[Vision2020] Liberalism and Diversity on the Palouse
bill london
london@moscow.com
Sat, 03 Jan 2004 10:12:48 -0800
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G-
I am confused.
In your post, you wrote: "....I want to thank Steve Wells for posting
links to my Credenda articles. If I am going to be tried and convicted
based on what I said, I want to have really said it. I don't want to be
misrepresented....."
OK. Now, please respond directly--were your views misrepresented by
Wells? Specifically, what did Wells get wrong? Please include the
citations to your writings that will set the record straight.
thanks BL
Gregory C Dickison wrote:
> Dear Visionaries:
>
>
>
> A few points, and then I'm outta here.
>
>
>
> First, thanks to all of you who so cogently proved me wrong on the
> point of my original post. You have obviously been keeping up with
> what is going on, digesting it thoughtfully, and responding with
> level-headed rational argument. No witch hunts here. I guess you
> showed me.
>
>
>
> Second, (and from here on out, I'm serious - I promise) I want to
> thank Steve Wells for posting links to my Credenda articles. If I am
> going to be tried and convicted based on what I said, I want to have
> really said it. I don't want to be misrepresented, as I was by Rose
> Huskey's inaccurate recollection of what I said during the Proposition
> 1 forum, or by Joan Opyr's always witty yet misleading and overly
> simplistic summary of what she thinks I believe.
>
>
>
> Third, I am more than willing to reconsider and revise anything I have
> written. It is the Word of God that is infallible, not Greg Dickison.
> If you think I have misinterpreted it, you are free to let me know and
> I will be happy to discuss it. I am always up for learning more and
> deepening my understanding. But if the only response you have is, "I
> can't believe you said that and you are evil because you did," then we
> are not going to get very far. Keely Mix vehemently disagrees with me,
> but she at least understands the world-view I operate in. I sincerely
> thank her for the invitation to talk.
>
>
>
> Fourth, Steve Wells wants to investigate my views of the legal system,
> since I am a public defender, and Rose Huskey has kindly published a
> copy of her letter to the Latah County commissioners. The very
> legitimate questions asked have been asked explicitly and publicly
> before: how can I believe what I do and be a criminal defense lawyer?
> For one thing, it is not necessary to believe that robbery, theft,
> murder, rape, battery, driving under the influence, speeding or any
> other crime are "legitimate alternative lifestyles" in order to
> zealously represent someone accused of such. The same goes for sexual
> preference. When it comes to the job I do for people, it just doesn't
> matter. If anything, I am more careful with a homosexual client,
> because I don't want to give any occasion for people to make silly
> accusations. I also understand the difference between reformation and
> revolution. The gospel works like leaven in a loaf of bread, not like
> the 101st Airborne. While there is much about our legal system I think
> is misguided, it is the system I am currently stuck with. I try to do
> the best that I can for my clients with the tools that I have to work
> with. I think I do a pretty good job (there are judges who will not
> hesitate to tell me if I don't). I love the work, I sincerely like and
> enjoy my clients, and I get great pleasure out of doing my part to
> keep an overreaching and all-too-powerful State at bay.
>
>
>
> Finally, my purpose in posting my last missive was not to start
> another shrill discussion. It was simply to make a point, and I am
> satisfied I have made it. This post is as far as I intend to carry it.
> To the extent there is any conspiracy or I have an agenda, it is this:
> Christ died for sinners, of whom I am chief. He died to free me from
> my sins; he rose from the dead that I might live with him forever. He
> calls me to live according to his word, and I want to figure out what
> that means. That's it. I am happy to explore that with anyone at all,
> and go wherever it might lead.
>
>
>
> Blessings...really.
>
>
>
> Gregory C. Dickison
>
> Lawyer & Counselor at Law
>
> 208 S. Main #2 / PO Box 8846
>
> Moscow, Idaho 83843
>
> Tel: (208) 882-4009
>
> Fax: (208) 882-1001
>
>
>
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G-<br>
I am confused. <br>
In your post, you wrote: "....<font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">I want to thank Steve
Wells for posting links to my Credenda articles.
If I am going to be tried and convicted based on what I said, I want to
have
really said it. I don’t want to be misrepresented....."<br>
OK. Now, please respond directly--were your views misrepresented by
Wells? Specifically, what did Wells get wrong? Please include the
citations to your writings that will set the record straight.<br>
thanks BL<br>
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Gregory C Dickison wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Dear Visionaries:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">A few points, and then
I’m outta here.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">First, thanks to all of
you who so cogently proved me wrong
on the point of my original post. You have obviously been keeping up
with what
is going on, digesting it thoughtfully, and responding with
level-headed
rational argument. No witch hunts here. I guess you showed me.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Second, (and from here on
out, I’m serious – I
promise) I want to thank Steve Wells for posting links to my Credenda
articles.
If I am going to be tried and convicted based on what I said, I want to
have
really said it. I don’t want to be misrepresented, as I was by Rose
Huskey’s inaccurate recollection of what I said during the Proposition
1
forum, or by Joan Opyr’s always witty yet misleading and overly
simplistic summary of what she thinks I believe.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Third, I am more than
willing to reconsider and revise
anything I have written. It is the Word of God that is infallible, not
Greg
Dickison. If you think I have misinterpreted it, you are free to let me
know
and I will be happy to discuss it. I am always up for learning more and
deepening my understanding. But if the only response you have is, “I
can’t believe you said that and you are evil because you did,” then
we are not going to get very far. Keely Mix vehemently disagrees with
me, but
she at least understands the world-view I operate in. I sincerely thank
her for
the invitation to talk.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Fourth, Steve Wells wants
to investigate my views of the
legal system, since I am a public defender, and Rose Huskey has kindly
published a copy of her letter to the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Latah</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
commissioners. The very legitimate questions asked have been asked
explicitly
and publicly before: how can I believe what I do and be a criminal
defense
lawyer? For one thing, it is not necessary to believe that robbery,
theft,
murder, rape, battery, driving under the influence, speeding or any
other crime
are “legitimate alternative lifestyles” in order to zealously
represent someone accused of such. The same goes for sexual preference.
When it
comes to the job I do for people, it just doesn’t matter. If anything,
I
am more careful with a homosexual client, because I don’t want to give
any occasion for people to make silly accusations. I also understand
the
difference between reformation and revolution. The gospel works like
leaven in
a loaf of bread, not like the 101<sup>st</sup> Airborne. While there is
much
about our legal system I think is misguided, it is the system I am
currently
stuck with. I try to do the best that I can for my clients with the
tools that
I have to work with. I think I do a pretty good job (there are judges
who will
not hesitate to tell me if I don’t). I love the work, I sincerely like
and enjoy my clients, and I get great pleasure out of doing my part to
keep an
overreaching and all-too-powerful State at bay.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Finally, my purpose in
posting my last missive was not to
start another shrill discussion. It was simply to make a point, and I
am
satisfied I have made it. This post is as far as I intend to carry it.
To the
extent there is any conspiracy or I have an agenda, it is this: Christ
died for
sinners, of whom I am chief. He died to free me from my sins; he rose
from the
dead that I might live with him forever. He calls me to live according
to his
word, and I want to figure out what that means. That’s it. I am happy
to
explore that with anyone at all, and go wherever it might lead.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Blessings…really.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Gregory C. Dickison</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Lawyer & Counselor at
Law</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">208 S. Main #2 / <st1:address
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style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Moscow</span></font></st1:City><font
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style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">, <st1:State w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">83843</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Tel: (208) 882-4009</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Fax: (208) 882-1001</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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