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The republic is dead, and a storm is coming
Personal Liberty ^ | 3/27/2015 | Staff

Posted on 03/27/2015 3:53:08 AM PDT by HomerBohn

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To: HomerBohn

The situation is bad, obviously, and well-advanced.

But that doesn’t mean the republic is dead.

The republic is only dead if we surrender, like the writer of this piece, or if we are dead.


21 posted on 03/27/2015 5:16:40 AM PDT by EternalVigilance
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To: HomerBohn

the dream, the great experiment of America, has failed

I don’t believe it failed. I believe it was destroyed. But it can be reborn. Sadly I fear that it will involve a lot of bloodshed. Hopefully I am wrong about the bloodshed part.


22 posted on 03/27/2015 5:19:39 AM PDT by rfreedom4u (Do you know who Barry Soetoro is?)
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To: Dick Bachert

Our country is being destroyed by Marxists and you are concerned about the military industrial complex. Who is really part of the problem?


23 posted on 03/27/2015 5:26:10 AM PDT by Rider on the Rain
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To: NFHale

On the rear window of my car is a decal of the U.S. & Israeli flags and the words “Genesis 12, 3”.

Three-fourths of what we Christians call the Holy Bible consists of the Old Testament.

Despite the evil that infests the White House, let millions of Americans bless Israel & pray for her survival. We will surely be blessed as the Lord promised Abraham.


24 posted on 03/27/2015 5:36:35 AM PDT by elcid1970 ("O Muslim! My bullets are dipped in pig grease.")
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To: HomerBohn

The storm has come, but hasn’t built to its full fury yet. Obama is our judgment from God and ISIS is going to have its way because of him. I think it is too late for repentance now, which should have come after 9/11. We still had opportunity after that, but people did not want to take the time to stop and reflect, repent and change their lives. They just wanted to somehow get back to how it was before 9/11. Apathy and unbelief brought us to this point. We can personally repent, but a national repentance will never come. Abortion was our undoing, and now, with homosexual rights taking the forefront, it shows that God has given us over for judgment. Scripture explains this, for those who are willing to read about it, but most people have become deluded into thinking that America replaces Israel and we are somehow safe from judgment. We’re going to find out the truth very soon. Obama has invited our enemies in and we’ll reap the harvest of our arrogance and sin.


25 posted on 03/27/2015 5:56:46 AM PDT by Shery (Pray for righteousness to be restored and for the peace of Jerusalem.)
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To: elcid1970

True that.


26 posted on 03/27/2015 6:05:17 AM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: NFHale
Operation is called Jade Helm.

Anagram for Jade Helm is Hadj El Me

Hajji (sometimes spelled Hadji, Haji or El-Hajj) is an honorific title given to a Muslim person who has successfully completed the Hajj to Mecca, as well as a derogatory term used by American military personnel towards Arabs, Muslims and Middle Easterners in general.

Just sayin..

27 posted on 03/27/2015 6:52:34 AM PDT by CygnusXI (Im back!)
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To: Balding_Eagle

Dunno.
The most common mistake of bad guys (and tyrants) is overreaching. They spend to much effort and too many resources suppress those who oppose them.
A smart tyrant would just keep track of them and anyone who listened to their message. It is only necessary to suppress someone if it looks like they might accomplish something.
Apathy, not fear, is a Tyrant’s best friend.


28 posted on 03/27/2015 6:57:20 AM PDT by Little Ray (How did I end up in this hand-basket, and why is it getting so hot?)
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To: Balding_Eagle

Being in the eye of the storm does not mean the storm is over. Just because troops are not garrisoned in our homes (yet?) does not mean the other original 10 are safe and secure.

He’s more right than wrong, by far. I can’t, for the life of me, find where govt has NOT intruded (IE: Net Neutrality may make your point moot), where their PERMISSION is not required or our property not presumed to be theirs.

Our Republic has been laid waste for over a century now. Some would argue is died in the War Between the States (as the ‘Civil War’ is technically incorrect).


