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11 Mar 2007, 3:44 am

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I'd go further: If you are old enough to suffer....

Let's put the age down to 12.


Yes but by that definition, 5 years old or even newborns can vote. And mum-to-bes get two votes after a certain point.
See the silent scream.


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11 Mar 2007, 6:31 am

I didn't say to let them vote. Just to start on their addictions early.



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11 Mar 2007, 2:30 pm

sigholdaccountlost wrote:
calandale wrote:
I'd go further: If you are old enough to suffer....

Let's put the age down to 12.


Yes but by that definition, 5 years old or even newborns can vote. And mum-to-bes get two votes after a certain point.
See the silent scream.


By that definition all of the animal kingdom gets a vote too, since sentience is the requirement for suffering.


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11 Mar 2007, 2:38 pm

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ASPER wrote:
the drugdealer has spred the drug among the people,to hurt them and make them stupid,and he knows this,so u want to go on and do it well try it,u know the consequences also,so give it a try,the next guy is going to think twice before doing what dead guy did...get a job and work like a nice person.
it doesnt make it worst,it takes care of problems,it is not primitive,its a solution quicker and cheaper than the actual policy.
the actual procedures on drug selling makes it worst,it creates gangs and competition,arrests,innocent lives,more drug use which have an impact in other things resulting a bigger problem.


Drugs do those things because they are illegal.

Just look at the 1920's in America. Crime spiked and entire criminal syndicates specialized transporting and producing alcohol. After prohibition ended alcohol syndicates collapsed.

The same thing would happen if drugs were legalized - the drug lords would fall to organized corporations.

Very true.



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11 Mar 2007, 4:52 pm

Flagg wrote:
sigholdaccountlost wrote:
calandale wrote:
I'd go further: If you are old enough to suffer....

Let's put the age down to 12.


Yes but by that definition, 5 years old or even newborns can vote. And mum-to-bes get two votes after a certain point.
See the silent scream.


By that definition all of the animal kingdom gets a vote too, since sentience is the requirement for suffering.

Yep.


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11 Mar 2007, 4:56 pm

sigholdaccountlost wrote:
Flagg wrote:
sigholdaccountlost wrote:
calandale wrote:
I'd go further: If you are old enough to suffer....

Let's put the age down to 12.


Yes but by that definition, 5 years old or even newborns can vote. And mum-to-bes get two votes after a certain point.
See the silent scream.


By that definition all of the animal kingdom gets a vote too, since sentience is the requirement for suffering.

Yep.


I don't like the idea of giving Fido the right to vote.


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11 Mar 2007, 5:50 pm

Flagg wrote:
sigholdaccountlost wrote:
Flagg wrote:
sigholdaccountlost wrote:
calandale wrote:
I'd go further: If you are old enough to suffer....

Let's put the age down to 12.


Yes but by that definition, 5 years old or even newborns can vote. And mum-to-bes get two votes after a certain point.
See the silent scream.


By that definition all of the animal kingdom gets a vote too, since sentience is the requirement for suffering.

Yep.


I don't like the idea of giving Fido the right to vote.

I like the idea of Fido voting since only I can understand what he wants and he'd vote like me of course maybe I could get lots dogs and get elected to some office :D


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