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To: drewh
While I have deplored Christie's comments on other threads, I think that the way to handle him is by making it very clear that Liberty is more important than safety in the American context. That priority was established by the brave men who risked their "lives, their fortunes & their sacred honor" to sign the Declaration Of Independence.

Yes, hopefully Christie will get out and talk to more real Americans, about this. At least, one might hope, he will actually read the Declaration--very few do, although it is often quoted out of context by those who have not, and do not understand its function or philosophy.

Let us stand fast, in the meantime, and still hold out the olive branch to those who now insult us, in the hope that they will eventually join us in that stand. (It is not a bad thing to try to redeem those who have gone astray.)

William Flax

9 posted on 07/26/2013 9:35:26 AM PDT by Ohioan
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To: Ohioan

I hope that he will read the list of grievances, which are the heart of the Declaration. Our government more and more resembles that of King George.


10 posted on 07/26/2013 9:52:31 AM PDT by RobbyS
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To: Ohioan
From the article “President Obama has done nothing to change the policies of the Bush administration in the war on terrorism. And I mean practically nothing,” Mr. Christie said. “And you know why? Because they work.”

This is a false statement. Obama has gone out of his way to grant known terrorist the same constitutional protection as American Citizens. While at the same time, done nothing to curtail, and in some cases enhance, surveillance to law abiding US citizens.

But Obama is too cowardly to actually do what he says: pursue Terrorists; bring them to US soil; try them in US Court. Instead, he sends drones and kills them. Ironically this means that OBAMA 100% support any person, anywhere, US constitutional protection, unless of course, he first decides to kill you. This Monarchical approach has made us less safe because the we do not get intel from terrorist because we either kill them or in the off chance we actually capture one, we give them a lawyer.

So under Obama we are more watched and violated but less sage.

11 posted on 07/26/2013 9:59:22 AM PDT by 11th Commandment (http://www.thirty-thousand.org/)
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To: Ohioan

“...he will actually read the Declaration—very few do”

If they did, liberals would win fewer elections.


17 posted on 07/26/2013 1:11:24 PM PDT by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: Ohioan

>>>I think that the way to handle him is by making it very clear that Liberty is more important than safety in the American context.

In the American context, there is no safety without liberty. That’s actually what needs to be made clear to him.


43 posted on 07/27/2013 7:33:03 PM PDT by GoodDay
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