[rant]

[Obi2Kenobi]

I am aware of my arguement's flaws. It has a whole Clintonesque feel to it (define "excessive").

You are an excellent example of what I was speaking about Obi2Kenobi. Your example about corporal punishment perhaps reveals more than you intend it to. You expressed your opinion that “excessive corporal punishment” against a child is bad.

Well, I believe that excessive corporal punishment is bad for anyone, let alone children. :)

While I would say that most of us would agree with that

Hence the reason I included

...the qualifier “excessive”...

I can rephrase this to say that you support parents hitting their children. I realize that this probably has a more negative connotation when written this way than you had hoped to imply, but stick with me for a bit.

You're right, it does. :)
You imply too much. Mayhap I should have used abuse instead of excessive corporal punishment.

I'll finish this later (just so you know I'm not ignoring the rest of your arguement).