Posted on 02/11/2009 7:22:05 AM PST by x1stcav
If enough people break a small and oppressive regulation, something will have to be done at the government level. Think Tea Tax and Boston Harbor. Right now the inmates are running the asylum that is America (and Canada, as referenced by Steyn). It’s time for us to revolt. If our phonecalls and pleas to representatives are falling on deaf ears, then we have to do something to make them take notice. No, not bombing a federal building in Oklahoma City. But how about the equivelent of what Mr. Steyn and Ms. Shaidle do every day? They ridicule the rules, post over-the-top and “offensive” articles, and make people laugh at the absurdity of silencing thought and opinion.
(Excerpt) Read more at pajamasmedia.com ...
I too have thought and thought about what we could do. emailing etc. is ok, but no one but me and whoever actually deals with my email, if anyone does, just doesn’t cut it in this game.
I am envisioning something that is so big and so visible that everyone can SEE the opposition. Something like a billion helium balloons rising in the sky in front of the capital, with a message on them that further makes the point. Something like that, that we can get millions of people on board with. A buying spree like the orange thing Rush did years ago, ......I don’t know but we have to come up with SOMETHING!
and when you go to the bank or get change at the store refuse any money that has been defaced in this way.
Get a job with the census and help your neighborhood disappear... ala OB One Kenobe
Fill out an SF Form 171 (application for employment with the federal government). When you get the job, put your feet on your desk, kick back and ride the dead horse on into the ground.
Start a public petition stating, “I, the undersigned, will no longer be responsible for any debts other than mine own, including those of my elected and appointed representatives in the federal, state and local goverments.” ala divorce court
Stamp dollars bills with ‘BAD MONEY AFTER GOOD’ or ‘IOU’
Sarcasm like that of Ann Coulter can effectively point out the ridiculousness of the Left. We can and should use youtube and other mediums to do what we can.
Here’s my part:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaIOVx7bhx8
I’m starting to warm up to the idea of these stamps. :)
“My problem is that I haven’t dealt in cash money...”
I also don’t handle much cash, but I’m going to start going to the bank on a regular basis to get some from now on. (I’ll be asking for some nice crisp NEW bills.)
I like one of the suggestions in the comment section:
Get your concealed weapons permit - even if you don’t own a gun, it’s a right that should be exercised, or like any other unexercised muscle it will atrophy.
bump
You’re not ‘stepping in it’ at all. You’ve simply come to the realization a little sooner than the rest of them. You’ll have more company soon.
Looks like a great read and will probably make the ban list of the obamanation.
That was my take on it. Why should I let THEM spend MY money, AND make money off my money!? Oh no no no.... not anymore.
When we use currency we simply tell the cashier,
"this is what the Federal Government is doing to our freedom."
We Want a Divorce.
Dear American liberals, leftists, social progressives, socialists, Marxists, Obama supporters, et al:
We have stuck together since the late 1950s, but the whole of this latest election process has made me realize that I want a divorce. I know we tolerated each other for many years for the sake of future generations, but sadly, this relationship has run its course. Our two ideological sides of America cannot and will not ever agree on what is right, so let’s just end it on friendly terms. We can smile, chalk it up to irreconcilable differences, and go our own ways.
Here is a model dissolution agreement. Our two groups can equitably divide up the country by land mass each taking a portion. That will be the difficult part, but I am sure our two sides can come to a friendly agreement. After that it should be relatively easy! Our respective representatives can effortlessly divide other assets since both sides have such distinct and disparate tastes. We don’t like re-distributive taxes so you can keep them. You are alsowelcome to keep the liberal judges and the ACLU.
Since you hate guns and war, we’ll take our firearms, the cops, the NRA, and the military. You can keep Oprah, Michael Moore, and Rosie O’Donnell (you are however, responsible for finding a bio-diesel vehicle big enough to move them). We’ll keep the capitalism, greedy corporations, pharmaceutical companies, Wal-Mart, and Wall Street. You can have your beloved homeless, homeboys, hippies, and illegal aliens. We’ll keep the hot Alaskan Hockey Moms, greedy CEOs, and Rednecks.
We’ll keep the Bibles and give you NBC and Hollywood .
You can make nice with Iran, Palestine, and France, and we’ll retain the right to invade and hammer places that threaten us. You can have the peaceniks and war protesters. When our allies or way of life are under assault, we’ll protect them militarily.
We’ll keep our Judeo-Christian Values. You are welcome to Islam, Scientology, Humanism, and Shirley McClain. You can have the U.N. but we will no longer be paying the bill. We’ll keep the SUVs, pickup trucks, and oversized luxury cars. You can take every Volvo, Subaru and Yugo you can find. You can give everyone healthcare, that is if you can find any practicing doctors (that is“practicing”, Howard Dean) who will follow to your turf. We’ll continue to believe health care is a luxury and not a right.
We’ll keep The Battle Hymn of the Republic and The National Anthem. I’m sure you’ll be happy to substitute Imagine, I’d Like to Teach The World To Sing, Kum Ba Ya, or We Are the World.
We’ll practice trickle down economics, and you can give trickle up poverty its best shot. Since it often so offends you. we’ll also keep our History, our Name, and our Flag.
Would you agree to this? In the spirit of friendly parting, I’ll bet you ANWAR on who will need whose help in 15 years.
Sincerely,
That is actually not a bad idea.
Yep. Not to mention, it’s OK for Obama’s Cabinet Nominees, it’s OK for us. Hope n Change yall!
Why not stamp anything over a dollar?
And pretend not to speak English, they will pay you double then and give you free health care.
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