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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> extropy-chat <extropy-chat-bounces@lists.extropy.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Dan TheBookMan via extropy-chat<br><br><b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>>…</b>This would be exactly the same if the constitution you worship…<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Wording it like this almost makes it sound like you don’t worship the constitution. It is the only thing standing between us and complete tyranny. It is the only thing keeping government in check.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>>… some people would simply not comply and many of them would face little penalty for compliance even if, say, said amendment mandates the severe penalties for noncompliance…<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The legislature wouldn’t even bother trying to get 38 states to play along with creating such an amendment. Without a law, there can be no penalty for non-compliance. Without legislatures passing it, there is no law. Perhaps it will eventually dawn on the politicians that covid is not effectively controlled with law, it is effectively controlled by medical science. It is not a good opportunity to seize additional power, is not a crisis going to waste, it is only a crisis.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>spike<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>