Date sent: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:21:13 -0700 From: "Tomas L. Byrnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> We > had a revolution 232 years ago "The peasants are revolting!" "*Tell* me about it ..." > to establish supremacy of the people, > instead of the crown. Almost got it right, too ... > We are pretty unique in the fundamental concept of > our government: that the power is delegated from the people to the > government, and those powers not explicitly delegated are reserved to > the states, and if not delegated by the people of the state, to the > people, as opposed to all powers vested in the state (or crown) and > privileges granted to the people. This simple premise ensures the enrichment of all who hold law degrees. > The fact that a tyranny would face armed opposition is probably one of > the main reasons one hasn't arisen in the US, whereas European countries > have each had several in the same period of time that our Constitutional > Republic has been around. It's worked very well in Afghanistand and Somolia. > Our megalomaniacs start companies, since being > killed by the hoi-polloi is less likely there. Economic degradation and destruction confuses the issue and provides fewer obvious targets. > The US is different, we like it that way. Chacun a son gout. > I emigrated here @ 17 from > Ireland and joined the U.S. Army because I believed, and still do, that > freedom is not the right to be right, but the right to be wrong. That explains much. > Now if only the Witanagemot club would hold more sway among the > Saxons. Tyranically so, preferably. ====================== (quote inserted randomly by Pegasus Mailer) [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes. - Dr. Warren Jackson, Director, UTCS http://victoria.tc.ca/techrev/rms.htm _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
