[MD] blackwater

[Platt Holden]

Hi Woods:

> woods:
> Goverance:  What we have in the U.S. constitution, Bill of Rights, and 
> Declaration of Independence are ok with me.  People talking events
> through, 
> like we do everyday with our neighbors.  If we need institutions, then
> more 
> heavily local, the way our constitution intended.

Agree. The Founding Fathers idea of limited government was one of the 
greatest intellectual achievements of humanity. It protects citizens while 
leaving them free to pursue their own interests. That freedom, by 
encouraging responses to DQ, makes so many good and creative things 
possible -- as the exceptionalism of America bears witness. Pirsig put this 
in MOQ context:

"It says that what is meant by "human rights" is usually the moral code of 
intellect-vs. -society, the moral right of intellect to be free of social 
control. Freedom of speech; freedom of assembly, of travel; trial by jury; 
habeas corpus; government by consent-these "human rights" are all intellect-
vs.-society issues. According to the Metaphysics of Quality these "human 
rights" have not just a sentimental basis, but a rational, metaphysical 
basis. They are essential to the evolution of a higher level of life from a 
lower level of life. They are for real." (Lila, 24)

Note: Health care is not included as a human right.

Platt