Re: OMG!

[russotto@wanda.pond.com (Matthew Russotto)]

In article <08c_200105240906@juge.com>,
Bruce Baker <Bruce.Baker@juge.com> wrote:
> >Besides, does anyone really doubt that in 19 years, that Disney won'tneed
> >to buy more legislation? Or maybe you believe that in two decades wewill
> >have cleaned up goverment, and they will be honest, moral citizenstrying
> >their best to serve their nation?
> 
>I get so tired of people using the everyone else is doing it argument to do
>illegal things. 

How about when the government is doing it?  The Constitution grants
the government the power to grant copyrights for a limited time --
indefinite extensions don't cut it.  Taking works back OUT of the
public domain also doesn't cut it.  And then there's the DMCA, which
legally prevents you from defeating copy protection measures which
prevent you from doing that which other copyright law protects your
right do do.  If the government doesn't feel constrained to make its
laws according to its charter, why (aside from force) should anyone
feel constrained to follow those laws.

>If you are thinking it (I guess we all do) at least have the
>shame to not brag about and act like it is a good reason.  It is never a good
>reason to do illegal things.  Doing them just makes things worse.  Why not do
>right even if you are the only one doing it?  This make you a good, moral
>person.
Legality does not define morality.

>I have the audacity to think that many people do act in what they think to be
>the best interest of their nation in the service of government.  Chaney took a
>big salary hit to serve as VP.

So he prefers power to money, big deal.
-- 
Matthew T. Russotto                                russotto@pond.com
"Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice, and moderation in pursuit
of justice is no virtue."