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September 5, 2002 | Illstillbe

[illstillbe]

Welcome to PeopleForAFreeCountry.com

No. I have no wish to trick any of you. The ongoing and virulent decline towards bitterness ... grudges carried from one thread to another ... name calling ... defections and assaults on good Patriots' integrity here lately got me to thinking what a site would look like if it was up and running during the Revolutionary War ... during a time when ALL of our futures were at stake, as they are now.

Would it be any different ... or would the same passions and conflicts prevail ... the same differences of opinion? What did they use instead of tin foil ... did they even need it?! What were the arguments ... how were they resolved, if they were?

We've the luxury of FreeRepublic to settle disputes ... or carry them on ... be active or not ... on a minute-by-minute basis. If these long ago Patriots had the same ... how would they have responded?!

I would ask ... if flames are in this thread's future, please direct them towards me ... otherwise...

Here's a start to a thread, begun well over 200 years ago, where everything old is new again ...

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[Neets]

Can't you wait at least until I get out of the shower!!!

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Haven't we learned our wesson yet?

[lysie]

To:thickhead

Please...get it through your thick head....it's,

One if by land

Two if by sea

I on the opposite shore will be.

Not... one, two, buckle my shoe,three four close the door.

Signed:PRevere

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[illstillbe]

Hello, RedBlooded! I enjoy reading your posts ... though I do, occasionally, need to duct tape my hands. *wink*

[mhking]

To: A+bess

That is what happens when you clad yourself in shiny burlap...

Signed: AttucksWasMyFriend

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[William McKinley]

That it probably was.

But calls at the time for the abolition of the government were stupid.

Unless you are saying that Washington should not be remembered as a great President.

[illstillbe]

#43

lysander .. ROTFLOL! Good one! HAR!

[lysie]

(((hugs)) Great job.

[Dog]

ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!

[Neets]

Good one toots!!!!

[illstillbe]

I've recently found a letter written by Washington to his wife, informing her that he had accepted responsibility for "... the whole army raised for the denfense of America...". It is so deeply poignant ... too long to post here ... maybe someday.

[dansangel]

Excellent, excellent, excellent.....

For anyone that has been unfairly flamed, this is outstanding!

{{{{{{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}}}}}}

[illstillbe]

dansangel!!!!

I have missed you!!

I've been thinking that those grocery store value cards should require fingerprint identification. What say you?! *wink*

[Rivendell]

To: Gen B. Arnold

Terribly sorry about "spilling the beans" on our little arrangement.

Your countrymen were none too amused about our West Point deal.

During my confession, good Lady Neets mentioned something about "neutering a traitor"...

My advice to you...hide your jewels, and don't answer the door!

Signed: Maj "I'm gonna swing" Andre

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[Neets]

AWWW!!! HEHEHE....

[RedBloodedAmerican]

I wear asbestos briefs! Fire when ready! LOL!

Great thread, BTW.

[dansangel]

"I've been thinking that those grocery store value cards should require fingerprint identification."

Spoilin' for a good flamin' are ye? o~<);-)

[RedBloodedAmerican]

You of all people with your writing skills, wit and humor should be able to contribute to this post!

[illstillbe]

hide your jewels...

POLs (Peals Of Laughter) ... you are on a roll! You're cracking me up. Thank you!

[MissAmericanPie]

I'll have to give that some thought. A government that hopes to govern a rowdy bunch of spirited, free, people, must do one of two things, govern with a totally fair and balanced hand, or replace/over run the population with those whose expectations of freedom are alot lower.

While our Constitution is a wonderous document, it lacks a punishing rod over the heads of elected officals, who tend to disdain it's power. And while I would always want to see our Constitution survive, I'm not sure how I feel about a government that disdains this document, this controlling legal authority, or how long it should last.

I think D.C. is broken, corrupt, lawless, overbearing. The power needs to be returned to the individual states, and drained from D.C.