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To: jerri

Central planning by elitists has a way of backfiring.

See Prohibition, Liquor


13 posted on 01/26/2010 5:29:47 PM PST by Eric Blair 2084 (Beware of the Socialist Government-Academia Grant Junkie-Rich "non-profit"-Liberal Media Complex)
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To: Eric Blair 2084

Good news comes on Tuesdays. Scott Brown and now this decision. What a great 8 days.


15 posted on 01/26/2010 6:48:35 PM PST by Mears
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To: Eric Blair 2084

“Central planning by elitists has a way of backfiring.

See Prohibition, Liquor”

Eric, you shoulda been around in 1877 when the feds sent Lt. Anderson and 18th US Infantry down to Pickins Co. in South Carolina to collect the federal whisky tax.

“Upon returning, we found the entire county abandoned by males,” wrote Anderson. “It is represented that Redmond has a company of 150 men - well armed - for offensive and defensive operations against the internal revenue officers. The bold leadership of Redmond has made him notorious and the terror of that section. The entire population sympathize with him.

“I am of the opinion that it would be decidedly dangerous for the civil officers to go into that section with the view of executing the revenue laws...”


16 posted on 01/26/2010 7:13:18 PM PST by sergeantdave
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