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No New Posts Rules of the Moral Octagon

Judge and be judged.

1 1 A Message from the Administrator
by Administrator
Sept 14, 2012 16:13:58 GMT -5

The Scenarios

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No New Posts Scenario: Lawlessness among Adults

...whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap...

1 1 Kharmic Law of the Jungle
by Administrator
Sept 14, 2012 13:58:51 GMT -5
No New Posts Scenario: The Ticking Time Bomb

Sacrificing the one for the sake of the many.

2 2 Keep off the Grass
by Administrator
Sept 14, 2012 11:20:03 GMT -5
No New Posts Scenario: No Room on the Lifeboat

Are we all still equals in the presence of the Grim Reaper?

1 1 Women and Children First?
by Administrator
Sept 14, 2012 11:36:51 GMT -5
No New Posts Scenario: One Loaf of Bread in a Starving City

Share and share alike?

1 1 Please, Sir, can I have some more?
by Administrator
Sept 14, 2012 11:53:01 GMT -5
No New Posts Scenario: Resettling the West

Manifest Destiny?

2 2 King of the Hill
by Administrator
Sept 14, 2012 12:31:02 GMT -5
No New Posts Scenario: To Catch a Predator

Vigilante Justice: A nation of laws, not men...

1 1 To Kill a Predator
by Administrator
Sept 14, 2012 12:47:11 GMT -5
No New Posts Scenario: Eyewitness to Murder

Snitches Get Stitches

1 1 To Narc or not to Narc...
by Administrator
Sept 14, 2012 13:10:44 GMT -5
No New Posts Scenario: Sex for Sale

When is tit for tat a crime?

1 1 Love for Sale
by Administrator
Sept 14, 2012 13:34:03 GMT -5

The Vote

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No New Posts Majority Rule vs. Individual Liberty

To vote or not to vote...

1 4 Why DD? (Guest comment exported from blog page)
by Administrator
Aug 29, 2012 17:24:54 GMT -5
No New Posts The Individual Voter vs. The Representative

Who would know best?

1 2 Information vs. Insight
by Ranker SEO
Jun 8, 2022 9:44:10 GMT -5
No New Posts The Initiative vs. The Referendum

The right to legislate or the power of the veto--or both?

1 1 Whose Agenda on Whose Schedule?
by Administrator
Sept 1, 2012 11:31:11 GMT -5
No New Posts The Right to Vote vs. Restricted Ballot Access

Which citizens forfeit the franchise and why?

1 1 Empowerment and Potential
by Administrator
Sept 1, 2012 12:09:26 GMT -5
No New Posts The Paper Ballot vs. Electronic Voting

A show of hands...?

1 1 Old School
by Administrator
Sept 1, 2012 12:19:50 GMT -5

The People

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No New Posts Common Sense vs. Ignorance

Is the glass half full, or half empty?

1 1 A Kick in the Shorts
by Administrator
Sept 1, 2012 12:49:19 GMT -5
No New Posts Populism vs. Partisanship

Does the charm offensive get really offensive?

1 1 Choosing Sides
by Administrator
Sept 1, 2012 13:26:56 GMT -5
No New Posts Public Interest vs. Self Interest

Ask not what your country can do for you...

1 1 Two Sides of One Coin
by Administrator
Sept 1, 2012 13:49:30 GMT -5
No New Posts Passion vs. Apathy

Is there such a thing as too much of a good thing?

1 1 Use It or Lose It
by Administrator
Sept 1, 2012 14:16:44 GMT -5
No New Posts Human Progress vs. Human Nature

Can a leopard change its spots?

1 1 You Live and You Learn
by Administrator
Sept 1, 2012 14:29:28 GMT -5

The Law

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No New Posts Constitutional vs. Statutory vs. Common Law

Which might best protect our civil rights?

1 1 A No Brainer
by Administrator
Sept 1, 2012 14:44:40 GMT -5
No New Posts Uniformity and Consensus vs. Autonomy and Self Determination

The powers not delegated to...

1 1 Free to be Us
by Administrator
Sept 1, 2012 16:26:54 GMT -5
No New Posts Equality under Law vs. Immunity, Privilege and Historical Grievances

Can't we all just get along?--R.I.P., Rodney King.

1 1 It's Never the Right Time
by Administrator
Sept 1, 2012 16:40:04 GMT -5
No New Posts The Executive Branch and Law Enforcement

I want to speak to someone in charge...

1 1 We Need a Decision Now
by Administrator
Sept 1, 2012 17:01:18 GMT -5
No New Posts The Judiciary vs. The Legislators

Whose original intent will reign supreme?

1 1 Are You Reading What I'm Reading?
by Administrator
Sept 1, 2012 17:55:13 GMT -5
No New Posts Victim Justice vs. Criminal Justice

"The law? Ha! What law? WHERE'S THE LAW, DREW?" -- Deliverance, 1972.

1 1 Presume I'm Here for a Reason
by Administrator
Sept 1, 2012 18:18:39 GMT -5
No New Posts Regulation vs. Litigation

Who's looking out for the little guy?

1 1 Invasion? I'll See You in Court
by Administrator
Sept 1, 2012 18:36:15 GMT -5

The Ideal

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No New Posts Reform vs. Revolution

Give me liberty, or give me...

1 1 Ask Ron Paul...
by Administrator
Sept 1, 2012 18:47:43 GMT -5
No New Posts Nonviolence vs. Pacifism vs. Martyrdom

Which way to the high road...?

1 1 Gandhi Revisited
by Administrator
Sept 1, 2012 19:36:50 GMT -5
No New Posts Nature vs. Private Property

Up for grabs!

1 1 Did You Learn Nothing in the Sandbox?
by Administrator
Sept 1, 2012 19:41:22 GMT -5
No New Posts Equality of Opportunity vs. Equality of Outcome

On your marks, get ready, get set, GO.

1 1 The Moneychangers
by Administrator
Sept 1, 2012 19:53:10 GMT -5
No New Posts Diversity vs. Consensus

The fine line between our tolerance and their intolerance.

1 1 NIMBY
by Administrator
Sept 1, 2012 20:36:23 GMT -5
No New Posts Nuclear Family vs. Community

Does it still take a village to raise a child?

1 1 It Doesn't Take the Cleavers, But...
by Administrator
Sept 1, 2012 20:54:16 GMT -5
No New Posts Conscientiousness vs. Licentiousness

And what if EVERYBODY...

1 1 Grow Up
by Administrator
Sept 1, 2012 21:13:33 GMT -5

The Status Quo

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No New Posts Republican vs. Democrat vs. Third Parties

What else might unlock the two-party partisan gridlock?

1 1 Yes, It's Rigged.
by Administrator
Sept 1, 2012 21:24:12 GMT -5
No New Posts Lower Taxes vs. Higher Taxes

Who's getting stimulated?

1 1 Brother, Can You Spare a Trillion?
by Administrator
Sept 1, 2012 21:54:20 GMT -5
No New Posts Politics vs. Political Activism

Is it better to work for change from within the system, or from well outside it?

1 1 No Justice, No Justice
by Administrator
Sept 1, 2012 22:20:47 GMT -5

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