HappyG wrote:
Auld Lang Syne would be more appropriate this year. How can we rejoice in our freedoms, when they are disapearing at such an alarming rate? Michelle Obama said, in a speech, that this is the first time she loved her country. It is the first time, I'm really embarrassed and worried for us. In the past, I knew we would overcome, but now, the oppression is moving at such a fast pace, I'm not so sure. Once people get used to something "for nothing", it's hard to take away. FDR and Lyndon Johnson proved that.
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03 July 2009 07:42:58
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Lucente wrote:
Happy,
Auld Lang Syne -- very funny.
You are right, though, there is certainly less to celebrate this Fourth than in past years.
~tjl~
Auld Lang Syne -- very funny.
You are right, though, there is certainly less to celebrate this Fourth than in past years.
~tjl~
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03 July 2009 16:26:08
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JT wrote:
Really sucks to celebrate our country's
birthday, while we have a bonified
Fascist Marxist President in the White House.
birthday, while we have a bonified
Fascist Marxist President in the White House.
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04 July 2009 09:53:12
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CBrown519 wrote:
JT,
I agree with your sentiment.\
Just curoius though, from your point of view:would that be just a result of being yet the greatest country on Earth - IMHO - or a serious flaw in the system?
I agree with your sentiment.\
Just curoius though, from your point of view:would that be just a result of being yet the greatest country on Earth - IMHO - or a serious flaw in the system?
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05 July 2009 15:44:47
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JT wrote:
CB,
I'm not sure what you mean?
I'm not sure what you mean?
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06 July 2009 07:54:27
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CBrown519 wrote:
JT,
It is our current form/system of governemt that allowed this radical facist to achieve his post. Is that a flaw in the system, or is the result just an ultimate and unfortunate inevitability?
It is our current form/system of governemt that allowed this radical facist to achieve his post. Is that a flaw in the system, or is the result just an ultimate and unfortunate inevitability?
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06 July 2009 21:14:05
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JT wrote:
CB,
If your a progressive or a neo-con,
then there is no flaw in the current system
as it stands, since progressives love big government
and I do believe it is the current form/system of
government that allowed Obama, to expand the
government .It started with the Father of American Fascism
Woodrow Wilson, and his faithful follower
FDR, it was their combination of
Fascism and Communism, that spawned the radical
we have now, A guy who took over GM and wiped
the shareholders out! A true fascist hates the
concept of private property, of course he justified
this by calling the shareholders greedy speculators
can you imagine calling retired teachers and police
officers who's pension funds were invested in those
shares greedy.
Maybe my good buddy Bearcat can come on here
and explain how Obama's destruction of Capitalism
will help those retirees, if you don't know, Bearcat, is
the type of liberal who believes if you take an engine/capitalism
out of a car/economy, it will run better and forever!
If your a progressive or a neo-con,
then there is no flaw in the current system
as it stands, since progressives love big government
and I do believe it is the current form/system of
government that allowed Obama, to expand the
government .It started with the Father of American Fascism
Woodrow Wilson, and his faithful follower
FDR, it was their combination of
Fascism and Communism, that spawned the radical
we have now, A guy who took over GM and wiped
the shareholders out! A true fascist hates the
concept of private property, of course he justified
this by calling the shareholders greedy speculators
can you imagine calling retired teachers and police
officers who's pension funds were invested in those
shares greedy.
Maybe my good buddy Bearcat can come on here
and explain how Obama's destruction of Capitalism
will help those retirees, if you don't know, Bearcat, is
the type of liberal who believes if you take an engine/capitalism
out of a car/economy, it will run better and forever!
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06 July 2009 21:51:22
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CBrown519 wrote:
JT, Can I take it from your post, your neither a progressive, nor a neo-con? Applying your post to my question, then, our system is flawed?
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06 July 2009 22:33:16
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JT wrote:
CB, yes I.m neither a progressive or a
neo-con. By system do you mean Constitution?
or the way the government is run?
neo-con. By system do you mean Constitution?
or the way the government is run?
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07 July 2009 07:39:35
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CBrown519 wrote:
I am talking about the form of our government, as laid out in the U.S. Constitution, yes.
I do realize that we have not been "governed" constitutionally for quite a long time, now, and our law makers are not just treading down some slippery slope term after term after term, but have been writing in the muck amd mire for decades.
But, it is quite the openness in our Constitution that allows for the likes of the current auto maker-, banker-, insurance man-, commander-in-chief to have attained his position, since there are but TWO requirements for being able to hold the post: being a natural-born U.S. citizen and having attained the age of 35.
This is to what I was referring: is this a flaw, or one of the things that makes our defined form of governemt so great?
I do realize that we have not been "governed" constitutionally for quite a long time, now, and our law makers are not just treading down some slippery slope term after term after term, but have been writing in the muck amd mire for decades.
But, it is quite the openness in our Constitution that allows for the likes of the current auto maker-, banker-, insurance man-, commander-in-chief to have attained his position, since there are but TWO requirements for being able to hold the post: being a natural-born U.S. citizen and having attained the age of 35.
This is to what I was referring: is this a flaw, or one of the things that makes our defined form of governemt so great?
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08 July 2009 07:44:38
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JT wrote:
"openness in our Constitution" I'm going to take
that as a "living Constitution" which allows the
current auto maker-,banker-,insurance man-,
commander-in- chief along with the media's help
to ignore ONE of the TWO requirements for being
the President.
I don't think there's any flaw in our Constitution,
IF, like the New Testament, it's followed as written.
that as a "living Constitution" which allows the
current auto maker-,banker-,insurance man-,
commander-in- chief along with the media's help
to ignore ONE of the TWO requirements for being
the President.
I don't think there's any flaw in our Constitution,
IF, like the New Testament, it's followed as written.
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08 July 2009 12:12:42
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Susan wrote:
A good and informative website, http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/charters.html
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22 July 2009 01:48:36
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Stacey wrote:
Just happened to stumble onto this site and I totally agree with most of the comments!! Our Founding Fathers would be ashamed to see how the country is being run now. Scary. Great site!
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Happy Independence Day!
It was on this date 233 years ago that the United States was born. On July 2, 1776, the congress, in closed session, approved the resolution of independence.
John Adams thought today would be the day that Americans would celebrate independence based on that vote. On July 3, 1776, in a letter to his wife Abigail, Adams wrote, "The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forever more."
Of course, public opinion is sometimes hard to predict. From the very beginning, Americans chose to celebrate independence on July 4, the date shown on the Declaration of Independence.
However, regardless of the date, we need to remember the ideas behind the Declaration of Independence. We were declaring ourselves independent of overbearing government. It marked the beginning of the greatest experiment in self-government in history. The ideas expressed, while not new, were still profound. It set in motion the idea that humans are capable of, and by right should, govern themselves and that the citizens, not subjects, should be free to pursue their dreams, wants and desires so long as they do not interfere in the rights of others to do the same.
Somehow, along the way, we have forgotten that. Our Framers would be aghast of how overbearing today's government has become. And it becomes larger and more intrusive by the day.
Hopefully, Americans will take this Independence Day to reflect on what it really means and how relevant, especially today, the words of the Declaration of Independence are and make a renewed effort of returning our government to our founding ideals.
category | Liberty
author | Lucente