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...answer is, it wouldn't happen. Even if a group of crusaders banded together and pledged not to take the test, some people would still take it. Enough that the law schools would scoff at the silly few who mistakenly thought that they could really make a point...
...Beef tips are also dangerous, chock full of cholesterol and fat. The Marlboro Man undoubtedly eats beef tips and they're not doing his already-diseased organs any good. But that's irrelevant. Beef tips are for those who look cholesterol in the face and scoff. But machismo does not make a complete Harvard meal, at least for those living outside of Kirkland House...
...Jamar and other agents scoff at the notion that either scholars or family members could have succeeded in getting anyone out. "We could have spent seven months allowing this all to happen." As for the Bible experts, "they could have argued religion with him for hours and it wouldn't have done any good. You going to talk someone out of being the Messiah? It's a lot to give...
...Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, visited sources wherever they could find them and divided the survivors of the fire between them, in the hope that some would talk. The efforts began to pay off when we obtained copies of the last three letters Koresh sent to the FBI. "People may scoff at Koresh's belief, but it was a deep and strong belief," says Riley. "I think these will shed light on why the outcome was probably inevitable." The Waco team's efforts paid off in other areas, and then Washington correspondent Elaine Shannon delivered exclusive interviews with top officials that...
...this fundamental freedom. The enduring wisdom of the Second Amendment stems from its link between the protection of freedom and the power of the individual. The government should increase each citizen's power as much as possible in the effort to increase individual freedom. We should all rejoice, not scoff, at the efforts of Texans and other Americans who are working to empower responsible individuals in a society which intinctively craves solutions of further dependence...