A Matter Of Allegiance And Why One Might Wisely Withold It

http://www.fredoneverything.net/FOE_Frame_Column.htm ^

[Constitutionalist Conservative]

Democracy is, as P.J. O'Rourke (IIRC) put it, two wolves and a sheep voting on what's for dinner.

In a constitutional republic, the sheep is off the menu, no matter what the wolves want.

To put it another way, in a constitutional republic, the majority cannot vote to have the minority boiled in oil, no matter how well the idea is polling.

[Constitutionalist Conservative]

Fred Reed, I believe, has truly done what he advocates: after many decades as a good-ole-boy journalist/columnist (including many years with the Washington Times), he has seceded from the U.S. I think he's living in some remote corner of Mexico now.

While I sympathize with much of his analysis, I don't accept his conclusion. For its many faults, there's still no better place on earth to live.

[metesky]

fredsh!tsoneverything.com

[MamaTexan]

Very nice!

I've saved it for my daughters *school* we have together in the summer. :)

No one understands what the word 'allegiance' means, anymore. A lot of people will post comments just ROASTING people who are uncomfortable saying the Pledge.

They can flame away. I've always been uncomfortable with it since I found out it means fealty.

I can't believe no on remembers Americans in the colonial times flat refusing to swear fealty to the King of England, yet Americans do it every day, and never bat an eye.

The Constitution says we can be bound by 'oath or affirmation', and that's exactly what the Pledge IS.

An oath to obey a federal government, when IT should actually be obeying US!

[Old Sarge]

Blog pimp.

[international american]

ROTF

[international american]

Hmmm.....looks alot like Joe to me......

[Disambiguator]

That nun looks like Audrey Hepburn.

[international american]

Blog Pimp, Blog Pimp
Whatcha Gonna DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[Just another Joe]

Hmmm.....looks alot like Joe to me......

OK. lol, Just another Pimp.

[international american]

And I pimp my little blog
on the FReepers
on the FReepers
on the FReepers
I pimp my little blog
on the FReepers

[Irontank]

"[I] never understood [what a republican government was and] I believe no other man ever did or ever will."
---John Adams

[Mr. Jeeves]

That nun looks like Audrey Hepburn.

Oustanding makeup artists they've got in the convents, these days. ;)

[Navy Patriot]

Me first ends when patriot begins.

[teenyelliott]

Bravo!!

I'm a model you know what I mean
And I do my little turn on the catwalk
Yeah on the catwalk on the catwalk yeah
I do my little turn on the catwalk

I'm too sexy for my car too sexy for my car
Too sexy by far
And I'm too sexy for my hat
Too sexy for my hat what do you think about that

[clearsight]

Yes and they must come get you because of their weakness (fear of individuals and their private thoughts). Why would a govt with apparently unlimited power be afraid of free thinkers ? Because they rely on the brain washed mob rule principle.

[hiredhand]

You're probably correct!

[peacebaby]

If he goes to a deserted island, what's he going to do with his trailer? His stereo? His library? His cesspool of academic intelligensia?

[peacebaby]

thinking this over, right freds dead, I think you are guilty of class envy.

[clearsight]

One must prepare for the worst senario. An exit strategy is not an admission of cowardice, but of wise planning; an alternate site to retreat to. Another rendezvous point where the group can reorganize itself and prepare for another opportunity to maybe live in peace and be left alone.