I believe, McGrath, that the spirit of the Mudcat, and the spirit of Patrick henry, are very resonant and not far apart.

But we can all serve with a reminder that here is a motivating principle called liberty and remember to keep it in view when we thinl about things our "representatives" do in craftyting law during a time of turmoil and change. George the Third didn't get away with opportunistic tax-leveraging, and I see no reason that George Junior should either.

They both had all the rationalization in the world to explain why it was "necessary" too!!

When people get into that "managerial" mindset it is impossible for them to imagine doing things which are not "necessary" just because they're right action.

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