Reply #15: I hear you, Bliss. And I understand your feelings completely [View All]

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I guess that's why they say that "power corrupts." :) We see these things going on and we want them abolished. Unfortunately, their behavior is protected by the law up until a point.

But then where do you draw the line? Representatives of the Catholic Church, which has done some tremendous good in the world, have also been behind some of these very protests at these abortion clinics. How would that type of thing be legislated?

The KKK though, I'm with you. I have no idea how they've been allowed to exist. The first terrorist organization in the US, responsible for unknown numbers of murders, kidnappings, destruction of people's homes etc. and yet they still exist. Bet if they had more than a couple of black folks, Hispanics or Muslims within their membership, the KKK would be merely a mention in a history book let alone a still functioning organization.

This is why I laugh when I look at these people who want Obama to fix everything yesterday. Legislating is tremendously difficult. It's like navigating a minefield blindfolded while simultaneously negotiating with two madmen holding guns to your head and telling you to go in completely opposite directions. You know what you want to happen but you still have to GET there. Getting there is the ONLY thing that matters.

Sorry, my post is a bit rambling but your post really got me thinking. Germany has tried desperately to flee from its history by outlawing things that might even possibly look a little bit Nazi-like. But even that hasn't been tremendously successful. There is a re-emerging neo-Nazi element in Germany as we speak. The more governments try to suppress things, the bigger they tend to become. And trying to suppress the First Amendment and limit people's participation in groups, even abhorrent ones, would probably bite us on the ass worse than not.