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Just Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-13-06 09:58 PM
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A Nation of Laws, NOT OF MEN.
What does that mean? Why is it so important that our Founders and all those who fought for democracy against tyranny repeated that basic mantra: a nation of laws, not men?
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cyberpj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-13-06 10:00 PM
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1. You've got it. Now we need massive quantities of Dems to repeat it.
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Atman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-13-06 10:00 PM
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2. Because if it was a nation of men
we'd never put the seat down.
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1620rock Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-13-06 10:04 PM
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5. ,,,and if it was a nation of laws,...
...the entire Bushco would be behind bars. :argh:
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KyuzoGator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-13-06 10:02 PM
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3. Yep, and the military didn't "fight to give us our rights" either.
The fucking Constitution gave them to us.
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Dunedain Donating Member (335 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-13-06 10:23 PM
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7. Not really
Our rights are inherent to us, the constitution and the amendments define the limits of our governments rights.
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genie_weenie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-13-06 10:45 PM
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8. Yeah, you gotta fight for your rights
to PARRRRR-TAY!
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proud patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-13-06 10:04 PM
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4. They were thinking of men like bush and cheney
who would take advantage
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Just Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-13-06 10:08 PM
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6. Exactly!!! And, we've been warned about the "complex" that would ruin,...
,...the democracy those men thought carefully through to create.

The enemies of our state,...ARRRREEEE HEEERRREEEEE. I see dictators!
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BeHereNow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-13-06 11:14 PM
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9. And greedy little Congress piggies slopping at the trough.
It's unbelievable, isn't it?
My mom and dad just saw "Why We Fight"
and my dad said I should probably take some
blood pressure medicine before I see it.
He knows me well...
BHN
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