29 posted on 03/27/2015 6:57:46 AM PDT by i_robot73 ("A man chooses. A slave obeys." - Andrew Ryan)
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To: EternalVigilance
The republic is only dead if we surrender, like the writer of this piece, or if we are dead.

"The Republic" is an idea and an idea is dead when no one believes in it any more, remembers what it was or knows/cares what it is supposed to be.

The progressives have been in charge of both parties and most of GuvCo since Bush the elder took over in 1989.

How many generations have been born since and all they know about our Republic is whatever it has become?

How many generations remain who do remember what we used to be and who also had the benefit of a slightly better public education that included American history and civics?

Those who want to fundamentally transform US simply have to outlive us. Once we're gone, that's it. We take it with us.

The melting pot is broken and the schools have become indoctrination centers. No one is filling the well with new to take our place.

30 posted on 03/27/2015 7:23:22 AM PDT by GBA (Just a hick in paradise)
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To: GBA

Well, some millions of us are teaching our own children.


31 posted on 03/27/2015 7:46:30 AM PDT by EternalVigilance
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To: CygnusXI

????
Are you sure you meant to reply to me, friend?


32 posted on 03/27/2015 7:52:20 AM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: EternalVigilance
Well, some millions of us are teaching our own children.

That Mike and the Mechanics song Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) was ahead of its time:

Swear allegiance to the flag
Whatever flag they offer
Never hint at what you really feel
Teach the children quietly
For someday sons and daughters
Will rise up and fight while we stood still

33 posted on 03/27/2015 8:05:42 AM PDT by GBA (Just a hick in paradise)
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To: Shery
I agree with your assessment. This nation is under judgement. I don't think, though, that national repentance is impossible, highly unlikely at this stage, but with God, all things are possible.
34 posted on 03/27/2015 8:13:56 AM PDT by Jay Thomas (If not for my faith in Christ, I would despair.)
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To: GBA

“If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without blood shed; if you will not fight when your victory is sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves.”

— Winston Churchill, 1948


35 posted on 03/27/2015 8:34:08 AM PDT by EternalVigilance
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To: Shery

Agreed...your words ring of truth.


36 posted on 03/27/2015 8:36:49 AM PDT by who knows what evil? (Yehovah saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.com)
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To: NFHale

I just clicked on anyone just to reply. Wasn’t directed at you :)


37 posted on 03/27/2015 8:49:45 AM PDT by CygnusXI (Im back!)
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To: i_robot73; Little Ray

Our freedom is under attack, of that there is no doubt, but it has been under attack since our founding.

It also can be argued that we have less freedom today than we did even 5 years ago, and certainly far less freedom than 200 years ago.

But our freedoms aren’t gone, to claim so is just nuts.

Worse, the author is essentially throwing in the towel, no more point in fighting. Those are troll words, not words of a patriot.

We have a moral obligation to continue fighting, not only for those who gave their lives, but for our children, grandchildren, and yes, for all of those who follow after that.

The author needs to seek treatment for unwarranted depression.

See tagline.


38 posted on 03/27/2015 9:35:21 AM PDT by Balding_Eagle (The Gruber Revelations are proof that God is still smiling on America.)
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To: rfreedom4u

I believe that due to the severe damage that’s been done to the Constitution and to all tentacles of the central socialist government, including the judiciary, that a period of rule by a benevolent despot is required.

This now pitiful nation must be rebuilt with all the useless agencies and judiciary levels eliminated.

It’s definite, however, America is in for an agonizing famine.

The problem is the damage that will be done to America by its voluminous enemies.

All the traitors and their running dogs must be dealt with harshly.


39 posted on 03/28/2015 5:31:24 AM PDT by HomerBohn (God is just, but his justice cannot sleep forever!)
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To: Pontiac

You’re absolutely right!

We are not citizens, we’re faceless entities without soul or body: we’re consumers.


40 posted on 03/28/2015 5:33:57 AM PDT by HomerBohn (God is just, but his justice cannot sleep forever!)
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