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["Melody O." <melody AT crecon.com>]

At 07:38 PM 2/13/05 -0500, you wrote:
>Rob wrote:
>
>> In a message dated 2/10/2005 12:29:30 P.M. Central Standard Time,
>> melody AT crecon.com writes:
>>
>> look:
>> "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment  for
>> crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist  
>> within
>> the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
>>
>> At 2/13/2005 01:06 PM, Ray wrote:
>>
>>>  
>>> Easily gotten around...   The penalty for any driving violation  
>>> convictions
>>> would be that of being subjected to the draft.    Thus, is no longer
>>> involuntary servitude, but rather the punishment for being  duly 
>>> convicted.   Problem
>>> solved!
>>>
>>> Ray
>>
>>
>> I'm not sure how it's justified but it's kind of like jury duty, a 
>> responsibility.
>>
>>
>>
>> Rob
>> becidawa AT hctc.com
>>
>tvoivozhd---my opinion exactly.   I despise people that run away from 
>responsibility, military or social. 

As far as I am concerned, unless our country is at stake, it isn't our war.

Occupying Iraq isn't what I would call my sons' responsibility.

Best wishes,
Melody