agreed. "Give us a king"
Yup, kings never had as much power as this federal government has. Plus there was only one guy to go after when he got uppity...
Pretty soon we'll be swearing our soldiers to the king rather than the constitution.
Lex, meet Rex.
But in the end, it was a Republican that started it, and a Republican that finished it.
If you want something done right....
Pretty soon we'll be swearing our soldiers to the king rather than the constitution...
At least then the soldiers will know who the king is. Most of them are ignorant of the constitution.
INH "Most of them are ignorant of the constitution."
I'm afraid it's just "most are ignorant" -- sad when 1st amendment is viewed as dangerous by most people today.
I don't know when it happened, but at some point in US history, law was dethroned (by Lincoln?) and reverted to "rex, lex"
Hey now... let's not throw to many rocks at our military boys. Some of them clearly do know the constitution, or at least the important bits of the Bill of Rights.
Nope.
You are wrong.
If they knew about the bill of rights, they would be offended at how they have become meaningless.
Well, there is always that little document to fall back on--
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. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.
INH,
there were plenty of guardsmen in N.O. refusing to force people to leave, and refusing to disarm people.
Those good folks knew their rates.
Probably a drop in the bucket though.
LL
Neither the government, nor the courts give two shits in the wind about that document.
...it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government...
Yeah, LL, good luck with that. Let me know how that works out for you.
Stranging enough, your one-man revolution against despotism isn't getting much coverage in the press.
But in the end, it was a Republican that started it, and a Republican that finished it.
A very famous Republican, Teddy Roosevelt, regarded one Karl Marx very highly. There is an editorial cartoon from the early party of the 20th Century showing TR, JP Morgan, Andrew Carneige and a couple of other folks all shaking hands with the author of The Communist Manifesto. I found it interesting how the rich and powerful seem to love Socialism.
INH
It isn't one man, and it hasn't started yet.
Those good folks knew their rates
No they just knew the chain of command and how to follow orders. They were not respecting the Constitution so much as just staying within the legal limits of thier authority.
Of course the reason they are talking about it so much is the same reason they talk openly about all of the planned (and some carried out) ways to remove your rights. The more the masses hear about it and how good it is the more complacent they are. After all, they're only doing it so they can help us right? It's a good thing and you are a very bad man for thinking they might possibly abuse all this power we've given them.
So Nate, while you're expediting your Mountain Fortress plans how about some advice for the few of us who have not the funds to buy a few acres and tons of concrete. While the economy will collapse eventually from Leviathan's bulk, what does the poor but freedom loving male buy first? I do have a small house, so should I stock up on the ammo and supplies first, or stock up on gold and silver?
That depends MA.
It depends on where you live mostly. When TSHTF, are you the type to hold up and fight? or make a run for the border?
A hot dualsport bike... like the KLR 650 is one helluva way to get the hell outta dodge.
I'd be making friends with the rural folks. The folks who have the skill set to be useful. You want to be around good ol' boys who know how to purify water... make their own electricity... kill and grow their own food.
Just look around at all the things that the government provides, and figure out ways to provide them for yourself, or do with out.
it is getting very close to the point that what you should stock up on (if you haven't gotten weapons and supplies) is a big ole tub of vasoline.........
UT comeback?
how does the fullback drop a TD like that?!
Perhaps the Feds' totally botched response to Katrina was planned in order to convince the masses of the need for more federal authority over whatever "emergency" might pop up next time. These people are cunning and smart, and probably think 3 or 4 moves ahead on the chess board. How much longer till checkmate is the question.
it's good!
i've never been able to believe our military boys would actually act against the citizenry..you can refuse an unlawful order, but as has been mentioned, let's hope they know what is and is not lawful (constitutional)
O.T. !!
pretty good comeback
LSU field goal
advantage UT...
season salvaged - for now
Fullmer's still a fat ass tattle tale
BW,
I hate Fulmer. You'll get no arguement from me.
Bama is gonna rape Florida on saturday.
i doubt it, but i kinda hope so
UF actually has a real defense this year, and Leak is unflappable
"It isn't one man, and it hasn't started yet."
Agreed.
Yeah, as I mentioned in the previous post, people that take posts like this off topic... I think bw is possessed... football schmootball.
Magister Aurelius, I would do a bit of reading... online.
Do a search on "survival".
Capt. Dave's is good.
Do a search on "preparedness".
Yeah, even .gov has some good information for the short term.
About whether guns/ammo or gold/silver first.
It won't matter how much gold/silver you have if you don't have the means to protect it. So, guns/ammo first, imo.
(And I won't ever say anything about being safe and learning how to use them, ie practice... because I think that is a given).
And I agree with you SB, nothing like continually hearing something night after night on the news to get it drilled into people's heads that it is for their own good.
Skillet, I've read that idea in a few other places online as well and not just blogs, but news sites and such.
I was beginning to think I was the only one blaming peoples complacency on TV. That damn box will phuck up anybodies though processes given enough time. Folks doin' a lot of time in front of one have a seriously pessimistic outlook toward their futures and see government as the only bulwark between them an literal starvation. Tin foil hat anyone?
MR
or should i say MRS?
as far as changing the topic, i think 7 hours since the last post on said topic is not necessarily grounds for "quit changing the topic" , especially considering the owner of the blog was glued to the tv watching the game, certainly...
read that again...that's 7 hours!
you'll be ok (maybe)
Owner was in fact glued. True.
Been thinking about a mountain fortress myself lately, but unless your goal is martyrdom Ruby Ridge style, it may be a suboptimal solution. The best place to be when TSHTF I'd think would be somewhere else. Failing that, second best place is on a boat, a big ocean-going boat. I'm looking at picking up an old 100+ ft. Tug for under $100K and fixing it up as a very spacious home. A house of comprable size and comfort would cost 3-4 times as much around here.(Though it would be cheaper to maintain.) This way, there's no bugout bags, no ugly sieges, no massive disruptions when the day finally comes. I could just saunter on down to the engineroom, fire up the diesels and chug chug chug my way to international waters and then maybe the UAE or something. As an added bonus, I could even replace my lost livelihood in the short or long term by actually working the Tug.
I was looking for reading material a few weeks back and found this. Which I liked very much. http://www.bob-oracle.com/
My husband liked, too.
"MR
or should i say MRS?"
You can say whatever you would like.
If you are trying to infer that I am a married woman, well if that is what excites ya go for it.
7 hours or 7 minutes doesn't matter to me.
"Owner was in fact glued. True."
Eh, Nate is goin' to hell too. Killin' your brain cells like that. Listen to your brother man! 
At least use the alcohol to kill those brain cells.
We all have our weeknesses MR. Bein' from the South, mine is football.
Hmmm, good point.
I'm from the North, my weakness must be repressing Southrons.
Nah.. The northern weakness is more obvious.
They're assholes who think they can do everything better than everyone else in the world. They shit all over their nest... so then they move to another nest, then they complain that the new nest is different than the old... so they shit all over it too. Then pretty soon they move again.
Forgot to check back with this one...
Hmmm, considering that all the "Yankees" in my neighborhood (within a 5 house radius on this street) have been in their present location for at the least six years I know its anecdotal but makes me call bull to your "move again" theory.
Ironic that you are moving soon.
Trust me, people love security.
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