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    03-20-2023, 03:06 PM
    John Smith replied to a thread Religion's role in The Bilge
    Why is the Christian right against gun control? Aren't laws against killing, stealing, etc. designed to protect people from other people?
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    03-20-2023, 01:06 PM
    John Smith replied to a thread Another six Oathkeepers found guilty in The Bilge
    And Trump did NOT pardon them. I don't know if Trump's going to be indicted or arrested, but I AM sure law enforcement is far more ready for some...
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    03-20-2023, 01:03 PM
    John Smith replied to a thread Well Regulated Militia in The Bilge
    Been thinking about this and have come to the conclusion it's all mute. There are so many guns 'out there' that no legislation of any kind can be...
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    03-20-2023, 01:02 PM
    John Smith replied to a thread Religion's role in The Bilge
    Interesting stuff to digest. I still believe the concept of laws is generally for the good/safety of the people. Speed limits, licensing...
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    03-20-2023, 08:26 AM
    John Smith replied to a thread Well Regulated Militia in The Bilge
    That's interesting, and can be interpreted a couple of ways. One of those is each person could go to the government's armory and get all those things...
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    03-19-2023, 05:30 PM
    John Smith replied to a thread Trump is Toast in The Bilge
    Stay tuned. Be hard to make this stuff up. What's their 'noble' cause?
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    03-19-2023, 04:57 PM
    John Smith replied to a thread Trump has a new vision for America in The Bilge
    This will help when he pleads insanity.
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    03-19-2023, 03:02 PM
    John Smith replied to a thread Religion's role in The Bilge
    we're supposed to have that separation, but the line seems pretty blurry these days.
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    03-19-2023, 12:25 PM
    John Smith replied to a thread Another prohibition in The Bilge
    Seems we never learn.
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    03-19-2023, 12:24 PM
    John Smith replied to a thread Religion's role in The Bilge
    Laws are the will of the people in a position to pass them, and they do not always represent the will of the majority of people. How many presidents...
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    03-19-2023, 12:18 PM
    John Smith started a thread WOKE seems like a Groucho routine in The Bilge
    I can't explain it, but I'm against it. WOKE is a four letter word, and it seems as if it's a bad word; kind of a political curse word, but it's a...
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    03-19-2023, 10:24 AM
    John Smith replied to a thread Well Regulated Militia in The Bilge
    Exactly who was to regulate that well regulated militia? How does 'keep' become synonymous with "own"? Anyone bother to read Art 1, Sect 8 where...
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    03-19-2023, 10:18 AM
    John Smith replied to a thread Religion's role in The Bilge
    Good point. Both my mom and my wife went into hospice care. I was called, both times, and told to come quickly if I wanted to be there to say...
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    03-19-2023, 10:15 AM
    John Smith replied to a thread Religion's role in The Bilge
    Excellent description of coercion that is often experienced. This is very much like what I went through in elementary school. It's also a good...
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    03-19-2023, 09:59 AM
    John Smith replied to a thread Another prohibition in The Bilge
    This was not intended to be a 'gun' thread. There's been plenty of those. I'm simply making what I think is a valid prediction. Women will get...
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    03-19-2023, 09:54 AM
    John Smith replied to a thread Free Alternatives to Microsoft Word? in The Bilge
    True that. Seems whatever the subject, at least one member here has the information needed.
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    03-19-2023, 09:52 AM
    John Smith replied to a thread Ukraine in The Bilge
    I still see this as eventually making Ukraine a chunk of real estate NO one can live on. Putin will see that as a victory.
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    03-18-2023, 08:56 PM
    John Smith replied to a thread Trump is Toast in The Bilge
    I'm guessing he's under more stress than ever. Let's hope this doesn't kill him; he'd be a martyr
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    03-18-2023, 05:46 PM
    John Smith replied to a thread Another prohibition in The Bilge
    This thread intended to present laws against abortion pills as being as good an idea as Prohibition was and laws against drugs are. We make...
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    03-18-2023, 05:42 PM
    John Smith replied to a thread Religion's role in The Bilge
    There are some on that list I don't think should drive politics. Racism, greed, and religion driving politics; none are good.
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    03-18-2023, 05:40 PM
    John Smith replied to a thread Religion's role in The Bilge
    The school forced me; at least they tried to. Are the people in Florida, and other states I'm sure, not banning books? Is that not forcing. Is it...
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    03-18-2023, 04:42 PM
    John Smith replied to a thread Another prohibition in The Bilge
    Constitution doesn't say your right to fire a gun cannot be infringed. It does say something about a well regulated militia (regulated by the...
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    03-18-2023, 04:39 PM
    John Smith replied to a thread Religion's role in The Bilge
    When I was a young boy, we were coerced, if not forced, into saying the Lord's Prayer every day in school. Someone forced the Christmas carols out of...
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    03-18-2023, 04:36 PM
    John Smith replied to a thread Religion's role in The Bilge
    And what sort of things drives the beliefs they campaign on?
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    03-18-2023, 01:00 PM
    John Smith replied to a thread Trump is Toast in The Bilge
    This has the potential to be very interesting. Trump may, again, be number 1; 1st president ever to....... I sure hope he's indicted and...
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    03-18-2023, 12:15 PM
    John Smith replied to a thread Religion's role in The Bilge
    I imagine when Sandy, Katrina, Irene, or other storms hit areas lots of people of various beliefs prayed. Did they fare better than those who didn't?...
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    03-18-2023, 12:13 PM
    John Smith replied to a thread Religion's role in The Bilge
    Abortion laws are ALMOST totally religious. Not all laws work. Prohibition didn't, drug laws don't.
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    03-18-2023, 12:11 PM
    John Smith replied to a thread Religion's role in The Bilge
    I don't think it can. I do think laws should be designed by people who have appropriate knowledge.
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    03-18-2023, 09:34 AM
    John Smith replied to a thread Another prohibition in The Bilge
    What are guns designed to do? We have laws about driving cars; one needs a license and insurance to legally drive. Cars are designed to transport...
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