---- you wrote: > In a message dated 12/14/2000 3:34:43 PM Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask] > writes: > > << > Do we need conspiracy theories? The dysfunctional legal system broke down in > broad DAYLIGHT. >> > > it didn't breakdown, it worked exactly as it's constructed to work. of > course it's a conspiracy, conspiracy is the bedrock of a political system > designed to make certain that only *qualified* stooges are elected. of > course, it one chooses to ignore the fact that the election swung on disputed > votes in a state governed by the winning candidate's brother, etc., then no, > one doesn't need to be bothered with conspiracy theories. but just for the > record, the crime of conspiracy is one of the most prosecuted charges in the > US -- although there are a number of people who think that the crime of > conspiracy disappears when it actually makes sense.... didn't Pound also > say, *don't be an idiot*? > > jb... > ------------------------------------------------------ Get the Latest News at CNN Interactive: http://CNN.com