Posted on 03/21/2010 10:16:16 PM PDT by Armed Civilian
When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.
Yeppers - I agree 100%!
A very loud revolution!
A lot of hot air.
Welcome to FR. Are you trying pretty hard to solicit people on the board to support violence ?
Pretty TROLL-like to me.
Troll, I have been on here since 2003. Just posting The Declaration of independence, take it how you like.
“A lot of hot air”?
Hmmmh - apologies - I swear I checked the since date of the acct and it said 3/22/10. It would appear I am mistaken.
No Problem.
Nobody’s going to be doing jack about this. At best we’ll kick out the dems in November, but you really think people will rise up and armed revolt? People here live unemployed better than most country’s people do when working full time. It’s just too good and cushy to bother.
Sadly, that’s just how it is..
Not saying that we take up arms, just continue to build the Tea Party, and do what is our right by God to protect our families and our nation.
Debate. That is our response. We now show why the Bill is bad for America, and we vote the clowns out so we can do damage control. And if by then, we can't win this at the ballot box, then the country is lost, no matter what we do. You can't save someone from something that they want, lest, you become the "tyranny".
We fought the good fight and we lost and is anyone even surprised really given our position? there are more battles to come. Our position in those will be just as bad. This is what happens when you lose elections. The Democrats would be wise to consider that however because popular support is clearly slipping through their fingers and, in time, all transgressions will be repaid ten times over. There is little doubt that this bill will bankrupt America. Good. Then we will have a good excuse to end all social welfare spending.
This will be the 2nd thread in which I’ve posted this quote, but it sort of encapsulates things as they stand right now
“At what point shall we expect the approach of danger? By what means shall we fortify against it? Shall we expect some transatlantic military giant, to step the Ocean, and crush us at a blow? Never! All the armies of Europe, Asia and Africa combined, with all the treasure of the earth (our own excepted) in their military chest; with a Buonaparte for a commander, could not by force, take a drink from the Ohio, or make a track on the Blue Ridge, in a trial of a thousand years. At what point, then, is the approach of danger to be expected? I answer, if it ever reach us it must spring up amongst us. It cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide.”
-Abraham Lincoln, January 27, 1838
Thanks for your contribution, well quoted.
Yes. Was I not sufficiently clear?
If we don’t then we are all abortionists.
Dunno. If Americans didn’t revolt when Prohibition was enacted, I doubt they’ll revolt over ObamaCare. ;)
I’m not objecting to the Declaration of Independence - it just seemed odd for what looked like a brand new acct, however, I saw that I was mistaken and have already apologized.
No need for name calling. :)
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