[Buddha-l] Re: Greetings from Oviedo

[Jim Peavler]

On Oct 4, 2005, at 3:48 PM, Richard P. Hayes wrote:

> On Tue, 2005-10-04 at 16:44 -0400, Dan Lusthaus wrote:
>
>> The Buddhist response to revisionistic disinformation should be 
>> accurate
>> recounting of the events themselves -- their causes and conditions, 
>> clearly
>> explaining WHY the first amendment states what it states, and why it 
>> only
>> works when one retains both sides of the equation.
>>

I used to be amazed at the number of people who argue about "rights" 
and "amendments" and "the constitution" who have never even read the 
damned thing from end to end, and who don't have the slightest idea of 
what is actually in it. I think it is quite appropriate, if one is 
going to discuss American society and politics to remind folks of the 
Constitution and what it says. So it's OK for Dan to remind us I think.

The good news (gospel) is that our newest nominee for the Supreme Court 
spends her off hours performing Christian Ministry to folks in prison 
(Can't be  Republicans because they don't go to prison). Nothing wrong 
with that of course, so long as she doesn't perform Christian Ministry 
from the bench.