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I voted "pass" on your poll. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2013 #1
I agree... Jeff In Milwaukee Feb 2013 #2
The Right To Either Be Felt-Up Or Photographed Nude In Order To Travel... WillyT Feb 2013 #5
Very interesting reminder of the reality of what jaysunb Feb 2013 #23
Yep... It Was Predicted By A Guy Who Is At The Bottom Of The Ocean... WillyT Feb 2013 #28
Perhaps if you'd stated it as such in your poll... Jeff In Milwaukee Feb 2013 #41
When was the last time you saw a poll at DU that was not an embarassing push poll? grantcart Feb 2013 #13
Yes. I could do without Ed's nightly poll (nt) Jeff In Milwaukee Feb 2013 #42
I haven't replied to your poll yet and I'll explain why below: white_wolf Feb 2013 #3
Perhaps if one views "the state" 2naSalit Feb 2013 #6
I would think so because... white_wolf Feb 2013 #11
Indeed 2naSalit Feb 2013 #14
Totally disagree Benton D Struckcheon Feb 2013 #36
We are going to firmly disagree, but that's fine. white_wolf Feb 2013 #37
For now.... Benton D Struckcheon Feb 2013 #43
I suggest Justice as Fairness: A Restatment white_wolf Feb 2013 #45
Spoons are awesome Katashi_itto Feb 2013 #4
Those who think something as abstract as liberty should trump safety... EastKYLiberal Feb 2013 #7
Oh Wow... That Does It... Between You And Ben Franklin ??? WillyT Feb 2013 #10
K&R patrice Feb 2013 #26
Franklin's statement was subtle, nuanced. Your poll is not. n/t Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #8
^^^This. ScreamingMeemie Feb 2013 #9
Gotta Admit... It Wasn't Intended To Be... But... WillyT Feb 2013 #12
Now I'm really confused. Are you saying that Benjamin Franklin favored mass-murder? Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #21
Just Curious... How Did You Come To THAT Supposition ??? WillyT Feb 2013 #25
Your reply led me to believe that your intention in this poll has something to do with guns. Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #32
No... My Poll Has To Do With Fear... WillyT Feb 2013 #33
Well we are the most unjustifiably terrified nation on earth, and consequently becoming Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #34
Word !!! WillyT Feb 2013 #35
There is much more to this complicated issue. Too much DevonRex Feb 2013 #15
Franklin had it exactly right... badtoworse Feb 2013 #16
are you a coward scaredy cat or a mature and wise person? Whisp Feb 2013 #17
Is this about GUNS? undeterred Feb 2013 #18
No... It's About Fear... WillyT Feb 2013 #20
I think your thread title is manipulative crap & I think your poll is too abstract to mean anything. patrice Feb 2013 #19
You Seem... Upset... WillyT Feb 2013 #22
"deserve" patrice Feb 2013 #27
It's A Statement Of Philosophy From One Of The Guys That Put THIER Lives On The Line For Us All... WillyT Feb 2013 #29
I believe I mentioned it's relevance within it's own context a DIFFERENT time & set of circumstances patrice Feb 2013 #31
"It is absurd, the pretending to be lovers of liberty while they grudge paying for msanthrope Feb 2013 #24
In general I disagree with this libertarian claptrap. Howevr I do think that one geckosfeet Feb 2013 #30
I agree with Franklin's statement. It was a big hit on DU in 2002 Skip Intro Feb 2013 #38
Way too vague to vote anything but "other" ..."Guns, Drones, FEAR"? Rowdyboy Feb 2013 #39
We as a society can be "afraid" of lots of things, from pot to plutonium. Warren DeMontague Feb 2013 #40
Last Chance... WillyT Feb 2013 #44
He was - and is - right, within reason. reformist2 Feb 2013 #46
Poll doesn't match the quote. nt geek tragedy Feb 2013 #47
A Majority Disagrees... WillyT Feb 2013 #48
No, quite literally the language in the poll choices does not match geek tragedy Feb 2013 #49
Ah... The Parsing Of Future Generations... Of The Founding Language... WillyT Feb 2013 #50
I would vote to agree with Franklin while also agreeing that part of living in a civilized geek tragedy Feb 2013 #51
wow. patrice Feb 2013 #52
Real liberty? Or fake liberty mwrguy Feb 2013 #53
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