Lepidoptera
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Well, this is the biggest load of rubbish I've ever heard. quote:
ARTICLE I: You do not have the right to a new car, big screen TV, or any other form of wealth. More power to you if you can legally acquire them, but no one is guaranteeing anything. Well, duh, but I'm afraid that a sense of entitlement is a quality attributed to the rich conservatives, not the poor. quote:
ARTICLE II: You do not have the right to never be offended. This country is based on freedom, and that means freedom for everyone -- not just you! You may leave the room, turn the channel, express a different opinion, etc.; but the world is full of idiots, and probably always will be. I'm sorry, but again you seem to be addressing conservatives, some of the biggest proponents of censorship. Conservatives are the reason that the word "fuck" can't be heard on television before 1 am. They are the reason that nudity has become sinful instead of natural, in a world where Japanese children's cartoons contain naked breasts. They are the reasons you can't say the word "dildo" on the radio. (And, dammit, it's the reason that I can't understand a thing some of the comedians on Comedy Central are saying, because their routine has been reduced to a solid bleep.) quote:
ARTICLE III: You do not have the right to be free from harm. If you stick a screwdriver in your eye, learn to be more careful, do not expect the tool manufacturer to make you and all your relatives independently wealthy. ARTICLE III 1/2: You do not have the right to sell a product that you know to kill people with out telling them it could kill them. Should companies be allowed to sell drugs that are advertised as youth restoration and not warn people that they are arsenic pills, a deadly poison? quote:
ARTICLE V: You do not have the right to free health care. That would be nice, but from the looks of public housing, we're just not interested in public health care. Do you then suggest that it will be unsuccessful merely because you deem welfare unsuccessful? Canada seems to have a very successful public healthcare system. Are you suggesting that the US cannot manage it? And how far are you willing to deny health care? Is not life a basic right? Then what do you tell a child with appendicitis that he is going to die because his mother does not have the money to operate on him? Will you leave American girls to the same fate as African girls who become pregnant too young, and deny them a C-section? Because in Africa they cannot afford it, and the girl's body tries to give birth through her narrow hips, but the pressure is too great and the baby dies- and the lack of blood flow to her internal flesh causes it to die, and form a hole called a fistula. This fistula causes urine and feces to constantly leak out of her vagina. In Africa, for many it's a fate worse than death. quote:
ARTICLE VI: You do not have the right to physically harm other people. If you kidnap, rape, intentionally maim, or kill someone, don't be surprised if the rest of us want to see you fry in the electric chair. ARTICLE VI 1/2: The law is not responsible for enacting out the revenge you seek after someone hurts you or someone you love. The law has the responsibility to protect you, not to hurt others for you just because you desire it. If you kidnap, rape, intentionally maim, or kill someone, you should be dealt with to prevent it happening again. Your right to life does not cease to exist merely because your victim wishes it to be so. quote:
ARTICLE VII: You do not have the right to the possessions of others. If you rob, cheat, or coerce away the goods or services of other citizens, don't be surprised if the rest of us get together and lock you away in a place where you still won't have the right to a big screen color TV or a life of leisure. ARTICLE VII 1/2: The law is not responsible for enacting out the revenge you seek after someone takes your stuff. The law has the responsibility to protect your property, not to hurt others for taking it. If you rob, cheat, or coerce away the goods or services of other citizens, you should be dealt with to prevent it happening again. Your right to pursue happiness does not cease to exist merely because another wishes it to be so. quote:
ARTICLE XI: You do not have the right to change our country's history or heritage. This country was founded on the belief in one true God. And yet, you are given the freedom to believe in any religion, any faith, or no faith at all; with no fear of persecution. The phrase IN GOD WE TRUST is part of our heritage and history, and if you are uncomfortable with it, TOUGH!!!! ARTICLE XI 1/2: This country was not founded on the belief in one true God. As Thomas Jefferson said, "I never submitted the whole system of my opinions to the creed of any party of men whatever in religion, in philosophy, in politics, or in anything else where I was capable of thinking for myself. Such an addiction is the last degradation of a free and moral agent." Each of our founders had their own beliefs. As you may know, the foundation of our country was not pure. Our founders wanted to eliminate slavery, but in order to get the Constitution accepted, they conceded the point. Later, we remedied this mistake. Surely you do not believe the founding fathers supported anything but a secular government? To suggest that they would create a theocracy, after they so clearly despised the one they had come from, is ridiculous.
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