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To: Tench_Coxe

Yup-

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Name me ONE of the first Ten Amendments, of our “unalienable rights,” which has not been abridged by our bureaucracy?

Government is like a living organism.

It wants to grow, spread out, and reproduce.

Expanding government is the tool politicians use to sell themselves.

The politician is always looking for some crisis to fix.

—Conservatives: Public safety, national security, decency (imposing morality).

—Liberals: Social safety net, environment, egalitarianism.

In the end, they both do the same thing - slowly grow government in scope, manpower and budget.

Will America wake up and realize that this is just another form of tyranny imposed by a technocracy instead of a king or despot?


11 posted on 08/22/2025 5:50:05 PM PDT by Red6
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To: Red6

“Name me ONE of the first Ten Amendments, of our “unalienable rights,” which has not been abridged by our bureaucracy?”

The Third Amendment. Quartering really pissed off the FFs as that amendment was right after the RKBA.


18 posted on 08/23/2025 2:24:36 AM PDT by rxh4n1
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To: Red6

Yep. And the precedent set by one side becomes a tool for the other side when it is their turn in power. Can’t you just imagine the left’s use of presidential declarations of emergency when it is on the other foot?


20 posted on 08/23/2025 2:48:52 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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