Perhaps the loss of electricity will be the only thing to keep the loyal TV addict from getting his/her daily nod from reality.

Television in and of itself can be a useful source of information but few use it in this way. Most homes have that thing running from the morning until the evening, just running in the background! It has moved from a tool to a medication for most of America, I have no experience with any nation other than my own.

As more and more people get on line and things continue to decline I do believe that people will wake up, sad thing is it is likely too late already.

What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value.

We didn't pay the price, it was given to us... Only when one works for something is it dear to them. For too long we've had it easy, we've become soft with pride for something we don't even understand anymore.

Originally posted by Iamonlyhuman

What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value.

We didn't pay the price, it was given to us... Only when one works for something is it dear to them. For too long we've had it easy, we've become soft with pride for something we don't even understand anymore.

I agree, the me generation.

Originally posted by Iamonlyhuman
We didn't pay the price, it was given to us... Only when one works for something is it dear to them. For too long we've had it easy, we've become soft with pride for something we don't even understand anymore.

Speak for yourself.

I am a veteran and I know what I have given and how dear the Constitution is to me.

Maybe you are only speaking of yourself here. If so, do own it, don't project it on others.

The very commission and act of signing into law, the Declaration of Independence, was a commitment of treason against the British Empire. The Boston Tea Party was the rebellion. With this act, a nation was born.

This same nation has seen itself rise to the brink of ultimate power on this planet through means of war and peace. By its very design, it is a nation of misfits and mutts, of ragtag hoolligans and war criminals, of brilliant minds and aggressive leaders. These traits are the reason for both the rise in prosperity and the rise in corruption.

American citizens, myself included, have lived under this auspice for so long that we have become complacent in our duties in regards to the origin of our nation, our government and our role in this world.

IMO, the most important line from the DoI has already been posted and in the coming months, there may well be a rise in activity from a not so silent majority that wish to see happen that which we all desire....Change.

Do not get me wrong, Obama is not the one that brings change. The change I am speaking of is a change in the activity of the people and how they see their nation, their leaders and their country. With so many lacking the will to stand up, this change will not come quickly or quietly, but will be necessary to wake the few by the many and bring with it a storm of change for a nation that is long overdue.

Originally posted by redhatty
So what flaw is still in effect today?

It doesn't define "Natural-born Citizen".

You'd have to talk to him to find out exactly what he meant, but the Constitution is not perfect. It wasn't meant to be a perfect document. It was meant to change to reflect and support our country's growth.

Many would say that the Electoral College is another flaw. Saying something isn't perfect is not an insult. People don't have to get all huffy because someone suggests this living document contains flaws.

If he means it, he'd get government off our back, out of our business, out of our pockets, and out of our schools.

And if he doesn't, and this continues, the states may have to declare their independence once again.

Originally posted by Stormdancer777
Obama to Call for "A New Declaration of Independence"

And he isn't even sworn in .... That didn't take long.
The Bildebergers are going to be veeeeeeery happy with their new tool.

Originally posted by FlyersFan

Originally posted by Stormdancer777
Obama to Call for "A New Declaration of Independence"

And he isn't even sworn in .... That didn't take long.
The Bildebergers are going to be veeeeeeery happy with their new tool.

Hard to believe so many didn't see it coming, I fully believe it is because so many are ill-informed and unaware of what is going on around them, we as a society have been programed for this moment.

Manipulated in so many ways.

It is so complex, where does one even start?

[edit on 033131p://bSaturday2009 by Stormdancer777]

Well seriously. If we go back to the very early part of this thread and actually read the Declaration of Independence, then replace anything referring to the King or Britain with Federal Government, modify or remove the parts that are not applicable, then maybe Obama is right.

It is time for a new Declaration of Independence. Independence from the long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism.

Remember

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 to 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.

Let's kick the leeches out of government and make our government work FOR us again