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What sort of civil disobedience is acceptable?

Posted on 12/23/2009 12:52:01 PM PST by johngaltspeaks

There is a lot of talk about civil disobedience regarding this healthcare bill. Folks have said they will refuse to purchase into it, thus breaking the law.

A thought I had is, what about the 2010 census. What if we refuse to participate or under/over report our household numbers. If we refuse to obey the census law or just delay would that send a message?


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KEYWORDS: census; civildisobedience; heathcare; noob; obamacare
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1 posted on 12/23/2009 12:52:03 PM PST by johngaltspeaks
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To: johngaltspeaks

Freedom (and revolution) begin with saying “no”.


2 posted on 12/23/2009 12:52:44 PM PST by MrB (The difference between a humanist and a Satanist is that the latter knows who he's working for.)
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To: johngaltspeaks

ROTFL. Hang on a sec, let me think...


3 posted on 12/23/2009 12:53:48 PM PST by library user
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To: johngaltspeaks

Welcome to Free Republic.


4 posted on 12/23/2009 12:54:29 PM PST by humblegunner
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To: johngaltspeaks

Instead of paying for postage when mailing letters, just print out a tiny square with Obama’s face on it, and stick it in the upper-right corner of your envelope. See if the letter comes back to you or not.


5 posted on 12/23/2009 12:55:04 PM PST by library user
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To: MrB

I refuse to buy it!

Jim Robinson

See you in debtor's prison.

6 posted on 12/23/2009 12:55:16 PM PST by Jim Robinson (Join the TEA Party Rebellion!! May God and TEA save the Republic!!)
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To: NewJerseyJoe

P4L


7 posted on 12/23/2009 12:56:03 PM PST by NewJerseyJoe (Rat mantra: "Facts are meaningless! You can use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true!")
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To: johngaltspeaks

Acceptable to whom?


8 posted on 12/23/2009 12:56:21 PM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject.)
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To: Jim Robinson
I second your post.

I wonder if we'll get cable in prison?

9 posted on 12/23/2009 12:56:36 PM PST by Michael Barnes
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To: johngaltspeaks

I am beginning to suspect “boiled hemp” will be about the only message this crew of cngresscriminals will understand.


10 posted on 12/23/2009 12:56:40 PM PST by wastoute
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To: johngaltspeaks

Disobedience against tyranny is a privilege.

Our ancestors did this a number of times in a number of ways, including the American Revolution, the Civil War, the various labor movements of the late 19th century, the Civil Rights movement, and other times in which rights have been stepped on.

Any form of disobedience is acceptable, and when they start shooting, even war is acceptable. You don’t preserve liberty against people like the modern American left by acting nice.


11 posted on 12/23/2009 12:56:53 PM PST by redpoll
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To: Michael Barnes

I don’t know. You suppose we’ll have complimentary high speed internet connection?


12 posted on 12/23/2009 12:58:15 PM PST by Jim Robinson (Join the TEA Party Rebellion!! May God and TEA save the Republic!!)
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To: johngaltspeaks

This is funny check this out

Nader Blasts Obamacare

http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2009/12/nader-blasts-obamacare.html


13 posted on 12/23/2009 12:58:29 PM PST by FromLori (FromLori)
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To: Michael Barnes

Free cable, internet and sex. (only the last one is bad news).


14 posted on 12/23/2009 12:58:33 PM PST by library user
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To: johngaltspeaks

We need to print up some MLK shirts with the slogan:

“One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.”

Too bad his image is copyrighted...wait...hold on...maybe that’s one of those unjust laws he was talking about!


15 posted on 12/23/2009 12:59:25 PM PST by NeoConfederate
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To: johngaltspeaks

Welcome to Free Republic. Did you join today just to sound us out on our intentions? Makes me kind of wonder...


16 posted on 12/23/2009 12:59:31 PM PST by bcsco (Hey, GOP: The American Indians found out what happens when you don't control immigration...)
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To: johngaltspeaks

That just brought a question to mind: legal historians: has there ever been a political assault/killing via some weapon where the defense was that it was an act of civil disobedience?


17 posted on 12/23/2009 1:00:11 PM PST by theDentist (fybo; qwerty ergo typo : i type, therefore i misspelll)
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To: johngaltspeaks

Something is seriously wrong when the government plans to treat citizens worse than they treat terrorists.


18 posted on 12/23/2009 1:01:19 PM PST by MtnClimber (Bernard Madoff's ponzi scheme looks remarkably similar to the way Social Security works)
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To: johngaltspeaks

When the census worker comes to your place give them the Christopher Walken SNL answer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XtuPvwBa2U

Overestimate if you live in a safe Republican district. Underestimate if you live in a Dem. district. ROFL!


19 posted on 12/23/2009 1:01:33 PM PST by ConjunctionJunction
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To: MrB

What we should do is show up at these loser’s homes right after Christmas in droves. Reps too.


20 posted on 12/23/2009 1:01:43 PM PST by Kenny
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