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The political "debate" here is so funny!

Should one crack the egg on the large end or the small end?

Paper or plastic?

Communism or socialism?

You can bet that no matter who wins the end result will be less freedom and
bigger government. In fact not one of you can name a single President that
has ever reduced the scope of government or extended freedom. But yet you
argue so loudly for your slightly different forms of enslavement!

I'm for any candidate who promises:

" I have no interest in streamlining government or in making it more
efficient, for I mean to reduce its size. I do not undertake to promote
welfare, for I propose to extend freedom. My aim is not to pass laws, but to
cancel old ones that do violence to the Constitution, or that have failed in
their purpose, or that impose on the people an unwarranted financial burden.
I will not attempt to discover whether legislation is needed before I have
first determined whether it is constitutionally permissible. And if I should
later be attacked for neglecting my constituents interests, I shall reply
that I was informed their main interest is liberty and that in that cause I
am doing the very best I can."

Vote Libertarian! Leave the big party-franchise politics to those who are
too cowardly to live or think for themselves.

Gilligan


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Gilligan wrote:

The political "debate" here is so funny!

Should one crack the egg on the large end or the small end?

Paper or plastic?

Communism or socialism?


"What would Jesus do?"
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"Gilligan" wrote

You can bet that no matter who wins the end result will be less freedom

and
bigger government. In fact not one of you can name a single President that
has ever reduced the scope of government or extended freedom......


Tom Jefferson - He disestablished the national bank.


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Tadpole:

Anyone with an iota of reason knows that the question, "What would Jesus do"
is a fallacy of logic known as an appeal to authority. It is used to avoid
personal responsibility and abdicate volition.

It's odd that those who use Jesus are the biggest advocates of conformism
and big government. It was Jesus who defied the government of his day, it
was Jesus who disrupted the marketplace. Jesus was a radical. If the
depictions are true, he also had long hair, slept in city parks. If he was
around today he'd be the guy cleaning your windshield at the traffic light.
Amen!

Gilligan


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Gilligan wrote:

The political "debate" here is so funny!

Should one crack the egg on the large end or the small end?

Paper or plastic?

Communism or socialism?


"What would Jesus do?"

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Yes, but did you _listen_ to Only Ed's song from which I was
quoting, as were you, albeit inadvertently?

Does this immediate confusion of yours bode well for the future?
Or are you simply attempting an eggsuckulent start?

Flying Tadpole
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(To WHom there is NO appeal)

Gilligan wrote:

Tadpole:

Anyone with an iota of reason knows that the question, "What would Jesus do"
is a fallacy of logic known as an appeal to authority. It is used to avoid
personal responsibility and abdicate volition.

It's odd that those who use Jesus are the biggest advocates of conformism
and big government. It was Jesus who defied the government of his day, it
was Jesus who disrupted the marketplace. Jesus was a radical. If the
depictions are true, he also had long hair, slept in city parks. If he was
around today he'd be the guy cleaning your windshield at the traffic light.
Amen!

Gilligan

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Gilligan wrote:

The political "debate" here is so funny!

Should one crack the egg on the large end or the small end?

Paper or plastic?

Communism or socialism?


"What would Jesus do?"

http://music.download.com/onlyedandt....html?tag=list

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Welcome back Gilly,

Your comment are welcome and needed.Add to them; Career politicians, two
party system that limits choice to their approval and representatives
that don't represent but rule

Ole Thom

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Geo. Washington limited term of office, Truman put it into Law

Ole Thom

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In article .net,
Gilligan wrote:
Vote Libertarian! Leave the big party-franchise politics to those who are
too cowardly to live or think for themselves.


If you vote libertarian, you get Bush. Definitely the worse of the
two.
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In article . net,
Gilligan wrote:
Tadpole:

Anyone with an iota of reason knows that the question, "What would Jesus do"
is a fallacy of logic known as an appeal to authority. It is used to avoid
personal responsibility and abdicate volition.

It's odd that those who use Jesus are the biggest advocates of conformism
and big government. It was Jesus who defied the government of his day, it
was Jesus who disrupted the marketplace. Jesus was a radical. If the
depictions are true, he also had long hair, slept in city parks. If he was
around today he'd be the guy cleaning your windshield at the traffic light.
Amen!


Jesus was unAmerican???
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"Gilligan" wrote in message
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I'm for any candidate who promises:

" I have no interest in streamlining government or in making it more
efficient, for I mean to reduce its size. I do not undertake to promote
welfare, for I propose to extend freedom. My aim is not to pass laws, but

to
cancel old ones that do violence to the Constitution, or that have failed

in
their purpose, or that impose on the people an unwarranted financial

burden.
I will not attempt to discover whether legislation is needed before I have
first determined whether it is constitutionally permissible. And if I

should
later be attacked for neglecting my constituents interests, I shall reply
that I was informed their main interest is liberty and that in that cause

I
am doing the very best I can."

Vote Libertarian! Leave the big party-franchise politics to those who are
too cowardly to live or think for themselves.


Gilligan, have you considered moving to the UK?

You could be our Prime Minister! ... Unlike the US, some of us still
believe in personal freedom. However, we don't have any politicians who
will represent our views.

Pack your bags immediately. I shall arrange tickets and some temporary
accommodation.

Come quick! We need you!



Regards


Donal
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