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New ways to break the law! (are you a criminal? Probably)
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| Bill Winter
Posted on 02/18/2006 1:46:55 PM PST by freepatriot32
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"Did you really think that we want those laws to be observed? said Dr. Ferris. We want them broken. You'd better get it straight that it's not a bunch of boy scouts you're up against - then you'll know that this is not the age for beautiful gestures. We're after power and we mean it. You fellows were pikers, but we know the real trick, and you'd better get wise to it. There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What's there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor enforced nor objectively interpreted - and you create a nation of law-breakers - and then you cash in on guilt. Now, that's the system, Mr. Rearden, that's the game, and once you understand it, you'll be much easier to deal with.
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posted on
02/18/2006 1:48:20 PM PST
by
freepatriot32
(Holding you head high & voting Libertarian is better then holding your nose and voting republican)
To: freepatriot32
There are way too many laws already.
Legislators need to be paid for taking laws off the books.
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posted on
02/18/2006 1:50:35 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(O beautiful for patriot dream - that sees beyond the years)
To: freepatriot32
Thank God they haven't searched my mattress.
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posted on
02/18/2006 1:51:15 PM PST
by
neodad
To: freepatriot32
There are so many obscure laws on the books that we are a nation of outlaws and don't know it.
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posted on
02/18/2006 1:53:05 PM PST
by
Americanexpat
(A strong democracy through citizen oversight.)
To: neodad
Thank God they haven't searched my mattress.Apparently you haven't noticed the helicopter hovering near your house at night....8>)
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posted on
02/18/2006 1:57:06 PM PST
by
Horatio Gates
(If your belt buckle reads Allahu Akbar, You might be a red neck muslim!)
To: freepatriot32
Seat belts, clickit or ticket, roadblocks and vehicle searches
(just a few of my pet peeves)
TT
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posted on
02/18/2006 1:57:19 PM PST
by
TexasTransplant
(NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSET)
To: freepatriot32
And to think... these laws (and almost all laws) made sense to a group of somebodies at one time.
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posted on
02/18/2006 1:58:39 PM PST
by
birbear
(You know what? This is crap. We're going to stop this.)
To: freepatriot32
Legislation like this makes you want to shoot the lawyers. Come to think about it, didn't Cheney shoot a guy who was a lawyer when they were out hunting Da(M)n Quayle? (sorry, I couldn't resist, hehehe)
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posted on
02/18/2006 2:03:13 PM PST
by
Cvengr
(<;^))
To: birbear
And to think... these laws (and almost all laws) made sense to a group of somebodies at one time. More likely, it was a group of nobodies, who wanted to be somebodies.
What we need to do is have a sunset clause on every law -- even laws against murder -- that requires them to be reviewed and renewed every seven years, or else they are no longer law. Amend the Constitution to do that.
To: freepatriot32
"Whoopee! We're all outlaws."
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posted on
02/18/2006 2:06:11 PM PST
by
Old Seadog
(Inside every old person is a young person saying "WTF happened?".)
To: freepatriot32
"Whoopee! We're all outlaws."
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posted on
02/18/2006 2:06:11 PM PST
by
Old Seadog
(Inside every old person is a young person saying "WTF happened?".)
To: freepatriot32
But this can't be! We're "free!"
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posted on
02/18/2006 2:10:45 PM PST
by
mysterio
To: freepatriot32
Brilliant. Please add me to your list.
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posted on
02/18/2006 2:11:08 PM PST
by
Lady Jag
( All I want is a kind word, a warm bed, and world domination)
To: neodad
Thanks to Carnivore and Echelon, the authorities are now on their way with "probable cause".
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posted on
02/18/2006 2:17:09 PM PST
by
mountn man
(Tact is for people not witty enough to be sarcastic.)
To: Americanexpat
There are so many obscure laws on the books that we are a nation of outlaws and don't know it.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
I have been saying this for most of my adult life, I once told my father before his death that if everybody who broke a law were caught, convicted and sentenced that the last judge would have to lock the prison door behind himself and we would all starve because there would be none left outside to feed us.
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posted on
02/18/2006 2:18:59 PM PST
by
RipSawyer
(Acceptance of irrational thinking is expanding exponentiallly.)
To: freepatriot32
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posted on
02/18/2006 2:20:58 PM PST
by
dennisw
("What one man can do another can do" - The Edge)
To: birbear
made sense to a group of somebodies busybodies at one time
There, I fixed it for you.
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posted on
02/18/2006 2:26:23 PM PST
by
visualops
(www.visualops.com BUY DANISH!)
To: freepatriot32
Oh, but you need all these laws, because people are too stupid/immoral/base to look after themselves. It is unfair for stupidity to be painful anyway - idiots need to be protected from hurting themselves. Personal responsibility and liberty are overrated anyway.
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posted on
02/18/2006 2:31:37 PM PST
by
M203M4
(If you ever find yourself in agreement with my sarcastic remarks, do me a "favore")
To: All
If you were sit quietly in a room you might, just might, be able to go through the entire day without breaking any laws...
And even then, you are probably guilty of loitering. :)
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