1. God
2. State
3. region
4. Country
5. Robert E. Lee
6. Stonewall Jackson
That doesn't make us looney-toons.
No, it doesn't make you a "looney-toon," but you are one the most disgraceful Freepers I've ever met, and you ought to be ashamed of yourself. Why the hell isn't Richard Petty on that list???
LOL.
You musta caught me on a good day. :^)
...so let me give you an idea of what us "Neo" types really believe, and I would like your honest and truthful opinion on each point: 1. Believe in the Constitution as it was written, without Supreme Court adaptations.....
As do I. The Constitution was written so that those with common sense can follow it's laws. Now obviously if a foreign power had invaded the United States when the Congress was out of session in the 17 or 1800s, then the president has to take immediate action to save the union, he can't wait for congressional debate on suspending the writ of Habeas Corpus while troops are advancing on Washington. This is why there was no section dealing to restrictions on the president as there was with the Congress. The founding fathers knew there would be emergencies in cases of rebellion or invasion. 1861 was rebellion. It was rebellion because the seceding states did not follow Article IV in proving their secession. Anyone that takes a lawyerly approach to a document written in simplicity for those with common sense can twist it to say anything they want it to. Reading the Constitution with logic and common sense makes it clear that the actions of Washington, Jefferson, Jackson and Lincoln were Constitutional. Any Congress that thinks their president went out of bounds has the power to impeach and remove the president. That is the Constitutional check on the president. None of these presidents were removed for their emergency actions.
2.That Slavery was and is wrong, but not what most Confederates fought for.
I agree. But secession was for slavery.
3. That secession is and was LEGAL, and is the one safeguard against an overzealous Federal System.
It would be legal if Article IV is followed by any state wishing to secede.
4. That serving in the armed forces of this country is a Southern Tradition, and an obligation.
I don't have the statistics. I know many here in Illinois that served. Half my family served.
5. Live and LET LIVE. (in other words, we are NOT interested in what Yankee types think of our way of life, and don't intend to change for them or anyone else.
I agree except for when it comes to something that interferes with basic freedoms as slavery did.
6. In Divine guidance, and in the belief that the Judeo-Christian principles must be a guiding factor in our nation.
I agree and Paul's (paraphrasing) "Do unto others as you would have them do to you" commandment applies to us in our treatment of our "neighbors". Jesus defined our neighbors as those that would show us Christian charity. Most American blacks believe in Christ. American blacks therefore are defined as Abraham's seed because as of the crucifixion, any that believe on Christ is a spiritual descendant of Abraham. (Not to mention they are also genetic descendants because most white Americans are genetic descendants of Abraham and there has been enough intermixing to say a vast majority of American blacks are, but that's another story and not central to this point) Therefore slavery was immoral and it was immoral for our or any God revering country to practice it or secede to perpetuate slavery against Abraham's seed.
7. Our belief system in this order: 1. God 2. State 3. region 4. Country 5. Robert E. Lee 6. Stonewall Jackson That doesn't make us looney-toons......
Those are good things to praise. I believe the slaveholder secessionists are the culprit of the 1861 rebellion. They did what they did for filthy lucre.