Calling all FReepers: Time to defend your Liberty! [3rd QTR '07 FReepathon thread 3]

Click here to do your part ^ | July 15, 2007 | Jim Robinson

[Jim Robinson]

No, health care is not a right. Fair and balanced is not a right. Equal time is not a right. Free housing, free food, free education, free beer, etc, are not rights. Abortion is not a right. Gay marriage is not a right. "Entitlements" are not rights. In fact, no one is entitled to anything taken from others, including our tax dollars. And illegal aliens have no right to be here at all, much less rights to entitlements, free housing, free food, free health care, free education, or anything else.

The rights to life, liberty, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, right to keep and bear arms, right to be secure in our homes and persons, right to own and defend private property, rights to trial and to due process, etc, among others, ARE our God-given and constitutionally protected individual rights.

Wealth redistribution is not an enumerated power. The federal government was never intended to rule over the states or the people, or to regulate and control every aspect of our lives and industries, or to collect taxes from individuals for the purposes of doling out to others as they see fit.

Controlling campaigns and elections to the point of restricting our rights to freedom of speech, freedom of association, freedom to petition the government, etc, are not enumerated powers. The entire concept of campaign finance reform is, in fact, a gross violation of the first amendment and an abuse of power by all three branches of government and should be condemned.

Obviously, any law infringing on our rights to keep and bear arms is a direct violation of the second amendment and an abuse of power.

Judicial activism is an abuse of power.

Failure to secure and defend our borders is an abdication of duty.

Failure to defend life and liberty is an abdication of duty.

The primary duties of the federal government are to defend our rights, defend our nation and defend our borders. Liberals, moderates and RINOs want the government to do everything but. Why? The government does a piss poor job of doing what it's supposed to be doing, so why in the world would anyone want it to do anything extra?

America is not a democracy. We are or were supposed to be a republic. Liberalism/socialism is a like a spreading social disease. It's antithetical to life and liberty and will be the death of the republic and the liberty we all hold so dear if allowed to fester unchecked.

Funny how the liberals, aided and abetted by the moderates and RINOs, want to invent and passionately defend extra-constitutional rights for their special interest groups while working overtime to erode away and destroy our actual constitutional rights.

Also funny how they want to invent and use extra-constitutional powers for government, most of which are expressly forbidden by the constitution, while at the same time ignoring their basic constitutional duties to defend life and liberty and to secure and defend the nation and our borders.

Funny, but I’m not laughing.

Free Republic is here to defend our liberty. It's our mission and duty to secure and defend the blessings of liberty for ourselves and our posterity. The enemy is within the gates. Don't let the bastards steal away your liberty!

[Rushmore Rocks]

Free Republic isn’t free, either.

BUMP FOR BUCKS!

[sodpoodle]

Words that should be delivered by our GOP POTUS candidate.

In order to get MSM attention - Paris Hilton will have to deliver it.

[sweetiepiezer]

BUMP!!!!!

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” — Margaret Mead

[Jim Robinson]

Woo hoo!!

We have incoming:

$180 from Illinois
$20 from Michigan
$40 from Texas
$20 from Never Never Land

Thank you all very much!!

[Lady Jag]

    
Change is good. You go first.
 - Dilbert    (ScottAdams)
    

[tubebender]

Very well said Jim...

[angelsonmyside]

Thank you Jim for all you do!

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Good morning bump!

[EternalVigilance]

Pretty good summation.

BUMP!

[MinuteGal]

I just posted a fervent donation exhortation on our Florida state forum.

I strongly urge freepers to utilize their state forums for calling attention to the Freepathon and for recommending donations to the main forum. The chapter forums are marvelous platforms for urging contributions.

The chapter forum set-up is also one of the main reasons to be thankful-a-plenty for FR. When the campaigns for the BIG SHOWDOWN elections start heating up this fall, freeper go-getters in the state chapters have the PERFECT VEHICLE for organization, announcements and for getting freeps together or participating in them.

