Posted on 07/30/2011 6:17:27 PM PDT by jongaltsr
A couple of hours ago receive a hard knock on the door. I answered the door and about 7 or 8 agents all flashing badges (claiming to be FBI and/or CIA) rushed me and pushed me against the far wall.
My dog attacked and they would have shot him had I not broken free for a second and covered him by laying him on the floor beneath me.
After things calmed down a bit and I received assurances that nothing would happen to him if I placed him in the bedroom and closed the door.
I did so and they then read me my rights and explained that my opinions expressed on Free Republic were the reason they were there. I had expressed my opinion of what I thought of the current President and the majority in congress and was therefore a potential threat to the government. After what seemed to be hours they came to the conclusion (I hope) that I was merely expressing my opinion and not a leader of a counter revolutionary army - as they saw it.
They searched my apartment for weapons and found 4 (which I have not fired in over a year or more) and they seized them for testing. My dog (Ranger) was not happy with the situation so I had to hold on to him during the search to keep him from being shot.
They also seized my computer and downloaded my entire files system. I suppose they also copied any files erased by normal erasure techniques. They returned the computer as "WAS" (as far as I can tell) but I after careful consideration the past few hours I have concluded that they are monitoring me closely.
I'm not even sure this message will make it through but what else can I do but try?
If (Big IF!) this does make it through, beware. They are watching and may make a visit to your residence and give your the same routine.
It really shook me up and I have trouble keeping my nerves steady and my thoughts straight as I write this message.
Once this gets out (IF THIS GETS OUT) I can pretty much expect their return but this time they probably won't be quite as considerate of myself and my dog who they will probably shoot on sight.
I have packed my truck with essentials but I suspect that there are those that are watching so I may not make it to one of my favorite mountain camping sites.
There I will not have any communications except when I get into town and use WIFI to make any contact.
Good luck and keep your heads down.
They have become serious about enforcing their new powers - and some of us might not make it.
I'll probably be #1 on their list.
Semper Fi and God Bless one and all.
(Guess I chose my alias correctly) (John Galt_
I believe Mr. Mitchell would take issue with your equating his terms “Reason” and “Unreason” with “wisdom” and “foolishness.”
Also, he was speaking only of his own mind, rather than the minds of “all men.” One of his points in “The Gift of Fire,” the essay from which I quoted, is that going from “I” to “all,” when we speak of thought, is a jump usually unsupported by reason. Are people with a serious mental illness never capable of using reason? I’m not competent to make that generalization. My father’s late, batty cousin David was considerably deranged, but one could have an interesting talk with him, in which he made some sense, from time to time.
As to various politicians, liberalism may be a mental illness, but I think a case can be made that it is a deliberately acquired mental illness, in which people choose to participate for the rewards it brings them.
Excellent counterpoints.
Windows 7 has installed IE9 and demands that I reboot, now.
Our computers do stuff like that to us, too.
I wouldn’t want to live in one of those places either.
Afternoon. *They* woke Frank up from his nap again. I made them clean.
Now I need to try to get Ash on her feet so she can go for a visit to her “guest home,” where she’ll stay when we’re on vacation. Unlike Frank’s, Ash’s nap is a pretty solid event, unaffected by any other activity.
Do me a favour? Ask him who he was in his last life?
I like your new tag line.
That’s good. Planning to start out early Thursday morning.
Thank you. Frank says, “It’s a Baaaaaa-by!”
Good idea. Ash had a nice visit with her hosts for next week. They didn’t want her to leave!
You don’t say.
LOL! Alright!
He was a baby, you see, but now he’s a Brother.
Went to do laundry. Came back and the brow is gone.
Guess I get to wait around for a while..
I can’t wait to find out what he will be next. ;-)
It was an old tree uprising!
Plus a telephone pole said, “Up yours man, down with the humans! Stick it to the man! I’m gonna lay down now..” and did just that.
Which man did the pole stick it to?
It said, “I bring a message for all mankind!” and promptly laid down.
“The brow”?
We went to the Boy Scouts’ court of honor. It was amusing. They did skits and handed out awards, and then there was food. Pat was thrilled.
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