Don't tread on me! - Replacing old Glory?

[PaulaJoAnne]

The Declaration of Independence states:

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. --That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.

...that we have bitter people clinging to their guns and religion, with antipathy to those not like them.
Barack Obama​

 

[TM Chickens]

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I don't remember any cross-country bus or 10,000+ people rallies for that one.

And... There are

s in both parties.

 

[TM Chickens]

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...that we have bitter people clinging to their guns and religion, with antipathy to those not like them.
Barack Obama
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[gamebirdsonly]

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I'd love to be able to get married and have equal protection under the law on issues such as housing and employment, for starters.

Get married then!

 

[RabbitMage]

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...that we have bitter people clinging to their guns and religion, with antipathy to those not like them.
Barack Obama
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Agree or disagree, you could at least use the full, accurate quote.

But the truth is, is that, our challenge is to get people persuaded that we can make progress when there’s not evidence of that in their daily lives. You go into some of these small towns in Pennsylvania, and like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing’s replaced them. And they fell through the Clinton administration, and the Bush administration, and each successive administration has said that somehow these communities are gonna regenerate and they have not. So it’s not surprising then that they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.​

 

[RobbingPeter]

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First off, the DOI is not the Constitution. It is a document declaring the united vote of the Congress that it was necessary to engage in War against the King of England.

Secondly, you might want to consider the definition of the term Despotism:
"Despotism is a form of government by which a single entity rules with absolute and unlimited power, and may be expressed by an individual as an autocracy or through a group as an oligarchy."

Which in no shape or fashion describes our current state of Government. If the majority of the Citizens of the US felt that we needed to completely change the Government then we would need to vote in the appropriate Senators and have it changed would be one way to go about the issue.

Until we are in a situation where votes are no longer taken, one of the Branches of government abolishes the other two and rules by fiat, or the Government starts quartering armed Soldiers in US homes, I do not think that the situation is even remotely comparable to the Revolution.

 

[RabbitMage]

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In order to do that right this minute I need either the legalization of same-sex marriage or about $10,000-you got either one of those sitting around?

 

[gamebirdsonly]

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Because not everyone hates the healthcare bill and many people still support The President as our duly elected Leader. These people (who I am one of) represent the largely silent majority of the US. It is simply more interesting for the media to cover the incredibly vocal minority. That is what brings in the advertising dollars which, in the end, is all the media cares about. It is not about facts or journalism - it is entertainment.


And advocating the overthrow of the US Government is Treason - not a constitutional right.

I belive your are in the Minority. Most people don't want the health care bill unless you are already getting your hand outs from the Goverment.

 

[RabbitMage]

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And yet when Obama was campaigning, health care reform was one of his promises, and the majority still voted for him.

 

[gamebirdsonly]

People voted for him because they wanted to make history and because they were tired of Bush.