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09/01/2004 Entry: "Goth control I can handle... but not this type of crowd control..."
I know ya'll aren't much for politics, but we have this series of rules everyone must abide by. The main document is the US Constitution, which is available in the National Archives and a zillion other places. I am sure many of you slept through that in class, because many high school history teachers suck the fun out of what is your birthright as an American citizen, so I am going o highlight three passages.
US Constitution, Bill of Rights, Amendment 1: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
US Constitution, Bill of Rights, Amendment 4: The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
Now read this. One of these things is not like the other...
Oh, I did promise three passages, didn't I? But this last one shows the wisdom of those who originally wrote this document, and I wanted you to read that link first.
US Constitution, Bill of Rights, Amendment 2: A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
Now I am not saying to pick up your guns and start shooting, but keep in mind that if this kind of corruption continues, and no one does anything about it, we deserve the results of our inaction. Our strength comes from protest, not guns. But we have the right to have guns should the government take away our ability to protest. The founding fathers knew, from experience, how a dictatorship or monarchy can ruin a free thinker's life. This country was created so people could think and be free, and look how much we've done! Now, because of some weak-minded fools, a lot of voter apathy, and lack of personal responsibility, things are really getting out of hand.
"Papers, please? Are you supposed to be here, Citizen CA-619-515-2817-BF-90124? Show me your authorization to own those things. I am sorry, but we'll have to confiscate these items as evidence. Yes, under a new law by our Friendly and Fun Leaders, we have decided your child is 'a luxury item' when they are unable to communicate, and thus, able to be seized as property."

The Peanut Gallery responds with: 2 comments

Hey, I'm a bleeding heart-Liberal tree hugger and with the way this world is going, the idea of having a gun is sounding more and more necessary. The problem is that it's difficult to buy one legally. I'd probably shoot myself in the foot anyway.
Just beware, once you lose your rights it's hard to get them back again. They have been taking them away, hidden in bills passed in D.C. This darned tin foil hat isn't helping!
Posted by Ginger Bradick @ 09/02/2004 01:59 AM EST

Right on, Punkie! While I can understand some wariness on the issue of guns on the part of some Democrat/Progressive types (given the types of folks that were getting assassinated left and right in the 1960s), I can't grasp why Democrats would willingly deprive themselves of the one thing that can guarantee America NOT turning into something out of The Handmaid's Tale.
For me, it was the deaths of Matthew Sheppard and James Byrd, along with mad bombers hitting family planning clinics that made me a bleedinbg heart-liberal "gun nut". I wonder if the folks of the Barking Right would be quite so mouthy if there was the possibility of the whiff of grapeshot. The timidity of Alan Colmes proves my point.
That, and given that I have a Master's Degree in the humanities, the increasing use of the word "intellectual" as a bad word has got me worried. When packs of angry Freepers try to burn my museum down, I'm taking as many as I can with me!
Do you get the feeling that Karl Rove picked New York for the convention because there would be protests? Of the type that could get ugly? My years at Penn State have showed me that conservatives only stop complaining about the "victim mentality" is when they use it themselves. Waaaaahhh! New York was mean to me!
But it will be worth it if an overlooked open mike catches a convention member ranting about New York, finishing with some sort of statement about how maybe the town deserved to be attacked. The sweet, sweet backlash would be just beautiful.
Posted by Malle Babbe @ 09/01/2004 04:08 PM EST

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