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Let's talk a little about trusting the government to abide by the Constitution. The Constitution establishes the treaties we enter into as the law of the land.
by natrius 13y ago
Let's talk a little about trusting the government to abide by the Constitution. The Constitution establishes the treaties we enter into as the law of the land. The Geneva Conventions are treaties that make torture illegal. The government has tortured people pretty recently.
We're pretty far beyond "trust, but verify" territory here.
- anigbrowl 13y agoI question your minor premise, just for starters. I also think you're committing a fallacy of composition, since the government is not a monolithic entity.
- Domenic_S 13y agoOh, this retort again. "HN/Reddit/the Government isn't just one person with one opinion you know!" And then someone replies yadda yadda scotsman yadda yadda and then we all kill ourselves. Make an argument!