Comments on: the what hatch doesn’t get list https://archives.lessig.org/?p=2623 2002-2015 Tue, 13 Jul 2004 12:57:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.2 By: Rob https://archives.lessig.org/?p=2623#comment-4928 Tue, 13 Jul 2004 12:57:42 +0000 http://lessig.org/blog/2004/07/the_what_hatch_doesnt_get_list.html#comment-4928

My point was that nowhere in the Mormon faith is there justification for the abominable INDUCE act, so why even bring it up?

Well, this is a thread about Orrin Hatch, not just the INDUCE act. Also, you seem to not realize that the way Americans discuss politics is to impugn the character of the opponent. Then once you’ve tarred your opponent with whatever brush is handy on one issue, you can automatically discount him on any other position: “President Clinton is a philanderer, therefore his views on healthcare and foreign policy are indefensible.” Or, “Orrin Hatch is a hypocrite when he talks about traditional marriage, therefore we can summarily dismiss anything he proposes regardless of their merits.” It doesn’t make any kind of logical sense, but most Americans don’t care about logic. That’s too much like thinking, and thinking hurts our brains.

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By: Dave Ethington https://archives.lessig.org/?p=2623#comment-4927 Mon, 12 Jul 2004 22:53:17 +0000 http://lessig.org/blog/2004/07/the_what_hatch_doesnt_get_list.html#comment-4927 I’m sure there are many people who take exception with Hatch’s views on marriage and with that statement in particular. My point was that nowhere in the Mormon faith is there justification for the abominable INDUCE act, so why even bring it up?

As one of his constituents, I used to feel he was pretty clued in and fairly represented our state. But now I think he’s really lost all sense of balance. He knows he’ll get re-elected no matter what, and that most of Utah (and the country) pays no attention to Intellectual property issues. The induce act didn’t even make the local papers (as far as I could find, anyway).

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By: Rob https://archives.lessig.org/?p=2623#comment-4926 Mon, 12 Jul 2004 20:52:18 +0000 http://lessig.org/blog/2004/07/the_what_hatch_doesnt_get_list.html#comment-4926 I think he was insinuating that Hatch is a hypocrite by talking about traditional marriage being the norm for 5000 years while the old Mormon practice of polygamy is “untraditional”. It all depends what you consider “traditional” I suppose. To a Mormon in those days, I’m sure polygamy was traditional.

I’m more interested in this “simple and compelling reason” Hatch mentions. I doubt it is simple or particularly compelling.

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By: Dave Ethington https://archives.lessig.org/?p=2623#comment-4925 Mon, 12 Jul 2004 14:28:02 +0000 http://lessig.org/blog/2004/07/the_what_hatch_doesnt_get_list.html#comment-4925 Hatch is a Mormon.

So am I. What does that have to do with the Induce act?

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By: Barry D Bayer https://archives.lessig.org/?p=2623#comment-4924 Mon, 12 Jul 2004 12:11:16 +0000 http://lessig.org/blog/2004/07/the_what_hatch_doesnt_get_list.html#comment-4924 Pat Leahy is listed as a co-sponsor of INDUCE!
Is my information incorrect?
If not, why is Leahy getting a pass on this one?

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By: Edward https://archives.lessig.org/?p=2623#comment-4923 Fri, 09 Jul 2004 16:48:06 +0000 http://lessig.org/blog/2004/07/the_what_hatch_doesnt_get_list.html#comment-4923 I’m not a fan of Andrew Sullivan but here is an excerpt from his blog suggesting something else Hatch doesn’t get:

QUOTE OF THE DAY: “For a simple and compelling reason, traditional marriage has been the norm in every political community for 5,000 years.” – Senator Orrin Hatch, National Review. Hatch is a Mormon.

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