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Re: OT: Free speech?
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'And so in closing, on this, the Last day of my term, I'm surrendering the United States of America to Canada...'
Nah. I would never do that. You can let me be president. Really.
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Too bad all treaties have to be ratified by the Senate. 
Well, I would disolve the senate the day before.
Did I say that out load?
Oops.
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May 21st, 2004, 09:58 AM
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Re: OT: Free speech?
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Well, I would disolve the senate the day before.
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Of course to do that you'd need to be granted "special emergency powers" in a carefully-engineered national crisis.
I can't decide whether to draw a parallel to Attack of the Clones, Babylon 5 or modern-day USA...
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May 21st, 2004, 10:40 AM
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Re: OT: Free speech?
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Of course to do that you'd need to be granted "special emergency powers" in a carefully-engineered national crisis.
I can't decide whether to draw a parallel to Attack of the Clones, Babylon 5 or modern-day USA... [/QB]
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June 3rd, 2004, 04:24 PM
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Re: OT: Free speech?
Why should I love my country?
It is nothing but a place.
It's the place I am from.
This chair is where I am sitting, but I do not love it.
I am not free because of my country.
I am free because of the people who lived in my country before me.
They gave up their lives to gain their freedom.
Someone after them gave up their life to keep that freedom.
Now I give up my freedom to save my life.
Someday someone will give up their life to get that freedom back.
Because they are from my country.
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June 3rd, 2004, 04:38 PM
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Re: OT: Free speech?
Beautifully put Geo. Did you write that yourself or were you quoting?
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June 3rd, 2004, 05:43 PM
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Re: OT: Free speech?
I wrote it. But it's not an original thought. I might have picked up parts from other places and don't remember.
[ June 03, 2004, 16:43: Message edited by: geoschmo ]
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Re: OT: Free speech?
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Huh?
To save your life from what? The authorities backing up the dim wits and slime bags who imposed the Patriot Act, which gave them the authority to cancel your freedom or make you disappear without due process?
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