I was thinking of Thomas Jefferson's statement that a little rebellion now and then was a good thing. I'll have to dig up the quote again.
larry > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 11:16 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Liberate Iraq > > > Come one man, > > Too easy. The tree of liberty? He still helped > crushed the whiskey > rebellion. > > Timothy Heald > Overseas Security Advisory Council > U.S. Department of State > > "that the free Constitution, which is the work of your hands, may be > sacredly maintained" - George Washington, Farewell Address 1796 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 11:14 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Liberate Iraq > > > <cf_sarcasm>I mean actually who cares about Freedom of Speech > and Freedom to > Associate. that's just fluff!</cf_sarcasm> > > What would you think of someone who advocated regular rebellions and > revolutions? > > Think carefully before you anwser. The answer is quite surprising. > larry > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: samcfug [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 9:48 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Liberate Iraq > > > > > > Offended? So be it. I stand by my position that the Anti-war > > Protestors are all > > cowards. To call them brave is absolutely ludicrous. The > > "passive resistance" > > types are also cowards. If you are so against our country, > > perhaps you also > > should be "exported" The so-called protests have gone far beyond our > > Constitutionally protected "Free Speech" and now are in the > > vicinity of > > Advocating the violent overthrow of our government, which is > > better defined as > > sedition. > > The pledge of allegiance to the flag of the Untied Stated of > > America, introduced > > to all Americans from the first grade of school and onwards > > is being violated by > > these cowards, further making them disloyal, liars and, > > again, cowards and > > seditionists. > > > > | You comments honestly offend me as an American. "export all these > > | socialist protesters"? So we should slap the ideals of > > this country in > > | the face by renouncing the fundamental freedom to > disagree with our > > | government's actions? In fact punishing those that do? > > | > > | Who else would be "exported" (nice, sanitized word there by > > the way)? > > | What other group's expressions of free speech annoy you? > > | > > | Being anti-war has never been synonymous with "coward". I > > see a great > > | bravery in those willing to express their disatisfaction > > against public > > | opinion. Regardless of whether I agree with them or not I > > feel proud > > | when I see protesters. Proud that this country protects > > that right and > > | pround that my fellow Americans are still strong enough to > > exercise it. > > | > > | Jim Davis > > | > > | > > | > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
