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| This is an obvious subject that many people consider from time to time. It has been widely stated, by others and myself, that they would not approve of many things. However, the extent to which they would disapprove with what our government has become has escaped me until recently. I found the following quotes from many of the great men that lived at that time, and was astounded to how relevant the warnings they gave were to modern issues. Would anyone care to comment on how applicable these quotes are, why we have abandoned some of the values that our country began with, and what, if anything, we can do about it (other than write our congresspersons)? I found these quotes to be simultaneously illuminating and disconcerting: Quote:
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| I think they would say "we had a revolution way before it ever got to this point". ![]()
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| LOL Plains!!! I agree. ![]()
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| Very informative post! ![]() In regards to the part about "private banks", most Americans would be surprised to learn the Federal Reserve (FED) is actually a private owned corporation ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Reserve (an excerpt from the above regarding the FED being a private corporation) Quote:
One or two more major attacks like 911, and one can count on immediate martial law and all that comes with it ... ie. extreme curtailing of civil rights, no federal elections, etc for an extended, indefinitely period... It's no accident there's a push on immigration lately ... yes, it's being used as a political "wedge" issue for sure, but it goes deeper than that ... the ultimate goal is track everyone in the U.S. so as to monitor and restrict their movements - ie. the Real ID act that recently became law... Anyone who drives a lot in southern states near the Mexican border (and some folks on the northern border too) are likely very familiar with "internal checkpoints" ... in addition travel from some states to others is also restricted - ie. "agricultural" checkpoints on some parts of the California border ... umm, what's the real purpose of those? ... not to keep bad fruit, etc out, but rather a pretext to monitor those who come in; search their vehicles, etc... Digressed a bit there ... let's look at this way ... what's changed between 1960 and today: * 1960: No internal checkpoints (from what I recall, they didn't come into being till the 1970s) * 1960: A driver license ID was rarely asked for other than when one was pulled over for a traffic stop; ID checks for anything else, such as going into bars was far less common. * 1960: Social security number was rarely asked for; it had little meaning anyways, so even if one's number was "stolen" it was inconsequential anyways; many people back then, unless they worked, didn't have a social security number ... heck, me (and I'm only 34 now) didn't get my social security number until I was 16 ... contrast that to today where children are assigned a social security number practically from birth. * 1960: No metal detectors at the airport, no bag searches, etc. Further, most airlines of the time had very few baggage restrictions - people could bring on board most anything. * 1960: No id required to fly; exchanging tickets with others was ok, etc - and that was true as late as the 1980s; some have told me that was even true into the 90s ... wow, how things have changed so fast. ![]() I could go on and on... And then of course there's the drug war, and all the other things the government does that go against the Constitution and basic natural human rights ... and yet the vast majority of Americans don't appear at all motivated to protest let alone do anything, even if things get worse; as long as they have cable tv, internet, etc they're happy ... so anyone counting on a revolution happening will be waiting a long time, as in the next lifetime ... On the otherhand, perhaps Americans will soon rise up ... time will tell. Ron | |
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| Great post, Cass I always wonder what it would be like if the founding fathers could talk to us today, would be argue with them, or just dismiss their ramblings?
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__________________ "In the end the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it. It was inevitable that they should make that claim sooner or later: the logic of their position demanded it. Not merely the validity of experience, but the very existence of external reality, was tacitly denied by their philosophy. The heresy of heresies was common sense. And what was terrifying was not that they would kill you for thinking otherwise, but that they might be right. For, after all, how do we know that two and two make four? Or that the force of gravity works? Or that the past is unchangeable? If both the past and the external world exist only in the mind, and if the mind itself is controllable what then?" | |
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At least, that is how I think it works. I haven't had a child born for a quarter of a century, so it's been awhile for me. | |
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| "I am not a friend to a very energetic government. They are always opressive." Thomas Jefferson. "If the personal freedoms guaranteed by the constitution inhibit the governments ability to govern the people, we should look to limit those guarantee's." William Jefferson Clinton, August 12, 1993 "Even the most normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag and begin slitting throats." Mencken I think I've said this before, but I would be real careful how I talked to the old timers if I was some panty waste, dribble talking, Constitution changing, pansy kinda, person, because if I remember correctly, these guys had just fought a war with the big guys on the block, and weren't taking no shiite from nobody, and I don't think they'd think much of nothing we got going on today. Period. As a matter of fact, they might just be passing the ammo out and printing the flyers....oh yeah....sending out those e mails.....I keep forgetting, the information age..... These were men who had pretty strong opinions, and shot you if you disagreed. I doubt whether they would of liked changes.... As a matter of fact.... "Those who would sacrifice essential liberty to secure a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Ben Franklin Ya know what I really hate? When someone says, "Oh, they wouldn't say that if they were alive today." Nope. Your Right. They'd probably say something like, "Give me a knife, I'm gutting this fool before he can breed any more of his kind to pollute the face of the earth....," Or something like that. I'm not right on the button on that one probably.... Somewhere in Ded Land
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| History is not without a sense of irony... The founders rebelled against one King George, to only have him replaced by another.. Seriously though, all 3 branches of government have gone rogue.. Congress will not hold the Executive branch accountable, meanwhile the Executive (Bush) hasn't veto'ed a single bill since assuming the office of President.. all the while the Judicial is legislating from the bench.. The whole system is out of whack.. I am convinced that single party control over all 3 branches is a negative, because legislators and judges elevate party loyalty over their constitutional duty to act as checks and balances of each other. |
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