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The federal government owes me protection from foreign and domestic enemies...that's about it.
The federal government does not owe me a job, healthcare, a stimulus check, an affordable mortgage, an education, or a bailout when I'm upside down on a mortgage I couldn't afford in the first place.
The federal government does not belong in the job creation business, railroad business, prescription medicine business, or my business.
You sound like a Libertarian, not a Republican.
he sounds like what republicans are supposed to be.Quote:
Originally Posted by Guisslapp
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Originally Posted by arkansasbob
They owe you a hotel room if your power goes out, or that is if you are a useless piece of maggott doo doo. The federal government doesn't owe anybody. of course when the wind blows hard, some expect reimbursement for generators they purchased, gas money for evacuating, etc . . .
This country needs an awakening of some sort . . . .
Any ideas, anyone, Buehler?
I am already frustrated with the whinner evacuees that are being clothed, transported and housed for free. They will not let them go home- boo hoo hoo. Well- hello, there is no food and you will need it, there is no power.... I saw on TV they even needed donations of new underwear at the shelters- the very first day they were there. Please, if you know you are evacuating, don't you think it would be smart to take clothes, diapers, baby formula, snacks, etc. Yes, I can see they didn't have room for a ton of stuff, but one change of underwear - are you serious!? We have an entire country of people that believe that they are owed something by the government- it is sickening. Of course those are the people wanting a redistribution of wealth- I wonder who they are voting for.
I salute the little grey cells that created this thread topic......Quote:
Originally Posted by CARTEK
And laud it as a most interesting approach for considering each American citizen INDIVUALLY through the seemingly sinister shadows of ever encroaching federal POWER.
I sincerely hope this thread will not be lost amongst forests of hyperlinks and all the recent potential oval office frenzy. Whether it's sidney or hussein in November...... The ballots will IMNHO become meaningless if CARTEK's most valid query gets trampled upon by lemmings in search of a convenient cliff.
I'll now proceed on the assumption that there can be NO WRONG ANSWERS to CARTEK's question...... Only "me" markers.
I'll start with just 2 for tonight.
1) The federal government OWES ME the protection of EVERY RIGHT described in the Constitution of the United States of America.
2) While respecting CARTEK's opinion...... I do not want any federal protection from ANY "domestic enemies". If state and local law enforcement are unable to solve ANY criminal act in their jurisdiction (from Bonnie and Clyde to the Oklahoma City bombing) SO BE IT!
to be continued......
There was an evacuee on the news, and he was in an uproar about how the beds weren't comfortable, and there wasn't hot water. And he said-- "They have had THREE YEARS to prepare for us."
Were we supposed to build the Ritz up here in N. La.? Did I miss the memo? They are the ones who are living in that toilet bowl down there, not me. And I have volunteered my time in relief efforts, but I will NEVER do it again. I have a HUGE problem when efforts go UNAPPRECIATED.
My cousin in Chicago told me that the news up there was portraying N. La. as "heartless towards these poor, displaced citizens." I set her straight, and by the time we got off the phone, she was pi$$ed.
Sorry!! The above post is mine.
PLEASE don't red dot it....my son will kill me. :)
There's nothing to red dot... it's right on.Quote:
Originally Posted by Good Doggy
He gets so mad when I forget to log him out and log myself in.
Anyway, I'm glad that everyone is going back home, and I hope it's a looong time before they grace us with their ungrateful presence again.
Lenin? Mao Tse-Tung? No wait. Barak Obama. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Cal&Ken
He sounds like a CONSERVATIVE, not republican or democratic or libertarian. It's like someond saying I sound like a Baptist or Methodist or take your pick. I say, "I should be sounding like a Christian."
IMNHO......
The federal government OWES ME and every other American citizen an APOLOGY!
When our still highly esteemed founding fathers struggled and debated throughout their efforts to decide what was in the BEST INTEREST of our unique embryonic nation, and subsequently penned our constitution...... Is there any HISTORICAL doubt that the issue of STATE'S RIGHTS v. FEDERATION RIGHTS was uppermost in their collective minds, and the first matter of importance on their complicated agendum? And is there any HISTORICAL doubt that these idealistic fellows, TO A MAN, held to the proposition that establishing and protecting and preserving STATE'S RIGHTS, within a balance of power framework, was the KEY solution to their nation building equation?
SO WHAT HAPPENED?
Through what political process have STATE'S RIGHTS been so thoroughly eroded...... And federal POWER so greatly enhanced?
Note: I'd leave it here and wait for some educated dawg imput before proceeding......
But since the dawgs who have visited this thread today prefer to WHINE about a drop in THEIR bucket, rather than intelligently discuss the ACTUAL BUCKET......
I'll go it alone at my preferred pace.
to be continued......
Okay Bob......Quote:
Originally Posted by arkansasbob
You got me. :bigcry:
I noticed your new signature last night and my curiousity caused me to climb to the attic to find my old Latin dictionary in search of aericumbens and anguillis.
I found the "scoundrels" but no aericumbens.
I routinely breakfast with other OLD odd fellows and Warren was there this morning.
Warren is a retired college professor/theologian who prefers his coffee black with sugar and Latin. So I explained my aericumbens mystery. But even Warren was at a loss for this latin adjective.
Ergo...... With my curiousity and Warren's frustration, we both went to the library after breakfast in search of aericumbens. But even the super Latin dictionary at the library could not solve your aericumbens conundrum.
