Originally Posted by roachboy

cimmaron, i made the case i set out to make as clearly as i can. if you want to do the move that you attempt above, which really is to swap out adjective for noun, that's your prerogative. i find it a strange move, but perhaps you have a rationale that's of interest. that i cannot imagine what it would be is maybe my limitation. so do tell, cimmaron, why the adjective "illegal" entirely supplants everything else. and then perhaps you can show how an "illegal" joint is the same as an "illegal" murder because that's where your fine argument appears to be heading. but perhaps i'm wrong. so do tell.