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> Vlad the Inhaler <vlad_inhalerNOS…@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > Hi everyone,

> > I guess this is a bit of a delurk as well as a question, I’ll ask my
> > question first though.

> > How many of you would seriously consider (or have considered it already)
> > leaving the U.S. in the case of a fundie takeover of the Federal
Government?
> > Lets say in the next election the Republicans regain control of the
Senate
> > by a comfortable margin <shudder>. Not only does W get to push through
all
> > sorts of fundie agenda legislation but more importantly, it would allow
him
> > to appoint anti-establishment clause religious goons in the mold of
> > Bork/Thomas/Scalia to the Supreme Court.
> > Personally, I’d be out of here in a heartbeat to either England (where I
> > hold citizenship) or Canada. However, I’m a special case. In addition to
the
> > general dissatisfaction I’d feel living in a nation run by religious
kooks,
> > I own a sucessful Internet based Adult Entertainment company. For me,
the
> > prospect of being prosecuted and jailed under ridiculously vague
"obscenity"
> > laws (obscenity, by the way, is the only "crime" you can commit without
> > knowing you’ve commited it, because the standard for conviction rests
> > *entirely* on a juries perception of vague "community standards" and
whether
> > something appeals to a "prurient interest") is far too great to consider
> > staying.

> > What would it take to get you to flee the U.S.?

> > Vlad – To contact me remove NOSPAM
> > ———
> > "Jesus can come all he wants, I’m not swallowing"
> > Vlad – In answer to a female JW proselytizer whose drop jawed stammering
he
> > found amusing.
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