians, can interpret > > the meaning of this part of the platform, and other parts, > > differently, and it might be to our advantage to clarify it. > > > > I can tell you for sure that when outsiders, as in non > > libertarians, read this, and other parts of the platform, > > they get a very negative impression of things. > > > > It would behoove us to ensure we are using wording > > that's non-threatening, and crystal clear as to meaning. > > > > It seems to me both Harland and I want the same > > meaning to be taken from the words in our platform, > > so certainly we all can team up to ensure this is so. > > harlandh5 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> >> No, Brian, that sentence has nothing to do with prostitution, and never did. >> Even without >> "Therefore", a sentence remains part of its paragraph. That paragraph calls >> for medical >> care, information, etc for minors. Someone might criticize the wording, but >> you already >> dismissed Howard Pearce's suggestion that it was only a problem in wording: >> >> Brian Holtz wrote: >> "If it's merely bad wording, it managed not to get fixed in any Platform from >> 2004 all the >> way back to at least 1990. Nothing in the context of these platforms rescues >> this >> wording;" >> >> We want to write the platform so that nobody miscontrues the meaning; let's >> not try to >> misconstrue the platform ourselves. >> >> Harland Harrison >> LP of San Mateo County CA >> >> --- In [email protected] <mailto:marketliberal%40yahoogroups.com> >> , "Brian Holtz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> > >>> > Harland Harrison wrote: >>> > >>> > HH> The language clearly states that it means contraception. [...] The >>> 1990 >>> > platform says: "We regard the tragedies caused by unplanned, unwanted >>> > pregnancies to be aggravated, if not created, by government policies of >>> > censorship, restriction, regulation, and prohibition. Therefore, we call >>> for >>> > the repeal of all laws that restrict anyone, including children, from >>> > engaging in voluntary exchanges of goods, services, or information >>> regarding >>> > human sexuality, reproduction, birth control, or related medical or >>> > biological technologies." <HH >>> > >>> > The "therefore" was taken out in the 2004 Platform. This change clearly >>> > implies an intent to make the second sentence stand on its own and apart >>> > from the first sentence's context of unwanted pregnancies. Also, "human >>> > sexuality" is a much broader topic than "unwanted pregnancies". >>> > Grammatically, the second sentence as written in the 2004 Platform appears >>> > to call for the legalization of child prostitution. >>> > >> > > > > > Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? > Check out new cars at Yahoo! Autos. > <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=48245/*http://autos.yahoo.com/new_cars.html;_ylc=X > 3oDMTE1YW1jcXJ2BF9TAzk3MTA3MDc2BHNlYwNtYWlsdGFncwRzbGsDbmV3LWNhcnM-> >
