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Old 11-15-2009, 10:59 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by funchy View Post
My American freedom went into the toilet when the unconstitutional Patriot Act was passed back during the Bush administration. Why would I be worried about the Lisbon Treaty, which reforms how another set of countries are governed?

Why would I be scared of laws that cut down on emissions? Carbon emissions go hand-in-hand with dirty energy such as coal and oil. How would cleaner air and water be bad for my "freedom" ?
It's all in how it's done. And if liberty vanishes here, what are we to do if there's no place else to go? The freedom of another often correlates to my own freedom, directly or no.
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