Prime Directive (was: RE: [thechat] READ AT YOUR OWN RISK: Open Letter to America from a Canadian)

[Jackson Yee]

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From: "Quackamoe" <quackamoe at yahoo.com>
To: <thechat at lists.evolt.org>
Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 11:04
Subject: Prime Directive (was: RE: [thechat] READ AT YOUR OWN RISK: Open
Letter to America from a Canadian)


> So, has anybody seen any episode of any ST series
> wherein the Prime Directive is even mentioned when it
> isn't being broken, bent, or somehow circumvented?

I can't say that I do, but since I stopped watching Star Trek after the first
year of the Voyager debacle, I really can't claim to have seen any of the
newer episodes either.

I think this is pretty much the case with laws in general though.  The
conversation never go

A: "Hey!  Why don't we do this?  This would solve all of our problems!"
B: "That's against this certain law."
A: "You're right, old chap.  Let us try another solution."

but instead go along the lines of

A: "Hey!  Why don't we do this?  This would solve all of our problems!"
B: "That's against this certain law."
A: "Well, is there any way around this law?"
B: "Let me look it up and see if I can find any obscure loop holes that would
allow us to throughly disobey the law just like the U.S. tax codes!"
A: "Sounds good!"

Regards,
Jackson Yee
jyee at vt.edu
http://www.jacksonyee.com/