Hi all, Here is a reasoned reply to the Land of the Free. Which was posted some time ago on this list. All good minded folks should pass it on. Remember to keep taking your CS, your first line of protection during a crisis.
Bless you Bob Lee > Hello all, > >> >> I normally ignore anti-government diatribes like this, but I have >> to respond to this one. My comments to the rantings are below, >> inserted after the questionable comment. > > > Roger Lee > >> > >> >> >> Visitor From The Past >> by Thelen Paulk >> >> I had a dream the other night I didn't understand. A >> figure walking >> through the mist with a flintlock in his hand. His >> clothes were torn and >> dirty, as he stood there by my bed. He took off his three >> cornered hat and >> speaking low, he said: >> >> We fought a revolution, to secure our liberty. We wrote >> the Constitution, >> as a shield from tyranny. For future generations, this >> legacy we gave, in >> this, the land of the free and the home of the brave. >> >> You buy permits to travel, and permits to own a gun. > > In many states, including the one I live in, permits are not necessary > to own a gun. And NO American citizen needs a permit to travel > around the country. > >> >> Permits to start a >> business, or to build a place for one. On land that you >> believe you own, you >> pay a yearly rent. > > I assume "yearly rent" refers to property taxes, which in my state at > least, cannot be raises without voter approval. By the way, next time > you travel down a road, send your kids to a public school or see > firemen in action to save someone's home, remember that all that comes > from tax dollars. Taxes are the price we pay to live in a civilized > society. > >> Although you have no voice in >> choosing, how the money's >> spent. > > See above regarding voter approval. If you don't like the way the > money's spent, go out and vote! > >> >> >> Your children must attend a school that doesn't educate. > > If you can read this, thank a teacher and thank the PUBLIC school > system. > >> >> Your Christian >> values can't be taught, according to the state. > > Not all Americans (including kids in school), are Christian. America > was supposedly built on tolerance for all religions, especially those > in the minority. > >> You read >> about the current >> news in a regulated press. > > Check out the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution where it > mentions Freedom of the Press. > >> You pay a tax you do not owe, >> to please the >> foreign I.R.S. > > Last time I checked, the I.R.S. , (which I really do NOT care for), is > an agency within the Treasury Dept., which is of course part of the > U.S. government. > >> >> >> Your money is no longer made of silver, or of gold. You >> trade your wealth >> for paper, so your lives can be controlled. You pay for >> crimes that make our >> Nation turn from God in shame. You've taken Satan's >> number, as you've traded >> in your name. > > After a thorough check of my epidermis, I fail to find any kind of > number. Do you mean the "checked by inspector number 5" tag in my > underwear? > >> >> >> You've given government control, to those who do you harm, >> So they can >> padlock churches, > > Again, I refer you to the First Amendment: Freedom of Religion. > "Padlocking"? > >> and steal the family farm. > > Around here, family farmers can't wait to sell their land for a huge > profit to real-estate developers. But that is a different issue. > >> And keep our >> country deep in >> debt, > > While not willing to give the current Administration credit, I must > point out that the debt is coming down! > >> put men of God in jail. > > Do you mean the priest who slammed his car into an abortion clinic and > then commenced chopping at the building with an ax? Jail may not be > the right place. Maybe a mental ward. > >> Harass your fellow >> countrymen, while corrupted >> courts prevail. > > > Well, considering that judges are just lawyers in black robes, I'll > give you this one. > >> >> >> Your public servants don't uphold the solemn oath they've >> sworn. They defy >> and rape the nation, and leave it's fabric tattered and >> torn. > > Simple answer, vote Clinton/Gore out of office. (Send Bill packing > too). > >> Your leaders >> ship artillery and guns to foreign shores. And send your >> sons to slaughter, >> fighting other people's wars. > > So, does this imply that we should have stood still over the past half > century plus while Hitler, Stalin, Mao and their truly "Godless" ilk > spread their evil around the globe? Oh, and by the way, in our most > recent "War," exactly how many Americans died during the 78-day > bombing campaign? Zilch! > >> >> >> Can you regain the freedom for which we fought and died? >> Or don't you have >> the courage, or the faith to stand with pride? > > I stand with pride every time we recite the Pledge of Allegiance in > school. > >> Are there >> no more values for >> which you'll fight to save? Or do you wish your children >> to live in fear as >> a slave? > > The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery. By the > way, I am sure our tri-cornered ghost, if he fought in the southern > colonies/states, benefited from a society based on and built up by the > pernicious and evil system of slavery. And, if he were a southern > aristocrat, like say, Thomas Jefferson, he owned slaves himself and > more than likely got his yahoos by taking advantage of his female > "property." > >> >> >> People of the Republic arise and take a stand! Defend the >> Constitution, >> the Supreme Law of the Land! Preserve our Great Republic, >> and God Given >> Right! And pray to God, to keep the torch of Freedom >> burning bright! > > Like the torch held by the Statue of Liberty? Gee, wasn't that a > gift from a "foreign shore?" > >> >> >> As I awoke he vanished, in the mist from whence he came. >> His words were >> true, we are not Free, > > Nonsense! > >> we have ourselves to blame. For >> even now as tyrants >> trample each God Given Right, we only watch and tremble, >> too afraid to stand >> and fight. >> >> If he stood by your bedside, in a dream, while you're >> asleep, and wonders >> what remains of our Rights he fought so hard to keep, >> What would be your >> answer, if he called out from the grave; >> >> IS THIS STILL THE LAND OF THE FREE AND HOME OF THE BRAVE? > > Of course it is! We are at our most prosperous time in our history. > Economically, culturally, linguistically, militarily and politically, > we stand as a colossal behemoth over the entire globe. Billions of > people around the world look to the United States as a symbol of > freedom and liberty. To truly see a country like the one described by > this poem's author, look to Communist China, or Saddam's Iraq. For an > example of a nation in which the dominant religion tramples over the > rights of minorities, look no further than Iran or Afghanistan. For > an example of a nation with a weak central government, look no > further than modern Russia, where men now live an average of 60 years > (and falling), and the population is actually expected to decline by > twenty million in the next decade due to social and economic decline > (Granted, much of that is the hangover from Communist rule). And, for > an example of a nation in which the militias have literally destroyed > the central government and now run amok themselves, check out > Somalia. How would you like your kids growing up ( or not growing up, > as the case may be) there? > > Yes, this IS still the land of the free and the home of the brave! > If you don't think so, just look at the alternatives around the > planet. > > RL > >> >> >> > -- oozing on the muggy shore of the gulf coast [email protected]
