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Freeper Congressman BillyBob has died
20 August 2010 | Dolly Howard/DollyCali

Posted on 08/20/2010 6:45:10 PM PDT by DollyCali

Thanks to FReeper libbylu

Congressman Billybob has died.

ACRU Mourns the Passing of John Armor

John Armor”John was a great American, a dear friend and a champion of liberty,” says Susan Carleson, CEO and Chairman of the American Civil Rights Union. “He will be sorely missed.”

On August 20, 2010, ACRU Senior Legal Counsel John Armor passed away in a North Carolina hospital, following cancer surgery. He had appeared to be in full recovery, so his death was a shock to family and friends.

Armor, a graduate of Yale University and the University of Maryland School of Law, had a long and distinguished career, practicing before the U.S. Supreme Court for 33 years and authoring eight books and hundreds of articles. His latest book, These Are the Times That Try Men’s Souls: America Then and Now in the Words of Tom Paine (ACRU 2010), is being released in early September.

“It was a blessing that he got to see it, hold it in his hands,” Carleson said.

These Are The Times That Try Men’s Souls A favorite at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) and Tea Party events, especially in North Carolina where he lived, Armor dressed in colonial garb and impersonated Benjamin Franklin, explaining the origins of American liberties to 21st Century audiences. Some of his performances can be seen on YouTube.

“John was one of the first people that my husband Bob [Carleson] brought on board at the ACRU when there was no money, just great spirit,” said Carleson, who met Armor when they worked together on the National Commission of the Bicentennial of the Constitution in 1986. “He has been a delight to work with and will be sorely missed. This is a deep loss to his wife Michelle, to his children, his friends and his colleagues at the ACRU.”

Armor, who was one of the few attorneys to write an amicus brief in the presidential election case in 2000, was a well known legal scholar of American politics, particularly third party movements. He represented Eugene McCarthy during the Minnesota Senator’s challenge of Lyndon Baines Johnson’s presidency in 1968.

“John was also the first to figure out the constitutional basis of recalling federal officials,” Carleson said. “That led to the ACRU’s current campaign, RecallCongressNow.org, to educate Americans about the laws in 11 states that allow for recall as a way to ensure greater accountability.”

For the past several years, Armor wrote the weekly “ACLU Outrages” feature for the ACRU’s Website. “John had his finger on the pulse of the ACLU, tracking their misdeeds and writing amusing and disturbing accounts,” Carleson said. “He said he never worried about finding material, because the ACLU’s absurd stances came as reliably as ‘the rain falling on the fields of Ireland.’”

Susan Carleson, Chairman, CEO


TOPICS: Breaking News; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: North Carolina
KEYWORDS: august2010; billybob; book; cancer; cbb; johnarmor; obituary; prayers; rip
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To: DollyCali

damn....just damn...


101 posted on 08/20/2010 6:59:50 PM PDT by Crim (The Obama Doctrine : A doctrine based on complete ignorance,applied with extreme incompetence..)
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To: DollyCali

Terrible news, he was one of my favorites here.


102 posted on 08/20/2010 6:59:55 PM PDT by JacksonCalhoun (CT Yankee in NC Exile)
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To: MHGinTN
Now, he’s no doubt conversing with the Founders.

Amen to that.

103 posted on 08/20/2010 7:00:06 PM PDT by dirtboy
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To: DollyCali

Is there a place to send flowers/charity donation of his choice???


104 posted on 08/20/2010 7:00:06 PM PDT by TribalPrincess2U (demonicRATS= Obama's Mosque, taxes, painful death. Is this what you want?)
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To: DollyCali

Of all the people who have passed through Free Republic, Billybob is one of my favorites. RIP my FR friend, RIP.

Laby


105 posted on 08/20/2010 7:00:15 PM PDT by Labyrinthos
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To: DollyCali

This is so hard to take!! I have to read this thread, but it will be difficult. God bless and rest his soul. He was a unique person.


106 posted on 08/20/2010 7:00:30 PM PDT by Exit148 (Loose Change Club Founder. Save your pennies for the next Freepathon. A little goes a long way!)
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To: mamelukesabre

dang.. SHE POSTED THE INFO AT ANOTHER SITE.

I did NOT word that very well, did I?


107 posted on 08/20/2010 7:00:31 PM PDT by DollyCali (Don't tell God how big your storm is...Tell the storm how big your God is!)
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To: DollyCali

My condolences and prayers for his family. I enjoyed his posts on the FreeRepublic.


108 posted on 08/20/2010 7:00:34 PM PDT by Citizen Tom Paine (An old sailor sends)
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To: DollyCali

God Bless and comfort him and his family.


109 posted on 08/20/2010 7:00:53 PM PDT by bitterohiogunclinger (Proudly casting a heavy carbon footprint as I clean my guns ---)
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To: DollyCali

RIP John Armor. You were a great man.


110 posted on 08/20/2010 7:00:56 PM PDT by ez ("Abashed the Devil stood and felt how awful goodness is." - Milton)
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To: DollyCali

This is horrible!!!
He was one of my favorite FReepers.

Peace to his family and may The Lord hold him in His Arms.


111 posted on 08/20/2010 7:01:00 PM PDT by netmilsmom (I am inyenzi on the Religion Forum)
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To: DollyCali

I’m so sorry to hear this. John “Congressman BillyBob” was a good man. Just read about his cancer remission a few days ago!


112 posted on 08/20/2010 7:01:25 PM PDT by arasina (So there.)
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To: DollyCali

Terribly sad news.

Rest in Peace, BillyBob.

Ya done good!


113 posted on 08/20/2010 7:01:40 PM PDT by Ronin (If it werenÂ’t so gruesomely malevolent, Islam would just be silly.)
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To: DollyCali

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace.
Amen.

A great loss, for he was both a wise and kind man. I am so sorry to hear he has left us.


114 posted on 08/20/2010 7:01:44 PM PDT by Miss Marple
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To: DollyCali

Oh my goodness!! What a loss.

RIP John


115 posted on 08/20/2010 7:02:14 PM PDT by bert (K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 ..... Greetings Jacques. The revolution is coming)
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To: libbylu

thanks for letting us know.. If you read the posts you will note I was “caught” with poor grammar & YOU ARE GIVEN CREDIT for his death..sigh.


116 posted on 08/20/2010 7:02:20 PM PDT by DollyCali (Don't tell God how big your storm is...Tell the storm how big your God is!)
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To: DollyCali

Rest in peace and God Bless.


117 posted on 08/20/2010 7:02:46 PM PDT by Psycho_Bunny (Hail To The Fail-In-Chief)
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To: DollyCali

RIP Bob you will be missed, prayers.


118 posted on 08/20/2010 7:02:49 PM PDT by VastRWCon
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To: DollyCali

Sad, sad news. Prayers for the family and may he rest in peace with the Lord.


119 posted on 08/20/2010 7:02:56 PM PDT by SharpRightTurn (White, black, and red all over--America's affirmative action, metrosexual president.)
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To: DollyCali
R.I.P., BillyBob. We'll put your torch and pitchfork to good use, you betcha.

"But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: for men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away, for his name is Obama."

120 posted on 08/20/2010 7:02:57 PM PDT by Viking2002 (2010 - NO PRISONERS! NO QUARTER!)
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