To those who don't know how to get to your state's forum, mash the state flag on your profile page and you'll be there in a freepin' minute.

Leni

[Lady Jag]

THANK YOU!!

ILLINOIS
THE PRAIRIE STATE

[Lady Jag]

Good morning, Knitting!

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Ah, breakfast time....a bowl of rice, and a cup of miso soup, and some sliced pork...but coffee, not tea.

NOW it’s time for the chocolate donut....

[NormsRevenge]

“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” — LEO TOLSTOY

[Lady Jag]

Never give in! Never give in! Never, never, never.
Never -- in anything great or small, large or petty -
never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.

     - Sir Winston Churchill

 

 

 

[NormsRevenge]

‘Winnie!” .. My man!

Statesman of the 20th Century

[Matchett-PI]

bttt

I’m in!

[Matchett-PI]

bttt :)

[Brad's Gramma]

Woo hoo!!

We have incoming:

$180 from Illinois
$20 from Michigan
$40 from Texas
$20 from Never Never Land

Thank you all very much!!

[Brad's Gramma]

Logan’s Prayer Warriors....Jim Robinson has spoken. ;)

PLEASE read this ..

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[Libertina]

Washington State Monthly Contributor BTTT

[Brad's Gramma]

Thank you!

[Brad's Gramma]

And....thank YOU! ;)

[Fiddlstix]

Good Afternoon Everybody.

You Know The Drill
Click the Pics J

Coffee & Donuts J

[blackie]

Excellent, Jim ~ well stated!!

[Lady Jag]

Ah! A power breakfast!

[Lady Jag]

 
Blessed are the flexible,
for they shall not be bent out of shape.

     - Michael McGriffy, M.D.

[Fiddlstix]

This Thread Needs

Click the Pic J
More Cowbell!

[Fiddlstix]

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[Allegra]

I always wait until near the end. JimRob must know my MO by now. ;-)

[Graybeard58]

bump

[Brad's Gramma]

You have an MO, do you Missy?

Do we need to talk?

Are we aiding and abetting here?

:)

[Brad's Gramma]

Got ya to bump the thread, though, didn't I? Ha!

[Jim Robinson]

Howdy everyone!

Woo hoo!!

We have incoming:

$20 from Oregon
$100 from California
$100 from Florida
$10 from Never Never Land
$100 from Colorado
$20 from Tennessee
$50 from Arizona
$200 from Florida

Thank you all very much!!

[Brad's Gramma]

Howdy everyone!

Woo hoo!!

We have incoming:

$20 from Oregon
$100 from California
$100 from Florida
$10 from Never Never Land
$100 from Colorado
$20 from Tennessee
$50 from Arizona
$200 from Florida

Thank you all very much!!

[Fiddlstix]

