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TextI want to share an encounter I had today with treason: with a traitor. With an enemy of The Constitution of The United States. An enemy of ours . In short, an enemy of freedom. A criminal, unfettered, and currently on a mission to destroy the very thing that gives freedom to all who call out in it's' name, for the hope of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
I was out running my errands. I made my last stop at the store. I went in and bought a few things and walked to my car. It's a warm day so I had the window down and before I could start the car to leave, a man the size of "Brock Lessor " ( The UFC Heavyweight Champion ) walked up and said "What do you think about this country?"
Originally posted by CherubBaby
The link to the story is below
www.heavencanbefound.com...
Originally posted by ownbestenemy
Stories like this on the internet are intriguing. The writer takes note of a uniform, but cannot identify it? No badges, patches or other identifying materials? Me thinks someone has an imagination and a love for their country and produced a story to help convey that message. What do I know though.
Every constitution, then, and every law, naturally expires at the end of nineteen years. If it be enforced longer, it is an act of force, and not of right. It may be said, that the succeeding generation exercising, in fact, the power of repeal, this leaves them as free as if the constitution or law had been expressly limited to nineteen years only. In the first place, this objection admits the right, in proposing an equivalent. But the power of repeal is not an equivalent. It might be, indeed, if every form of government were so perfectly contrived, that the will of the majority could always be obtained, fairly and without impediment. But this is true of no form. The people cannot assemble themselves; their representation is unequal and vicious. Various checks are opposed to every legislative proposition. Factions get possession of the public councils, bribery corrupts them, personal interests lead them astray from the general interests of their constituents; and other impediments arise, so as to prove to every practical man, that a law of limited duration is much more manageable than one which needs a repeal."
--Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 1789. ME 7:459, Papers 15:396
Originally posted by hellobruce
The reason there is no detail is it is just a poem....
Originally posted by Helig
Hmm, another hyper-patriot who leaves out details and paints upon others with a palette of their own choosing while crafting their entire site (albeit terribly) to evoke some kind of warm feeling in the chest akin to nationalist pride. As far as treason goes I'm pretty sure if you audited the personal finances of every single member of congress few could escape the traitor's brand honestly, the level of palm greasing going only grows from one year to the next.
Originally posted by ownbestenemy
Really? Are you sure?
Originally posted by Drunkenparrot
At the bottom of the page there is a box to check in response to how well you liked the poem.
I checked the "very bad" box.
I have no idea where the traitors and treason came from?
In short, this is what I got out of it...
Some big guy openly carrying a firearm and possibly wearing a uniform walked up to the protagonist and asked "What do you think about this country?"
The protagonist, being the brave person he/she is responds ""It's pretty crazy and scary at times." "What do you think of it?"
The big scary guy says ""They need to revise The Constitution."
Our hero asks reaches deep inside and summons the intestinal fortitude and queries the big mean guy "Did you say revise or revitalize The Constitution?"
The big mean guy with a gun gives a dirty look, says "Revise it, change it" and walks away.
After narrowly escaping with his her life from the big mean guy (maybe he was taking a poll?), the protagonist has some kind of confusing epiphany and now believes he/she is somehow battling a treasonous something/someone over the future of their children.
Is that the gist or did I miss something?
If any part of the non event is true and the author reacted the way described, I would say the author sounds delusional and paranoid.
Edit: Should have spiced it up by adding paramilitary types repelling out of black helicopters and questioning the author at muzzle point and maybe a zombie hoard attacking in the parking lot as they flew away.
edit on 26-11-2012 by Drunkenparrot because: (no reason given)
After narrowly escaping with his her life from the big mean guy (maybe he was taking a poll?), the protagonist has some kind of confusing epiphany and now believes he/she is somehow battling a treasonous something/someone over the future of their children. Is that the gist or did I miss something? If any part of the non event is true and the author reacted the way described, I would say the author sounds delusional and paranoid. Edit: Should have spiced it up by adding paramilitary types repelling out of black helicopters and questioning the author at muzzle point and maybe a zombie hoard attacking in the parking lot as they flew away.
Originally posted by CherubBaby
Originally posted by Drunkenparrot
At the bottom of the page there is a box to check in response to how well you liked the poem.
I checked the "very bad" box.
I have no idea where the traitors and treason came from?
In short, this is what I got out of it...
Some big guy openly carrying a firearm and possibly wearing a uniform walked up to the protagonist and asked "What do you think about this country?"
The protagonist, being the brave person he/she is responds ""It's pretty crazy and scary at times." "What do you think of it?"
The big scary guy says ""They need to revise The Constitution."
Our hero asks reaches deep inside and summons the intestinal fortitude and queries the big mean guy "Did you say revise or revitalize The Constitution?"
The big mean guy with a gun gives a dirty look, says "Revise it, change it" and walks away.
After narrowly escaping with his her life from the big mean guy (maybe he was taking a poll?), the protagonist has some kind of confusing epiphany and now believes he/she is somehow battling a treasonous something/someone over the future of their children.
Is that the gist or did I miss something?
If any part of the non event is true and the author reacted the way described, I would say the author sounds delusional and paranoid.
Edit: Should have spiced it up by adding paramilitary types repelling out of black helicopters and questioning the author at muzzle point and maybe a zombie hoard attacking in the parking lot as they flew away.
edit on 26-11-2012 by Drunkenparrot because: (no reason given)
Your comments below,
After narrowly escaping with his her life from the big mean guy (maybe he was taking a poll?), the protagonist has some kind of confusing epiphany and now believes he/she is somehow battling a treasonous something/someone over the future of their children. Is that the gist or did I miss something? If any part of the non event is true and the author reacted the way described, I would say the author sounds delusional and paranoid. Edit: Should have spiced it up by adding paramilitary types repelling out of black helicopters and questioning the author at muzzle point and maybe a zombie hoard attacking in the parking lot as they flew away.
Your comments....Draw a one sided and exaggerated not to mention untrue! set of comments that were never said in the original story are defaming and juvenile.
After narrowly escaping with his her life from the big mean guy (maybe he was taking a poll?), the protagonist has some kind of confusing epiphany and now believes he/she is somehow battling a treasonous something/someone over the future of their children. Is that the gist or did I miss something? If any part of the non event is true and the author reacted the way described, I would say the author sounds delusional and paranoid. Edit: Should have spiced it up by adding paramilitary types repelling out of black helicopters and questioning the author at muzzle point and maybe a zombie hoard attacking in the parking lot as they flew away.
Originally posted by hellobruce
Originally posted by ownbestenemy
Really? Are you sure?
Yes, I am sure - try actually looking at the page, and down the bottom you will see "How would you rate this poem"!