First of all, I don't believe that 90% of the population support it
A Deathwatch Guard Send a noteboard - 23/04/2013 04:55:02 AM
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But at the same time, surely it must be noted that the former is likely to weaken the latter. Give a finger and they take a hand, and all that.
But at the same time, surely it must be noted that the former is likely to weaken the latter. Give a finger and they take a hand, and all that.
The slippery slope idea doesn't have much merit if we can't get something passed with 90% of the population supporting it. Imagine the hurdle for less popular legislation.
Perhaps there are some statistics or polls or something that suggest that, but it just doesn't seem possible to me.
Second, the whole point of a slippery slope is that the first step is the hardest, and then everything else is progressively easier. Semantics aside, this seems like exactly the sort of situation where that rule would be true.
Just to be clear...
- 20/04/2013 03:32:07 AM
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Of course it is
- 20/04/2013 04:18:27 AM
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But, they is us
- 23/04/2013 03:13:27 AM
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First of all, I don't believe that 90% of the population support it
- 23/04/2013 04:55:02 AM
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Just to be clear it is possible to support freedom of the press &support censorship of the internet
- 20/04/2013 05:03:26 AM
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Well played 
- 23/04/2013 03:20:34 AM
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- 23/04/2013 03:20:34 AM
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No you really can't
- 23/04/2013 05:59:04 PM
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That's the most amusingly incomprehensible attempt at constitutional analysis I've read in a while. *NM*
- 26/04/2013 10:47:18 AM
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How so? It made sense to me
- 26/04/2013 03:10:11 PM
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Presumption of innocence isn't part of the constitution.
- 26/04/2013 09:30:17 PM
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I think that's being a bit pedantic, to be kind
- 26/04/2013 11:13:33 PM
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I am not trying to pick a fight with you or anyone else. I'm very curious.
- 29/04/2013 02:34:19 PM
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about 90% of the country agrees with that but still Obama can't close the deal.
- 21/04/2013 04:24:15 PM
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the fact that 90% support it should be obvious that most see it as *a* solution
- 22/04/2013 05:32:42 PM
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the fact that Obama can get a bil through the senate when it has 90% support show a fialure ot lead
- 23/04/2013 04:29:07 AM
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the fact that Obama can get a bil through the senate when it has 90% support show a fialure ot lead
- 23/04/2013 04:29:13 AM
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Yep
- 23/04/2013 03:47:12 AM
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90% also believes constanly blaiming others for your own failure is a sign of weakness
- 23/04/2013 04:55:53 AM
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You're smarter than this
- 23/04/2013 06:41:09 AM
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but is wasn't heavily favored it just polls well
- 24/04/2013 05:56:41 PM
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..and that is where the misinformation comes into play
- 24/04/2013 07:35:51 PM
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And that reply makes my point
- 26/04/2013 05:49:53 PM
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The point is that background checks already exist on every commercial firearm transaction.
- 27/04/2013 05:16:41 AM
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but we all know there is no correlation between having a gun and shooting someone with it
- 22/04/2013 05:30:12 PM
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I wonder which other Constitutional rights should require a background check to excercise? *NM*
- 22/04/2013 08:56:15 PM
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How about just the ones that can have potentially lethal consequences for other citizens?
- 23/04/2013 03:56:25 AM
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Just to be clear: another hypocrisy of the right wing
- 04/05/2013 06:37:31 PM
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When posting into dead threads it helps to A) Be on topic or B) Make intelligent points
- 04/05/2013 08:08:46 PM
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