Liberty Is Overrated--Safety Should Be Our First Concern*

Ever Vigilant ^ | 06-19-2002 | Lee R. Shelton IV

[G.Mason]

"If the author and his ilk have a problem with the Constitution and people like me, burn the former and shoot the latter (if you dare), because it is indeed better to die standing up, than to beg for mercy on one's knees."

I second that amendment.

All in favor say aye.

[Lurker]

"*NOTE: This is a satirical piece designed to expose the twisted logic of the "win at all costs" crowd, and the views expressed herein should not be confused with the actual beliefs of the author.

--Lee R. Shelton IV

You forgot to post this tiny little bit.

L

[Stat-boy]

Those worrying about the erosion of liberty in this time of crisis often quote Benjamin Franklin, who said, "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." The problem with this advice is that it is well over two centuries old, and no one back then could have imagined the dangers we face today.

I do not expect such a comment from a Christian. While our world certainly is ever-changing, human nature is not. We Christians have a Bible full of stories from thousands of years ago, but the lessons are as applicable today as they were back then.

[SpottedBeaver]

Pass the popcorn, they're still going.

[Stat-boy]

Thank God. I fell for it, hook, line and sinker. I think I can sleep again tonight!

[Doctor Stochastic]

we are At War now
do no Wrong, Nothing to Fear
it's for The Children

[G.Mason]

"These days on FR, you need a blinking banner to alert of the satire in the post to make sure you don't get a dozen replies that are off the mark."

Try this.........It's night time...your walking on a dark, deserted street...You feel someone stick something in your back and say "stick 'em up"...you whip around and put 4 holes in the guy with your concealed .380... he falls dead at your feet...turns out he was a kid fooling with you and it was his finger he stuck in your back...Is he still dead?

[Hail Caesar]

need I say more?

[SGCOS]

After all, how can liberty be enjoyed if one cannot feel safe?

How can one enjoy life when one is soooooo stupid?

Oh, I see he's got a BS degree. (wink, wink)

[sheltonmac]

Methinks thou didst fail to peruse post #20.

[CyberCowboy777]

"Good intentions will always be pleaded for every assumption of authority. It is hardly too strong to say that the Constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions. There are men in all ages who mean to govern well, but they mean to govern. They promise to be good masters, but they mean to be masters."
-Daniel Webster

[G.Mason]

"I do not expect such a comment from a Christian."

Nor I or anyone with logic and common sense.

[sheltonmac]

"You forgot to post this tiny little bit."

Dang! How in the world could I have forgotten that crucial little bit of information? You have to admit that it made for a more interesting thread, no?

[G.Mason]

"Methinks thou didst fail to peruse post #20."

Yeah....Right!

And methinks you were trolling.

See my post #47 and get thee from my sight!

[CyberCowboy777]

Your right; this has been an ongoing assualt -

"The American people must be willing to give up a degree of personal privacy in exchange for safety and security."
Louis Freeh - 1993

[CyberCowboy777]

Funny - except this is another tact used by the left to steal freedoms

"[the United States] can't be so fixed on our desire to preserve the rights of ordinary Americans."
Bill Clinton - Piscataway, NJ - March 1, 1993

[SpottedBeaver]

Does the Beijing Evening News need any reporters?

[Jefferson Adams]

If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to worry about.

[Jefferson Adams]

PS - Let's Roll!!!

[NittanyLion]

If you love the constitution, you are with the terrorists!

Did you get that off a "Day in the Life" thread?