[GeronL]

This would mean that Congress has the power to compel you to buy a computer, a car, a house or anything else and fine or jail you if you fail to do so.

Ludicrous.

If this is upheld then there should be open revolt.

[org.whodat]

This power is what newt was claiming up until this past summer, he claims he has changed, do not believe him.

[Space Patrol Hoppa]

“Open revolt” means, at the very least:

1. You, personally, will be cuffed, booked, jailed, charged, tried, and, if found guilty, imprisoned;

2. You will lose your job and/or business, and with it your income;

3. You family will suffer both economic hardship and the emotional trauma of having a criminal for a father;

4. Your plans for the future will be drastically curtailed, delayed, or eliminated;

5. Upon release, you will be ostracized by your friends and loved ones;

6. You will never again be able to own a firearm;

7. Your right of movement may be severely restricted;

8. You will be watched by law enforcement for the rest of your life;

9. Everything you own will be taken away from you;

10. Your life as you have known it will end.

Are you ready to suffer these things? Picture your wife and children watching federal agents haul you away at gunpoint. Picture them talking to you through glass in a prison visiting room. Picture living in poverty for the rest of your life. That is what your life will be like if you openly revolt.

I’m not saying “open revolt” is a bad thing. I’m saying that anyone contemplating it had better be damned sure they know what they are signing on for. I’m saying that anyone who has any illusions of leading a mass movement against tyranny, or even of becoming a martyr for the cause, is fooling themselves. Once Fedgov comes for you, your fellow All-American, Don’t-Tread-On-Me Minutemen will suddenly discover 1,776 reasons to be somewhere else. They will disappear, then you will disappear, and no one will care or even notice. Mel Gibson will not run to your aid with a flag in his hand. Jim Robinson will not pay for your legal defense. Rush Limbaugh will not give you a job when you get out of Leavenworth. You will be left alone to face the power of the entire Machine.

They shot Randy Weaver’s wife through the head in her own front door. Nobody did anything to help them. Nobody will do anything to help you if you openly revolt.

The federal government may seem like a splay-feathered, broken-winged old eagle, but I assure you that it only seems that way. Anyone that openly defies it had better be ready to feel the beak and talons — the kind that draw blood.

[BobP]

Great rant on crony socialism and financial regulation by Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL).

Click to hear Joe Walsh - ''Do you want Dodd-Frank?... I need more coffee''

[government is the beast]

Or donate funds ONLY to liberal demoncrats!

[OneWingedShark]

You mean Directive 10-289:
http://radio-weblogs.com/0104693/stories/2002/11/17/directive10289.html

[mojitojoe]

If this is upheld then there should be open revolt.
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LOL! Right, I’m sure that will happen. If it does it will be 50-75 people with signs that meet in DC for one day. Now it’s the same day American Idol or Dancing with the Stars is on, don’t count on more than 20-25.

[mojitojoe]

If this is upheld then there should be open revolt.
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LOL! Right, I’m sure that will happen. If it does it will be 50-75 people with signs that meet in DC for one day. Now if it’s the same day American Idol or Dancing with the Stars is on, don’t count on more than 20-25.