   Q3 2007 Scoreboard -- ranked by total receipts   

Rank	Location	Receipts	Donors/Avg		Freepers/Avg		Monthlies
1	California	$4,021.56	126	$31.92		$	$1,293.56	84
2	Texas	2,553.00	64	39.89			822.00	61
3	Florida	1,226.11	40	30.65			682.11	41
4	Colorado	990.00	20	49.50			165.00	11
5	Pennsylvania	865.19	25	34.61			298.00	17
6	New York	858.00	37	23.19			390.50	19
7	Maryland	719.00	22	32.68			255.00	14
8	Washington	654.00	17	38.47			255.00	15
9	Montana	633.33	6	105.56			363.33	2
10	Massachusetts	610.00	20	30.50			300.00	17
11	New Jersey	585.00	12	48.75			175.00	9
12	Georgia	545.00	20	27.25			200.00	13
13	Minnesota	525.00	15	35.00			55.00	7
14	Illinois	513.00	16	32.06			255.50	14
15	Ohio	508.00	22	23.09			538.00	13
16	Alabama	445.00	13	34.23			273.00	14
17	Virginia	435.00	17	25.59			659.00	33
18	Missouri	375.00	13	28.85			155.00	12
19	Arizona	375.00	20	18.75			135.00	13
20	New Hampshire	330.00	4	82.50			20.00	2
21	Oregon	315.00	14	22.50			105.00	8
22	Tennessee	298.00	12	24.83			73.00	7
23	Wisconsin	295.00	10	29.50			145.00	11
24	Maine	290.00	6	48.33			10.00	1
25	Oklahoma	280.00	8	35.00			130.00	7
26	Michigan	250.00	7	35.71			50.00	5
27	Delaware	250.00	1	250.00
28	Nevada	235.00	8	29.38			60.00	3
29	Connecticut	224.00	6	37.33			30.00	3
30	Louisiana	221.00	8	27.62			70.00	6
31	North Carolina	215.00	13	16.54			170.00	14
32	Indiana	190.00	8	23.75			55.00	4
33	New Mexico	160.00	3	53.33			10.00	1
34	Hawaii	150.00	6	25.00			50.00	4
35	South Carolina	140.00	7	20.00			85.00	7
36	Arkansas	115.00	5	23.00			61.00	3
37	Canada	100.00	3	33.33			15.00	2
38	South Korea	100.00	1	100.00
39	Utah	100.00	5	20.00			72.00	4
40	Sweden	100.00	1	100.00
41	Mississippi	90.00	5	18.00			125.00	6
42	Idaho	80.00	5	16.00			95.00	5
43	Alaska	75.00	3	25.00			75.00	3
44	Rhode Island	74.00	4	18.50			45.00	2
45	Kentucky	70.00	5	14.00			10.00	2
46	West Virginia	70.00	3	23.33			50.00	2
47	Kansas	60.00	2	30.00			70.00	5
48	Vermont	50.00	2	25.00			81.00	4
49	Iowa	50.00	2	25.00			50.00	2
50	Wyoming	40.00	2	20.00			50.00	2
51	Armed Forces - Europe	30.00	2	15.00			35.00	3
52	District of Columbia	25.00	1	25.00
53	United Kingdom	20.00	1	20.00
54	Nebraska	12.50	1	12.50			42.50	3
55	New Zealand	10.00	1	10.00
56	China	10.00	1	10.00			10.00	1
57	Croatia	5.00	1	5.00			5.00	1
	North Dakota						10.00	1
	Norway						10.00	1
	Japan						20.00	1
	South Dakota						40.00	2
Never Never Land		677.00	35	19.34			233.00	19
58 locations total		$23,242.69	737	$31.54		$0.00	$9,537.50	566

[Brad's Gramma]

[Fiddlstix]

[Lady Jag]

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Jim!

This has to be the slowest moving Freepathon in a long while. Mission creep irks me to no end.

Count me in for a second round.

[Allegra]

Are we aiding and abetting here?

Yep. Aiding and abetting TEXAS. If they need a push towards the end, I give it and then beg Jim to credit my donation to Texas instead of my current Locale.

TEXAS likes to be in first place in everything. :-)

[jedward]

Bump for not negotiating in our fight against liberalism, socialism, et al.!!!

[jedward]

Afternoon Allegra and all!

[Brad's Gramma]

Oh please, you Texans.

I mean, what's wrong with Califor... ... never mind. :)

[Fiddlstix]

BUMP!

[Vision]

Good quote.

[Brad's Gramma]

Oh for Pete’s Sake.

:)

BTW.......I’ve gotta tell you...when I went to TX to visit Logan...we were out in the middle of nowhere, and there flew the American and Texas flags, side by side. I told (and MEANT it) Logan’s Nana that that TX flag has to be by FAR the nicest looking one in the country...

/being nice

GO CALIFORNIA!!!!

[Fiddlstix]

GO CALIFORNIA!!!!

LOL! I'll Ditto That!