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Old 08-26-2006, 03:03 PM   #11
MaggieL
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Jeffersonville PA (15 mi NW of Philadelphia)
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Originally Posted by DanaC
LoL

Good point. But
"Sorry officer, you'll have to turn in your badge, we've discovered you are a signed up member of a group advocating the overthrow of the elected government" might wash.
Well, you can laugh if you like, but the analogy is on point. And it's not a joke.

I agree that advocating the overthrow of the goverment is over the line; it would be illegal to do so. and that was the reasoning behind forbidding Communists in government jobs.

What about advocating the execution of homosexuals?
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