From: dking@raul.nas.nasa.gov (Dan King)
Subject: RE: The BET IS ON!!!!!!!!
Organization: NAS Program, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 92 02:43:56 GMT


lf>In article <16DEC92.21033727@vax.clarku.edu> lfinkelstein@vax.clarku.edu writes:
dk>In a previous article, dking@raul.nas.nasa.gov (Dan King) wrote:

dk>By the by Loren, last week I posted a copy of the U.S. 
dk>Constitution for you.  Did you see it.  You still seem 
dk>to be somewhat confused about how the U.S. government works.
 
lf>I didn't see it, but don't worry.  I have my own copy, But, I would be 
lf>interested in an online copy.  Could you tell me what subject line it is 
lf>under, or just send it to me, please.  Thanks. 
 
I have sent it to you e-mail.
 
lf>Anyway.  I am not confused about what I posted.  I still believe that in 
lf>this country the majority has absolute power power over what is law, and 
lf>what is constitutional.  It may not be as direct as a majority vote, but the 
lf>government that is elected bt the people (or in the case of judges, appointed 
lf>by elected officials) makes laws, and ammendments to the constitution.
 
But it takes more than a simple majority to change the Constitution.
You were claiming how we live in a democracy and how we should all
be willing to live by the will of such a majority.  If you will look
at the Constitution, you will notice that for some very good reasons
the Constitution has been made difficult to change.  You will also 
notice that the nationally elected executive office is not even decided
by the people but rather by the electorate.
 
lf>This specific thread started with someone saying that even if the majority 
lf>wanted to they couldn't legally strap someone to a chair for 3 weeks.  This, 
lf>however, is what happened to Japaneese Americans during WWII.  They weren't 
lf>strapped to chairs, but their freedom was taken away just the same.  The 
lf>government could not have gotten away with this without the support of the 
lf>majority, and the same thing could happen again if the majority would support 
lf>it.
 
What happened to the Japanese Americans was unfortunate and should
have been declared Un-constitutional.  However, it was not declared
such because of an extremely politicized Supreme Court.  I would
hope that any future court would find such activity illegal along
with finding a law that forced the strapping of you to a chair
un-constitutional.  The Constitution, nor the interpretation of 
it is not perfect, but it gives some protection from the majority
that is very valuable.  
 
dk>Do you by any chance remember what your SAT scores were?
dk>Could you post them?

lf>I do remember them.  I also remember my GRE scores.  These things, however, 
lf>are completely irrelevant.  I did well enough to move onto higher education.  

Hey I was curious.  I don't have any problem if you are un-willing
to post them.  I was just curious for comparison of other posters. 

lf>Do you by any chance happen to know your IQ?  
lf>Would you mind posting it?
 
I have no idea what my IQ is.  
 
You seem to have accidently deleted a question I asked you in the 
post you are replying to.  I'll try it again:
 

lf>In article <14DEC92.18471803@vax.clarku.edu> lfinkelstein@vax.clarku.edu writes:
 
lf>Not to mention a much more impartial ballot counter.
 
I'm hurt.  Most everyone who posts to T.A. is partial one way or 
the other.  But is there any reason why you would question my 
honesty?

Dan King
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