Reminder: No profanity, no personal attacks, no violence.

[Jim Robinson]

Reminder: No profanity, no personal attacks, no violence.

You agreed to this when you signed up for posting privileges.

This means leave off the the cussing and swear words. No f-bombs. No c-words, no sh-words, etc. Not even masked. If in a headline or article you're preparing to post, bleep it out.

Do not tale the Lord's name in vain.

Use common courtesy when posting. Do not post insults or personal attacks against your fellow FReepers. Do not engage in flamewars or feuds. If you find yourself falling into one, disengage immediately and move on. You don't need to have the last word. Do not badger other posters. Do not demand an answer. If someone says stop, stop.

Do not enter onto a thread on a topic you don't like just to disrupt, rattle cages, poke sticks, insult the regulars, or engage in trolling activities, etc.

Do not attempt to discover or expose a poster's real life identity.

Do not post threats, threats of violence, death wishes, etc., not even hints of ill will, not even jokingly.

The FBI has no sense of humor.

I hate it when the FBI knocks on my door or serves me a subpoena. Please spare me and maybe yourself from this very unpleasant experience.

[BiglyCommentary]

P.S. That verse does not even apply, since I told “the King” directly MYSELF what I was thinking. FAIL!

[CJ Wolf]

God bless you Jim.

Thank you for this forum.

[the OlLine Rebel]

See my #112.

The Monmouth incident is well known but certainly not as bad as some make it to be. Even so, he held it for extreme moment in the midst of battle.

Washington was closer in general behavior to the edict he sent out per you. He was a highly self-controlled and moral and temperate man in public. As we all should be.

[varina davis]

Well said and important! Thank you.

[Elsie]

Oh, yeah, and no calls for rebellion or insurrection.

Next thing ya know there'll be no excerpting from founding documents...

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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,

 that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,

 that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--

 

That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men,

 deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --

 

That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends,

 it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government,

 laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form,

 as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.

 

Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes;

 and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable,

 than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.

 

But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design

 to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government,

 and to provide new Guards for their future security.--

 

Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies;

 and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government.

 

The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations,

 all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States.

 

To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.

[Albion Wilde]

Thank you, boss!

[BiglyCommentary]

I could see that. Warrior ethos mentality.

[spacejunkie2001]

love it.

[Elsie]

"In your anger; do not sin."

[Albion Wilde]

Maybe there can be a new posting category called “MMA Cage”, where all that is allowed (minus the FBI door knocker stuff). A standard warning at the top of each thread:“All who enter here, do so at your own peril!”

"Lasciate ogni speranza, voi ch'entrate." —Dante's Inferno

[spacejunkie2001]

LOL

[Daffynition]

[Albion Wilde]

There's only one. And you ain't it.

I see what thou didst there. And I agree completely, God love him.

[pilgrim]

Lol! Elsie you are a blessing!

True! No calls for open rebellion or insurrection!!!!!!!!!!

Just an encouragement to speak our truth to their power? At least informing them (congress critters), “I ain’t happy with you or your agenda!”

Speak now or too, late.

The Government need to hear from the governed!

Need to finish letters to, at least some of, those congress critters! Hate like ‘heck’ (think I heard that mentioned somewhere by someone?) to place to the Honorable so-in so! Irks, and mean IRKS to see that!! I want to attack, excoriate, lambaste, vilify (lots more but have to stop) and other methods of showing my displeasure, BUT! Trying to make it to heaven am restricted in my response.

[stylin19a]

Cripes...another bleeping vanity in news\activism

[frogjerk]

Very good

[pollywog]

Thank you THANK YOU Jim....
There is enough of the garbage floating around the WWW without it being here on your wonderful site.
God Bless You...........