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A New Declaration of Independence
Cross Action News ^ | 7-3-08 | Tom Purcell

Posted on 07/03/2008 6:32:00 AM PDT by Victory111

In the course of human events it is necessary, now and again, to dissolve our political bands with the ninnies who keep abandoning our founding principles.

It used to be self-evident that our government’s role was primarily to protect certain unalienable rights, such as life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

It used to be that our government did the bidding of the people – that any power it derived was solely through the consent of the governed.

It used to be our country believed in limited government – that government at its best was a necessary evil and should be aggressively restrained.

But too many of the birds running things these days don’t see it that way.

(Excerpt) Read more at crossactionnews.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: budget; happiness; liberty; life

1 posted on 07/03/2008 6:32:01 AM PDT by Victory111
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To: Victory111
Wow! That's powerful stuff (tm RL, iii).

Must read for those who have doubts about where we're going and who's taking us there!

2 posted on 07/03/2008 6:42:33 AM PDT by jwparkerjr (Sigh . . .)
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To: Victory111

We are fast becoming a third world nation.

Replace all the liberals in government, both local and national.


3 posted on 07/03/2008 6:42:59 AM PDT by chainsaw ( No racist radical Muslims in the WH)
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To: Victory111
“It used to be self-evident that our government’s role was primarily to protect certain unalienable rights, such as life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”

I thought these declarations were mainly to instruct government to do nothing that interfered with these rights. The rights were already self-evident.

4 posted on 07/03/2008 6:47:10 AM PDT by headstamp 2 (Been here before)
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To: Victory111

PULL THE CHAIN. Leave no Democrat behind. (Take that as you will)


5 posted on 07/03/2008 6:50:26 AM PDT by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists...call 'em what you will...They ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.)
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To: Victory111

AGREED...Also America needs to push for energy independence in every way possible, especially DRILL, DRILL, DRILL.


6 posted on 07/03/2008 7:11:44 AM PDT by YepYep
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To: rockinqsranch

“PULL THE CHAIN. Leave no Democrat behind. (Take that as you will)”

I’d personally rather leave them all behind(in whatever garbage receptacle seems appropriate). Take no Democrat with you!.


7 posted on 07/03/2008 10:26:20 AM PDT by Mr Inviso
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