“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.”
— The Continental Congress, July 4, 1776
“The task of statesmanship has always been the re-definition of these rights in terms of a changing and growing social order.”
— Franklin D. Roosevelt (Commonwealth Club Address, 1932)
“Roosevelt was wrong! The principles laid down in the Declaration of Independence are the principles of individual liberty. Our unalienable rights, given to us by God are given to us as individuals. Our rights do not come from society or the government, and they cannot be redefined by politicians. The nature of these rights carries with it the implication of individual responsibility, without which we surrender them.”
— Perri Nelson, November 6, 2008
What degree of madness
Published Fri, Jun 8 2007 9:39 AM
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The Patriot sends out a daily "founders quote". I found today's to be quite interesting.
"But ambitious encroachments of the federal government, on the authority of the State governments, would not excite the opposition of a single State, or of a few States only. They would be signals of general alarm... But what degree of madness could ever drive the federal government to such an extremity."
-- James Madison (Federalist No. 46, 29 January 1788)
What degree of madness indeed... only socialism, the 17th amendment, and an insatiable appetite for pork. Pork, "national health care", other socialist policies, an environmental protection agency that regulates things that have nothing whatsoever to do with interstate commerce (since when was a swamp an interstate waterway), and an ever increasing federal bureaucracy... these are the signals of general alarm that both the Republican and Democratic parties are ignoring today.
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Sammy Benoit responded with: The Number 1 job of the federal Govt
 | The Number 1 job of the federal Govt is protecting the borders and the population--and its not doing that I.s it just me, or does anyone else find it amazing that our government can track a single cow born in Canada almost three years ago, right to the stall where she sleeps in the state of Washington? And, they tracked her calves right to their stalls. But they are unable to locate 12 million illegal aliens wandering around our country. Maybe we should give each of them a cow. |
Perri Nelson responded with:
 | But we'd have to find them first to give them the cow :-)
It's maddening isn't it. Congress has proven that they're more interested in power than in governance or the rule of law. Most of them ignore the Constitution entirely, except when it serves their personal interests. The Republicans are getting to be just as bad as the Democrats at this. |
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