Posted on 04/23/2009 1:09:57 PM PDT by GeronL
Paducah TX.The 32 delegates sat in a smal room around regular tables on metal folding chairs drinking from paper cups from jugs of sweet iced tea and bottles of soda. The speaker stood at the center where a small stage, hastily built from bricks and plywood sat in a clearing.
"... as we face the final days of our lives I would like to say I am proud of what I have done. I am proud to be giving my life for the ideals of freedom and liberty. I know we all are, even if we are frightened. Thank You" he finished before taking his seat at the table with a small cardboard sign reading Cottle County.
Another man stood up from the table marked King County and walked onto the platform. He looked at down at the sheet of paper in his hand and began his statement.
"Let me begin by addressing those watching on the webcam all over the world. Especially to those within the government of the United States.
"I realize that our ideas and our beliefs are not shared by you or maybe even a majority of Americans, but we used to believe that minorities had rights too. We used to believe that freedom of thought, opinion, speech and assembly and expression were important.
"Now I stand here for the last time, giving possibly my last breathe to beseech the American people to search their souls and ask themselves if this is really what they want to do. Is this really the right thing?
"For it is murder. Not just the murder of thousands of innocent people condemn for a desire to be free of oppression, but the murder of liberty itself. As your tanks ram through the day care centers, schools and churches of these counties, know that you are on the side of evil. You might just be pawns and bit players but it will condemn your souls.
"Let my people go Mr President. Let us remain free peoples America. Let us all stand together united in freedom under the Constitution once again!
He muttered a "thank you" as he stepped off the stage and returned to his seat.
"I call this meeting to order now that our opening speeches are completed. Of course there is only one real question we must vote on. The same as the last several meetings. Should we surrender?" said a man who stood behind a table marked Borden County.
The 32 men and women took turns and the result was a vote of 32-0 against a surrender.
"Well I suppose thats that then" said the man who was standing and acting as Moderator. "It has been a pleasure meeting you, knowing you, fighting beside you and now dying with you. This meeting is hereby closed".
US Army and National Guard tanks and other vehicles began moving again toward the small town of Paducah. The attack helicopters flew in advance and began strafing homes and barns they encountered.The US military encountered sporadic resistance here and there from the Citizens Defense Leagues. These were usually very easily dispatched by aerial attack or bombardment from tanks and artillery from a distance.
Soon the 8-county area was a large battlefield. The outcome was pretty much a certainty.
These were the final holdouts after the government of the US had turned to tyranny. These counties had tried to become their own country as a last resort.
So this is how freedom dies. Under the treads of tanks.
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Don’t you just love how The One is allowing Congress to convince him to do the witch hunting of the previous Administration? I am seriously starting to lose sleep over all this crap.
If you’re writing a book, how about a happier ending.
I can’t post those ideas.
Oh I got a bunch of 'em.
Not one is suitable for this forum.
A few hundred families would be able to exert an enormous influence on a county with a thousand or fewer residents. Imagine the County Board (called Commissioners Courts here) were all liberty-minded conservatives as would be the local judge and sheriff. It could work.
Privatizing roads, schools, libraries and all that would be a good start. It would be a great experiment in liberty to say the least.
By the way rural King County gave more than 93% of its votes to McCain and less than 5% to Obama. (village idiots)
The counties I was thinking about are... Baylor, Borden, Cottle, Foard (Faord?), King, Knox, Shackelford, and Throckmorton. I think those are the ones.
Thoughts?
We win. The End.
No, I’m not writing a book... although I am writing a ‘space western’ short story at the present time.
that would be a good ending
“take my love
take my land
take me where I can not stand
I don’t care because I’m still free
You can’t take the sky from me”
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How many members do they have? Do they have any print media? radio stations under their control yet?
nice
Hey, I have been to everyone of those counties. God’s Country.
I think Free State Texas would be good. Those 8 counties could be a place to try out these ideas.
Bump.
How about eternity in the Kingdom, while our foes wail and gnash their teeth in the eternal fires of hell?
Prepare for the inevitable. They’re not going to all of a sudden start following the rule of law and act like reasonable human beings. The end game is afoot.
You can hear that distant thunder.
See my tagline...
Now we’re talkin!
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