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If it's property they want, it's property they'll get
The Free Liberal ^ | June 29, 2005 | Stephen Gordon

Posted on 06/30/2005 8:33:04 AM PDT by Georgia_JimD

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To: Travis McGee
I like the concept of the Lost Liberty Hotel, but you can't push a string . ... .

You can, however, chop the string into short, seperate pieces. Alternately, the string can be braided with others like it to form a rope. And ropes can be very useful in such times.


41 posted on 06/30/2005 10:55:44 AM PDT by archy (The darkness will come. It will find you,and it will scare you like you've never been scared before.)
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To: Travis McGee
Many are already stating that the decision in Kelo renders the contract null and void.

We all know what happens to those who disagree with our "masters." Let's just hope that the next folks that do so, decide that it isn't the wisest idea to have a "discussion" with the paid servants of the "masters," but instead decide to talk things over with the "masters" themselves. Such discussions, if entered into persuasively enough by sufficient numbers of "servants," should serve to persuade the "masters" to significantly reduce the number of property seizures and other unconstitutional acts that the servants will have to endure in the future.

42 posted on 06/30/2005 10:57:09 AM PDT by Ancesthntr
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To: archy

Your example of a few pieces of string has proven over a long period of time to be an indispensible aid in persuading people to do the right thing.


43 posted on 06/30/2005 10:58:40 AM PDT by Ancesthntr
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To: houeto
Will the judiciary in this country ever be held accountable for these illegal activities?

Only by a much HIGHER Judge. Trampling on the peons only gets them in trouble. Our Supremes in black think they ARE that judge. What an awakening awaits.

44 posted on 06/30/2005 10:58:49 AM PDT by madison10
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To: Ancesthntr
The only way to set this right without considerable unpleasantness is for Pres Bush to appoint SC justices who are strict constructionists, like Thomas. And in order to do that, Frist must trigger the Constitutional option in the Senate. Just writing this down has made me realize that it is probably too late.
45 posted on 06/30/2005 11:08:16 AM PDT by 45Auto (Big holes are (almost) always better.)
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To: Travis McGee; All
To me, these are the defining issues of our times:

-Men(ace) in Black? SCOTUS goes Rogue...--

-Useless Eaters vs The Death Cult--

-Thunder on the Border-- (Minuteman Project)--

1- an unaccountable Judiciary.
2- whose life is it, anyway? Yours, or someone else's?
3- whose Country is it?

There are other vital issues, of course- but these three will determine just who we really are as a nation.

46 posted on 06/30/2005 11:14:55 AM PDT by backhoe (Just an Undocumented Keyboard Cowboy, ridin' the trackball into the Sunset...)
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To: Travis McGee
Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.-- C. S. Lewis

I have updated my FMCDH (From My Cold Dead Hands) sign-off with the addition of (BITS).....Blood In The Streets, which I foresee coming soon, due to the enormous increase of the Marxist progressive movement being shoved down the throat of this failing REPUBLIC through the Judicial tyranny of fiat law, the passing of unconstitutional laws by the Legislative and Executive branches of our government and the enormous tax burden placed upon the average American to support unconstitutional programs put forth by Marxist ideology.

I do not advocate revolution. I only think of what I foresee.

FMCDH(BITS)

47 posted on 06/30/2005 11:30:38 AM PDT by nothingnew (I fear for my Republic due to marxist influence in our government. Open eyes/see)
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To: Little Ray

Agree - we are living in Abe Lincoln's vision of America-not the founding fathers. If the south had won we would either have two countries or very different rules to live by.


48 posted on 06/30/2005 11:32:36 AM PDT by enviros_kill
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To: Travis McGee
New tagline bump.

L

49 posted on 06/30/2005 11:36:39 AM PDT by Lurker (" Many are already stating that the decision in Kelo renders the contract null and void.")
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To: Travis McGee
Allrighty then...we revert to the Articles of Confederation.

"Article II. Each state retains its sovereignty, freedom, and independence, and every power, jurisdiction, and right, which is not by this Confederation expressly delegated to the United States, in Congress assembled.

Article III. The said States hereby severally enter into a firm league of friendship with each other, for their common defense, the security of their liberties, and their mutual and general welfare, binding themselves to assist each other, against all force offered to, or attacks made upon them, or any of them, on account of religion, sovereignty, trade, or any other pretense whatever.

