Re: Making money from Java

"Rick Smith" <ricksmith@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> "Judson McClendon" <judmc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> "Rick Smith" <ricksmith@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > Mr McClendon, with all due respect, I see a lot of
>> > the subjective and little of the objective in your words;
>> > that is, it is *your* belief that assigns *enemy* and
>> > without any stated objective criteria. Tell me, by what
>> > objective criteria does speech by members of the
>> > Communist Party cause harm? And for contrast, by
>> > what objective criteria does speech by members of
>> > the Republican and Democratic Parties not cause the
>> > same harm? (Hint: The harm comes from the emotional
>> > stress of having to listen to all that tripe (slang: something
>> > spoken or written that is false or worthless). In other
>> > words, what you seem to define as 'criminal', I see in
>> > both the Republican and Democratic Parties!)
>>
>> Those things are supposed to be determined by the courts, of course. My
>> point was simply to show that, assuming the Communist Party could be
>> shown
>> to be an enemy of the US (proving they were trying to start a revolution
>> here would be a good start :), then there is Constitutional Law that
>> could
>> make joining and supporting the Communist Party an act of treason. And
>> that's true. :-)
>
> The Democratic Party started a revolution in government
> under President Franklin Roosevelt. (One assessment I
> recall seeing is that 11 of 12 'planks' of the Socialist
> Workers Party platform (1932?) were eventually
> implemented by Democrats.)
>
> The Republican Party started a revolution in government
> under President Reagan. (Pass out all manner of tax
> breaks to promote economic growth and, earlier, President
> Nixon announced an end to President Lyndon Johnson's
> "Great Society," another revolution, shortly before
> Johnson's death.)
>
> The Reform Party started a revolution in government
> by trying to stop both the Democratic and Republican
> Parties from promoting their revolutions.
>
> What parties are not trying to start or continue a
> revolution to suit their ends?


The keyword is "violent", Richard. As I clearly pointed out, US Citizens are
free to peacefully reform the government as much as they choose, through the
democratic process.
--
Judson McClendon judmc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (remove zero)
Sun Valley Systems http://sunvaley.com
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that
whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life."


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