SO......
Would you be so kind as to fill in the blank and tell what manner of scuondrel manned the ship you sail?
Cheers.
it is probably made up. it is supposed to mean "my hovercraft is full of eels," but that phrase is from a monty python sketch about a very bad hungarian-to-english phrasebook. so i would not be surprised at all if the the latin translation is intentionally incorrect.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spinoza
Thanks for the speedy reply......Quote:
Originally Posted by arkansasbob
I was occupied last night with some sarcasm and forgot to respond beer4 I drank my fill.
Anyway, and if your interested......
The translation of your signature reads MY ______ ship is full of scoundrels.
From what you have told me, it appears safe to assume that aericumbens is not a Latin word. But if it was, it would modify the noun ship.
Cheers......
And I wish you would once again post here more often.
SO WHAT HAPPENED......Quote:
Originally Posted by Spinoza
It seems obvious to me that the first major corruption of the premise of STATE'S RIGHTS occurred when the federal government, via the Lincoln administration, pretended the authority to prevent the CSA from seceding from their voluntary UNION; and used ILLEGAL military force to prevent FREE MEN from FREELY pursuing their lives and their liberty and their pursuit of happiness.
Other NOTABLE federal falderal after the UNCIVIL WAR includes the following highlights......
The RAPE of "RECONSTRUCTION".
Institution of the FEDERAL INCOME TAX.
FDR compliments of Hoover.
The multiple failures of IKE through Slick Willie.
And little george as the sour icing on the EVEN MORE AND BIGGER FEDERAL GOVERNMENT (let the citizens from every STATE eat bullshit) CAKE.
to be continued......
Now try to imagine......Quote:
Originally Posted by Spinoza
NO UNCIVIL WAR and not one FREE American slave in 1865 America.
For how long could SLAVERY have continued to exist ANYWHERE without any such ILLEGAL WAR?
And would the relationship between the USA and the CSA look more like America and Cuba for the last @50 years......
Or more like America and Canada over the last @200 years?
What rational mosaic would OUR UNITED BUT STILL FREE STATES resemble TODAY if EACH STATE still possesed the independence that our WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE once promised EVERY AMERICAN and their prodigy?
If the majority of Alaska's citizens want to drill for oil and care not a fig about some animal habitat...... SO BE IT!
If the majority of California's citizens want to legalize gay marriage...... SO BE IT!
If the majority of Alabama's citizens want to make abortion illegal...... SO BE IT!
The WISDOM OF WASHINGTON has long since ceased being an optimist's dream......
And for ever so long amounted to NOTHING but a FOOL'S JOKE!
^quite possibly spinoza's two best posts of all time on this board.
according to my dubious source (wiktionary), anguillis is plural for anguilla, which means eel. not to doubt your source, but could it be that the word for eels was also used to describe scoundrels, like snakes or worms?Quote:
Originally Posted by Spinoza
also, my extremely limited knowledge of latin derivitives makes me think that is is at least possible that aericumbens could mean "born on air" or "carried by air" although this is probably not a word that would have been commonly used among latin speakers.
so perhaps it could be translated "my ship which is carried on air has plenty of scoundrels" or "my hovercraft is full of eels."
You might as well include a link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_ve37gVwxw
All I need the feds to do is stay out of my business and my plot. I blow blue smoke in my home and in the home of friends. The only remuneration I have ever received for my Thai sticks is a little food and drink. I bother no one except Ninfa!
I thought it meant "of air" or "full of air"... I admit my Latin is well... bad.Quote:
Originally Posted by arkansasbob
I want the government to 1)Keep me from getting blown up or otherwise mangled by any enemies 2)Take as little of MY money as is necessary 3) Maintain good roads 4) Otherwise leave me the eff alone.
remember, we're talking about the federal government. so in my opinion, #3 doesn't apply here.Quote:
Originally Posted by NathanDarby
I was more talking about government in general, state or federal.Quote:
Originally Posted by arkansasbob
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Originally Posted by CARTEK
Finding out after Gus that FEMA ought to pay the deductible on the "named storm" insurance changes in Louisiana that they let happen (State Insurance commissioner) post-Katrina. Sort of made me wonder if the state assumed FEMA would pick it up when these deductibles that many can't afford became the norm (5% for Allstate customers and 2% for State Farm customers). Its definitely a good reason to have a good emergency fund (and not Allstate Insurance in Louisiana), but I'd hate to see taxpayers become responsible for the choices we make in where we live.
Now, do I agree with the deductibles being that high? Not really - would rather pay higher premiums and a $2K or less deductible - or whatever rates I wanted to pay for whatever deductible. But, they didn't ask us.
Hurricanes really annoy me with the entitlement mentality that shows its ugly head!
It's a good thing we didn't have leaders like LBJ (Cartek's Hero) before the great depression.
the federal government owes me a $5000 fema check for the hardships i endured evacuating from ike. :rolleyes:
but seriously, they may owe me payment on the flood insurance policy i purchased from them. we'll see.
Heard from my Lake Charles family that had 18" in Rita. They have 4' in their house from this one. I suspect there will be plenty of people collecting on flood insurance policies. Hope it goes well for you and you do not need a payout!!Quote:
Originally Posted by arkansasbob
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Originally Posted by Spinoza
John Lennon is that you?????
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Originally Posted by CARTEK
That only as well as life, liberty and the pursuit.