Kal wrote:qwerty wrote:If they don't have the balls to pay the price of freedom, they choose to suffer by default.
Dude
That is possibly the most insensitive and self rightous remark I have ever heard.
That is possibly the most cowardly and wussiest remark I have ever heard.
TechTMW wrote:He's Texan, just like Dubya. Coincidence?
No coincidence here. Do not even lump me with George W. Bush. He isn't even a Texan. Get your facts straight, Pasta Boy. He is a fundamental religious fanatic alcoholic drug addict who was born in New Haven, Connecticut, moved to Texas with his parents, then went back to Connecticut when his daddy got him admitted to Yale (which is in New Haven) and Harvard (in Massachusetts), where he didn't learn a damned thing because he was too busy snorting coke, drinking, and evading the draft, or the U. S. budget would be balanced by now instead of recording record deficits. No, George W. isn't even close to being a Texan, he just happens to like living here, just like the other 2/3s of the population who came here from somewhere else.
It sure would be nice if all the foreigners would go back where they came from, but they will not. Do you know why? I will tell you why! Because Texans had the balls to throw off an oppressive Mexican government in 1836 and make Texas a great place to live. Seriously, how many Texans do you find living in Canada, or Connecticut, or Minnesota? One? Two? That should hardly be a surprise since those places simply do not have what it takes to draw immigrants. Heck, everyone knows Yankees dump on Texas because it is so easy to spell, unlike Massachusetts or Minnesota or Connecticut, which are such ponderous collections of disjoint letters it takes Texan brilliance to remember how to spell them, Yankees have to look them up to avoid having their ignorance show.
TechTMW wrote:Americans had balls and fought for their freedoms 230 years ago. All it takes is a couple of two-bit terrorists for Americans to give up their freedoms. Sad, innit?
In case you didn't know, Bush's attempts to limit freedoms are being struck down in courts, one by one. In the United States, we have a means of dealing with tyrants in our government. The process is working, it just takes time. Most United States citizens are mature and educated enough to continue to fight for rights in an effective, respectful, and peaceful, if somewhat time consuming, manner. We might not have a perfect system of government, but we do have the best system yet created by humans. I'm sure God could do better.
I have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
I have the right to worship as I please, or not, as long as I accept the responsibility of not impoinging on the rights of others.
I have the right to free speech in an appropriate forum, and may exercise that right as long as I accept the responsibility of avoiding slander or libel directed toward others.
I have the right to publish my observations, analysis, and conclusions of the world around me, and the events that occur in that world, as long as I accept the responsibility of avoiding slander or libel directed toward others.
I have the right to hang out with my homeys, as long as we remain peaceful, and as long as I accept the responsibility of avoiding interference with the rights of others.
I have the right to petition my government for redress of grievances.
I have the right to own weapons, as long as I accept the reponsibility of using those weapons for peaceful and peacemaking purposes.
I have the right to not be forced to keep soldiers in my home, but I also have the freedom of choice to do so should I choose.
I have the right to be secure in my person, belongings, and home, unless I provide probable cause.
Should I be accused of a crime, I cannot be held to answer for a crime without just cause unless presented or indicted by a grand jury. I have the right not to testify against myself, not to be held liable twice for the same offense, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, nor shall my property be taken without just compensation.
I have the right to a speedy and public trial by impartial jury, legal representation, and to face my accuser(s).
I have the right of bail if accused and fair punishment upon conviction.
I have all other rights not specifically denied by the Constitution.
Nobody has yet infrigned on my rights. What are you talking about?
Can you tell it's windy, cold, and I'm bored to death on this sunday morning?
