Very profound.
Posted on 12/19/2011 1:39:44 AM PST by neverdem
An old adage reads, "If it quacks like a duck, then it's probably a duck." The push by the Obama Administration to progressively strip Americans of basic liberties in the pursuit of political objectives has now taken on more draconian overtones, and no one seems to have noticed.
While the media quibbles over Romney versus Gingrich, the Occupy movement, and other diversions, President Obama continues to undermine law and order, dismantling the US Constitution piece by piece. When public officials seek to limit freedom, it can be concluded that these officials want to rule instead of govern. Cloaking seizures of power in clever misnomers does not validate the abuse of public office. What else can we conclude when Obama claims the illegal power to assassinate citizens at his whim? If citizen assassination were the only example of executive malfeasance emanating from Washington, Americans could breathe easier, except that citizen assassination, e.g. Awlaki, has opened the floodgates for a barrage of new power seizures. The ground softened, the first brick laid, Obama can now proceed unchallenged.
As I warned repeatedly in multiple articles over the last two years, the machinery put in place to thwart Islamic terrorism could be turned against citizens for political purposes, due to the broad constructions used in terror definitions. Only no one could have imagined the speed at which these things would come to pass:
The broad and ambiguous language found in the PATRIOT Act gives the president, whoever that may be, the power to determine what is and is not "terror." Section 411, G, vi, II of the PARIOT Act defines a terrorist as anyone "designated, upon publication in the Federal Register, by the Secretary of State in consultation with or upon the request of the Attorney General."Everything that follows is contingent...
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
At the very least McCain and Graham are complicit in the totalitarian take over of this country.
McCain has used up any credit he had coming for his service.
Classic torch, a rag tied to a stick, dipped in oil/gas and tossed.
Yesterday the wife and I had a (for us) real ‘knock down and drag out’ argument. We finally realized it was a side effect of our concern over the situation we find our country and society in. She works while I (old and disabled) stay home and keep my finger on the pulse of the nation. I send her (and others) several posts a day from around the web which describe what is happening and what we can expect in the future.
It has a terrible effect on us, our relationship and how we get along with our neighbors and relatives. That may be one reason so many of our friends refuse to think about anything more serious than the NFL or Dancing With the Stars.
The idea that if rape is inevitable you are to lie back and enjoy it never did sit well with me. I have not yet resorted to that last box needed to retain my freedoms. You must however realize that we are now ruled by men not law and if we fail to convince those politicians and bureaucrats that “we the people” will utilize that final box and any handy rope to retain our freedoms if necessary, then we may have to pile them up.
Very profound.
I am glad I stopped being a banker. It seems those guys are the first ones headed for the ovens this time.
“classic torch”
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You are probably right...it just looked kinda roundish, to me.
I find it interesting to observe the improvised offensive and defensive techniques
that are employed when two disparately armed forces collide.
Funny, I was wondering about the weak spots on those outfits worn in Travis' "Police State" graphic.
It is strange, but that is how I normally view such altercations.
Someone often comes here and posts a link to
“What good can a handgun do against an army?”
which is a good read if you have never seen it.
“I hear Cuba has nice weather this time of year?”
I think those keeping the list should be afraid; very, very afraid. Other lists we tend to make are firearms purchases, and I sure as Hell didn’t lose mine in a boating accident; I often take mine to the range and practice!
Excellent!
One more who understands "use it or lose it" isn't just for biceps.
Have you ever thought that McCain was the Manchurian Candidate, with twist. It’s pretty obvious to me that he was.
I have seen it, but I think references to such articles miss the truly critical need and deficit among patriotic Americans: the will to use it.
most are half boiled frogs, unfortunately
Our military just spent how may years learning how to defend itself from a civilian populace? Now it’s coming home to a situation we all know is pretty much an inevitable mess.
You’re dealing with leaders who think ahead not in months or years but in decades, centuries and millenia. They plan for this situation because they knew they were creating it. They are above the fray. We can’t lay a finger on them because we have no clue who they are. And, more importantly, we’re not really the killers they are. They don’t fear us more than a newborn kitten.
Thanks for the ping/post back to this read-every-word, read-every-tagline, contemplate-it-all thread.
Understand it. Prepare.
Thanks to all patriots.
live - free - republic
If you are not man enough to spell out the word "GOD", I don't want your wussy ass on my side. Take your PC bull somewhere else.
Thanks for the worst reply I have received in 13 years here, and from a fellow Class of 98-er, too. Just wow.
I was replying to someone whom I thought was Jewish. Some Jews do not like to spell out "God", which is not His real name anyway, but you knew that. I did it out of courtesy, not because of PC.
Maybe you need to step away from those metal melting pots for awhile.
No one has a right NOT to be offended.
We spelled out the word GOD for two hundred god damned years before PC came along. If you surrender to PC, you've already surrendered to the left.
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