VANITY NOTICE: I've just learned that I am an "EXTREMIST!" WOO HOO!! [This is NOT an OPUS]

FreeRepublic.com | April 5th, 2005 | Jim Robinson

[Jim Robinson]

VANITY NOTICE: I've just learned that I am an "EXTREMIST!" WOO HOO!!

Nicest compliment I've received in a long time.

"Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice; moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue."

Y'all might want to be careful who you hang out with. If you are pro-God, pro-life, pro-family, pro-constitution, pro-Liberty, pro-America and post to FreeRepublic.com, you risk being labeled as an "extremist."

That puts you in the company of extremist folks like George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Ben Franklin, & Co.

As extremists, "We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately."

Speaking of quotes from our extremist forefathers, someone sent me these this morning:

George Washington - "..And let us indulge with caution the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion... Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail to the exclusion of religious principle."

John Adams - "Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other."

James Madison - "We've staked the whole future of American civilization not on the power of government, far from it. We have staked the future ...upon the capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves, to control ourselves, to sustain ourselves according to the Ten Commandments of God. The future and success of America is not in this Constitution, but in the laws of God upon which this Constitution is founded."

Noah Webster - "No truth is more evident to any mind than that the Christian religion must be the basis of any government intended to secure the rights and privileges of a free people."

See you at the March for Justice!!

May God continue to bless and watch over America and all her extremists!

[Kate of Spice Island]

I have OCD to go along with my extremities...

How have you been?

Kate

[alnick]

I see it as a civil dispute between family members to determine whether the legal guardian has the power to take a certain action.

And as a result, an innocent American was put to a slow death by dehydration and starvation.

[Modernman]

Would you have had any problem with walking up to her, putting a gun in her ear and pulling the trigger?

Sure.

[EveningStar]

Jim, I take issue with some of the things you have said on this tragic case. I say this not as a malcontent but rather as a proud freeper who continues to enjoy myself and post regularly on Free Republic (I post at several other places but FR is my home and the preponderance of my online activity is here). And I will continue to post here as long as I can.

Also, in the Schiavo case, I was against the removal of the feeding tube and I supported the actions of Bush and Congress. I don't believe that they were pandering to a bunch of holy roller theocrats and frankly I get tired of hearing that.

However, I feel that it is wrong to advocate that either of the Bushes should have taken executive action in defiance of a court order. Now, I don't believe that the court orders were wrong and I don't believe that judicial activism took place. I believe that there are two possibilities: (a) The judges followed the law but interpreted it incorrectly, in other words, they simply screwed up. (b) The judges followed the law and interpreted it correctly but the law itself was faulty and needs to be fixed. But even if the law had been illegal I feel that executive action by the Bushes would have still been wrong. It would have violated the separation of powers principle.

[DJ MacWoW]

It would have violated the separation of powers principle.

What about checks and balances?

[EveningStar]

Checks and balances = separation of powers. The hands of the Bushes were legally tied. Only a higher court can rule the decision of a lower court.

Also, if a judge screws up, he can be removed from office. If a law is bad, the legislature can fix it.

We must have faith in our system of government. It's why we are free.

[ruoflaw]

"Judge Greer's exact language is, 'Ordered and Adjudged that absent a stay from the appellate courts, the guardian, Michael Schiavo, shall cause the removal of nutrition and hydration from the ward, Theresa Marie Schiavo, at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, March 18, 2005,'" said Coleman, quoting from the three page order. "This is an order of execution."

[DJ MacWoW]

If that was true, schools would still be segregated. And what gave Greer the power to thumb his nose at a Federal Supoena for Terri? Or ignore Terri's right to legal representation? Our judges are out of control and need to be reigned in and Congress has the power and the right to do so.

[alnick]

Please watch the following very short video and then tell me if you still think TS was "near brain dead."

http://web.tampabay.rr.com/ccb/videos/Terri_Big_Eyes.rm

Thank you.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Y'all might want to be careful who you hang out with. If you are pro-God, pro-life, pro-family, pro-constitution, pro-Liberty, pro-America and post to FreeRepublic.com, you risk being labeled as an "extremist."

I'm also an extremist and proud of it!

Give them hell, Jim. LOL!!!

[EveningStar]

There are legal ways to deal with bad judges. Witness Alcee Hastings.

[shellshocked]

Love ya, hate ya, but one thing you are so far from that it isn't funny is an "extremist".

[DJ MacWoW]

There are legal ways to deal with bad judges.

There are indeed. My mush brain doesn't remember the name of the committee. The House Judiciary Committee?

[monkeywrench]

We elect them to congress?

[expatguy]

bookmarking!

[Jrabbit]

Extremist.....I like it! I shall wear the label, proudly!

[MOgirl]

Hello and Welcome to FR,

Glad to be here, and glad you are too, MOgirl

[wagglebee]

Another quote from the "extremist" Thomas Jefferson:
"That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."

[MeekOneGOP]

Amen! And what a GIF there. :)

[EveningStar]

Q: What does 144 stand for?
A: The combined IQ of the people in Alcee Hasting's district.