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As the right of each sentient being to live in accordance with its normal cultural evolution is considered sacred, no Starfleet personnel may interfere with the normal and healthy development of alien life and culture. Such interference includes introducing superior knowledge, strength, or technology to a world whose society is incapable of handling such advantages wisely. Starfleet personnel may not violate this Prime Directive, even to save their lives and/or their ships, unless they are acting to right an earlier violation or an accidental contamination of said culture. This directive takes precedence over any and all other considerations, and carries with it the highest moral obligation.

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Originally posted by CrevanReaver:
Here's something that must be mentioned. Starfleet's Prime Directive reads:

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As the right of each sentient being to live in accordance with its normal cultural evolution is considered sacred, no Starfleet personnel may interfere with the normal and healthy development of alien life and culture. Such interference includes introducing superior knowledge, strength, or technology to a world whose society is incapable of handling such advantages wisely. Starfleet personnel may not violate this Prime Directive, even to save their lives and/or their ships, unless they are acting to right an earlier violation or an accidental contamination of said culture. This directive takes precedence over any and all other considerations, and carries with it the highest moral obligation.

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http://www.thefrpg.net/jag/genorders.htm

In a word: Leave people alone. The Prime Directive is consistent with a philosophy of minimal government. The idiot control freak that needs to poke his socialist nose into everyone's lives would have been a Starfleet washout faster than Jeremiah Wright can say "God damn America".

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Originally posted by Fremdfirma:
So ?

I mean, Shrub had Jeff Gannon, and their "special relationship" was a little more than a thrill up someones leg.

You really expect the mainstream media NOT to suck up to someone who could do them real harm by doing naught more than calling them to account for their own conduct of the past six years ?

Shit dude, I expected them to be sucking up HARDER.

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Originally posted by Kwicko:
So how do you rate the previous administration's application of the prime directive? I'm just curious, because you certainly seem to have no love for the current resident of 1600 Pennsylvania.

Did you support the invasion of Iraq, or were you more of a "leave people alone" guy then? Did you support that particular "idiot control freak that needs to poke his nose into everyone's lives" via warrnatless wiretaps on all electronic communications?

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Frankly I despise GWB as much as I despise BHO!

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Frankly I despise GWB as much as I despise BHO!

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Good deal then. Just wanted to know where you stand.

Thanks for clarifying.

I had hoped for the best with Obama, but I'm rapidly losing faith in his ability to NOT be bought and sold like all those before him. Could be the job's just too big for one man...

Mike

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