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RIP Robert H Bork
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« on: March 28, 2013, 01:12:16 PM »
Has anyone noticed political dialogue like this--

"We are about to make Idea A into law, but don't worry, this won't mean that we're about to consider Idea B, no one would ever do that."

--after which Idea B ends up becoming law anyway?
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« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2013, 01:39:38 PM »
Quote from: RIP Robert H Bork on March 28, 2013, 01:12:16 PM
Has anyone noticed political dialogue like this--

"We are about to make Idea A into law, but don't worry, this won't mean that we're about to consider Idea B, no one would ever do that."

--after which Idea B ends up becoming law anyway?

The slippery slope is a logical fallacy and a fact of life.
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« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2013, 01:43:31 PM »
Opposing a law because of hypothetical future laws is (usually) stupid.
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