Article IV. The better to secure and perpetuate mutual friendship and intercourse among the people of the different States in this Union, the free inhabitants of each of these States, paupers, vagabonds, and fugitives from justice excepted, shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of free citizens in the several States; and the people of each State shall free ingress and regress to and from any other State, and shall enjoy therein all the privileges of trade and commerce, subject to the same duties, impositions, and restrictions as the inhabitants thereof respectively, provided that such restrictions shall not extend so far as to prevent the removal of property imported into any State, to any other State, of which the owner is an inhabitant; provided also that no imposition, duties or restriction shall be laid by any State, on the property of the United States, or either of them.

If any person guilty of, or charged with, treason, felony, or other high misdemeanor in any State, shall flee from justice, and be found in any of the United States, he shall, upon demand of the Governor or executive power of the State from which he fled, be delivered up and removed to the State having jurisdiction of his offense."

50 posted on 06/30/2005 11:49:34 AM PDT by NewRomeTacitus
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To: nothingnew
Last week my wife asked how much food and water we have if it comes to that.

She hates it, but even she sees that the Constitution is dead, and we are just waiting to see what is coming next.
51 posted on 06/30/2005 12:00:59 PM PDT by redgolum ("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
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To: sauropod

mark


52 posted on 06/30/2005 12:02:56 PM PDT by sauropod (Polite political action is about as useful as a miniskirt in a convent -- Claire Wolfe)
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To: redgolum
My wife burst into tears when I told her about the USSC ruling on Kelo. She wanted to know why we are bothering to try and raise our Daughter right when we know she will inherit this mess. Why we are bothering trying to save for retirement. Why we wanted to invest in a piece of land to develop as a vacation place. Why bother?

They made my wife cry.

You have no idea how much that pissed me off.

Waiting...

53 posted on 06/30/2005 12:21:07 PM PDT by Dead Corpse (Never underestimate the will of the downtrodden to lie flatter.)
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To: redgolum
Last week my wife asked how much food and water we have if it comes to that.

Better question is how many guns do you have?

Rice, dried beans, fresh game (depending where you live) and a stock of water are all good things to have, no matter what.

Where I'm at, we get water from a well. Electric goes out, we can hand pump, plus there's a creek about 100 yards away.

Good luck.

FMCDH(BITS)

54 posted on 06/30/2005 12:34:04 PM PDT by nothingnew (I fear for my Republic due to marxist influence in our government. Open eyes/see)
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To: Dead Corpse
They made my wife cry.

You have no idea how much that pissed me off.

I do. Anyone makes my wife cry, they suffer.

Good luck in the coming CW2.

FMCDH(BITS)

55 posted on 06/30/2005 12:37:28 PM PDT by nothingnew (I fear for my Republic due to marxist influence in our government. Open eyes/see)
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To: nothingnew
Better question is how many guns do you have?

Enough. We have had a "bug out" plan since moving and can get to a safe place relatively quickly if the need comes.

56 posted on 06/30/2005 12:37:55 PM PDT by redgolum ("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
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To: redgolum
Good.

God bless and keep your powder dry.

FMCDH(BITS)

57 posted on 06/30/2005 12:39:27 PM PDT by nothingnew (I fear for my Republic due to marxist influence in our government. Open eyes/see)
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To: nothingnew
I've got the last couple pieces of my reloading rig coming in. My primaries are full. It's the back ups that need reloading. Everything is clean and ready to go. Bags are packed.

Ready.

Waiting...

58 posted on 06/30/2005 12:40:56 PM PDT by Dead Corpse (Never underestimate the will of the downtrodden to lie flatter.)
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To: houeto
"I doubt it too but, they are not empowered to do what they did."

So, do we HAVE to listen to them? IF they're not supposed to make law, and they have no authority to do so, who says we have to follow what they say?

59 posted on 06/30/2005 12:55:57 PM PDT by jackibutterfly
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To: Dead Corpse
Waiting...

I and mine also.

These new unconstitutional land grabs authorized by "the supreme court" may be the straw. I've read so many threads here that address the thoughts of many people...most say (paraphrase) "over my dead body".

The marxist push is on right here in the good'ol USofA. I'm looking forward to "see what happens" in connecthedots, texas and illinois with the increasing "eminent domain" crap since the USSC decision.

At the very least, it will be interesting. Possibly deadly.

God bless.

FMCDH(BITS)

60 posted on 06/30/2005 12:56:56 PM PDT by nothingnew (I fear for my Republic due to marxist influence in our government. Open eyes/see)
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