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Old 06-15-2011, 10:25 AM
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I rarely find these "slippery slope" arguments very convincing.

People say ridiculous things like: "If you allow two women to marry each other, what's next? You have to let a man marry a goat?!?!
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"If you legalize pot, what's next? You have to legalize heroine too?!?!?"

They are usually ridiculous arguments. There are already many "government mandates" that have been in place for years in the United States. That sure hasn't led to a law requiring all citizens to "maintain a food stockpile."
Big differnce between allowing/legalizing and requiring IMO If two women were required to marry each other or all citizens were required to smoke pot you may have a comparison.

What law/mandate requires every US citizen to purchase a private product?

If there is one it's the Obamacare lawyers' holy grail.
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Old 06-15-2011, 01:48 PM
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Big differnce between allowing/legalizing and requiring IMO If two women were required to marry each other or all citizens were required to smoke pot you may have a comparison.

What law/mandate requires every US citizen to purchase a private product?

If there is one it's the Obamacare lawyers' holy grail.
I wasn't comparing pot legalization or gay marriage to PPACA.
I was simply commenting on the validity of the "slippery slope" style argument you used in your post and using gay marriage and pot legalization as examples of why I think those arguments are often ridiculous.
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Old 06-15-2011, 06:22 PM
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I wasn't comparing pot legalization or gay marriage to PPACA.
I was simply commenting on the validity of the "slippery slope" style argument you used in your post and using gay marriage and pot legalization as examples of why I think those arguments are often ridiculous.
Obamacare aka PPACA can't be compared to anything legalized or mandated and that's why it's going to the Supreme Court and why I posted. If it passes it does set a precedent like it or not, simply because it's a first.

Like I said it could become a possitive. I can see a time in the future of unrest, where the US government may need to require every citizen to buy and own a gun to protect ourselves from Islam possibly China!
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Old 06-15-2011, 10:02 PM
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I can see a time in the future of unrest, where the US government may need to require every citizen to buy and own a gun to protect ourselves from Islam possibly China!
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Old 06-15-2011, 10:15 PM
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I am seriously leaving this country as soon as I can..what an embarassment the tea baggers, Right have become
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Old 06-16-2011, 07:47 AM
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Well done and now it's time to go enjoy the beautiful WI summer! You guys deserve it! Tight lines.....

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/l...0,271676.story
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Old 06-16-2011, 12:02 PM
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Well done and now it's time to go enjoy the beautiful WI summer! You guys deserve it! Tight lines.....
Except for having to fight like dogs to keep your seats next month in unprecedented recall elections initiated by your very angry electorate, furious at what you've done to them
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