> >> Whatever the word, its deciding how others should conduct
> >> themselves.
> >
> > Isn't that fundamental to politics?
>
>At first I wanted to say No and ask what's wrong with you. But reading
>shag's post made me realize we might be talking about different
>things
I'm talking about things like, as Doug mentioned, thou shalt not kill.
I think when asked questions like "what will you do with the murderers" by someone who might really think the left stands for lunatics running the asylum, then we should have some kind of answer.