Did Someone Say 'Revolution'? | Mickey Z.

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Mickey Z. -- World News Trust

“The greatest challenge of the day is how to bring about a revolution of the heart, a revolution which has to start with each one of us.”

- Dorothy Day

If you were to publicly declare your discontent with the U.S. government and your subsequent desire to abolish that government, the Land of the Free™ would likely reward you with an orange jumpsuit and a one-way ticket for an all-inclusive visit to Guantanamo Bay.

Now imagine if you instead chose to stand in front of a crowded room and utter something along these lines:

"I think all men are created equal and are endowed with certain undeniable rights, including life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. To secure these rights, governments are created and derive their powers from the consent of the governed. Whenever any form of government tries to destroy or take away these undeniable rights, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish that government and replace it with a new one."

Bingo: you're a middle school history teacher! Okay class; turn to page 257. Today we'll be talking about Patrick Henry and don't tell me "give me liberty or give me death" sounds an awful lot like what one of those damn evil-doers might say.

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[dixiegrrrrl]

1. The first sentence admits that our Constitution is dead, ya know.

"If you were to publicly declare your discontent with the U.S. government and your subsequent desire to abolish that government, the Land of the Free™ would likely reward you with an orange jumpsuit and a one-way ticket for an all-inclusive visit to Guantanamo Bay".