This is just a drill: Thanks to John McCain, Free Republic will shut down tomorrow at high noon for

Free Republic ^

[mysterio]

The tree of liberty thirsts!

It makes me happy to see someone phrase it this way.

[Just Lori]

Ping a ling!

[Txsleuth]

SCARY...thanks for posting that, I had missed it.

[demlosers]

Did the government specifically threaten Free Republic?

[Invincibly Ignorant]

Can we keep the non-political religious threads going? :-)

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THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE:
In Congress, July 4, 1776,

THE UNANIMOUS DECLARATION OF THE THIRTEEN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the Powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are creat- ed equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.

That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the gov- erned.

That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abol- ish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happi- ness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long es- tablished should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shown, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invar- iably the same Object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.

[dandelion]

Jim Rob, do whatever you have to do to ensure our freedom of speech - and let us help you do it. FreeRepublic will continue in whatever form is necessary, and you will be a part of it. We all will be a part...

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

McCain doesn't have the power to do this alone. It would take George Bush's help. Oh wait. I almost forgot, Bush has already signed off on this.

[Paul C. Jesup]

Mr. Robinson, if you are not willing to give this a fight, if nothing else than in the courts, and you volunteerily shutdown Free Republic. Than you and your creation Free Rupublic are not worth my time.

Because now is the time for you to either do what you preach and walk the walk, or you hide like a coward and shutdown Free Republic.

I have my own plans in fixing this nation, I hope they will not include violence, but I don't need FR to do them.

[Philistone]

Something tells that Mr Robinson had Duke and UCLA in the Tourney...

[boomop1]

I'm afraid to go to sleep, you know the Deviance code and all.

[Stultis]

Ah, but the strawberries! That's, that's where he had us!

[JamesP81]

Anyone got the pic of the AK-47 and the keyboard with the warning, "You can have them when you pry them from my cold, dead hands".

[armymarinemom]

feel like a by-stander watching the Riechstag burn and just knowing what was coming next. If true, and hey you never know, this is just sending chills through my body.

Me too. We are loosing troops to protect our freedom while the lawmakers try to wipe out what they are fighting for.

[GiveEmDubya]

I probably will. They've been very kind to FReeper guests in the past.

[GraniteStateConservative]

Put down the crackpipe.

[Fawnn]

You're welcome!

(Anyone who thinks the NYT is for free speech is either naive or has never worked for them!)

[EmilyGeiger]

LOL! Can make your head explode can't it? :)

[Danae]

Ok. So DU is closing too right?

I am just BETTING that DU gets to stay open. But then DU is a LEGIT site right? Oh and of course THEY don't break up MSM stories about FORGED documents now DO they?

This just AIN'T right! This is an ABROGATION of my FREE SPEECH RIGHTS! I WANT my Freep! Who do I sue??????????

WHERE'S THE ACLU??????????????????????

[Indy Pendance]

Drop it, did you see the poll?