A camel is a horse put together by a committee. Quote- unknown at the moment.
On Oct 29, 8:17 pm, Jim Willis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Congress, > > The first amendment to our constitution states; > > Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or > prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of > speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to > assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. > > Most specifically, I wish to take advantage of my right to petition > the government for a redress of grievances. As a tax paying, voting > citizen I expect attention to each and every one of them and further > demand a timely, concise reply. By the way, a few resignations are > expected. My grievances are as follows; > > 1.I work at least five days a week, only to discover that a full one > third of my gainful employment, over the course of my lifetime is > spent filling the trough of government for people and special interest > groups to feed at. The founding of this country entailed no income tax > and I find it obscene that money is taken from my pay long before I > see it and spent on things I wholly disagree with. > > 2.Those who actually spent precious blood in the birthing of America > never envisioned the elected political leaders of this country as full > time cronies suckling at the teat of hard working patriots. The > valorous members of the first continental congress received no pay and > actually pledged their fortunes to stake this honorable endeavor we > now know as these United States. They served because of their love of > country. Today I am forced to endure carnival hucksters who have made > a career of politics and retiring millionaires. Modern day politicos > cannot be distinguished between prostitutes or politicians. Though, at > least prostitutes can take a shower at the end of the day, “night” and > become clean again. Politicians will forever have the stench of > corruption upon them and carry it to their maker. My only hope is that > as they approach those pearly gates John Adams and Thomas Jefferson > are waiting outside the fence with axe handles and pitchforks. > > 3.Our constitution allows our federal government very limited powers. > After all, the framers were separating from an oppressive King George > and trusted not another monolithic entity. No, our founders entrusted > freedom in, “we the people” and limited the scope of governmental > intrusion into the lives of the electorate. Federal powers as > enumerated in article one, two and three of our constitution strictly > limit federal authority in three, “and only three” areas of federal > injection into our lives. That being; provide for a common defense, > settle disputes between the several states only in the arena of > commerce and negotiate international treaties. Done, fini, end of > story. Those of you in congress have not only adulterated our sacred > constitution you have belied those great men’s virtue who made it > possible for you to breathe freedom. > > 4. “To take from one, because it is thought his own industry and > that of his fathers has acquired too much, in order to spare to > others, who, or whose fathers, have not exercised equal industry and > skill, is to violate arbitrarily the first principle of association, > the guarantee to everyone the free exercise of his industry and the > fruits acquired by it.” — Thomas Jefferson, letter to Joseph Milligan, > April 6, 1816 > “A wise and frugal government… shall restrain men from injuring one > another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own > pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the > mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good > government.” — Thomas Jefferson, First Inaugural Address, March 4, > 1801 > “Congress has not unlimited powers to provide for the general welfare, > but only those specifically enumerated.” — Thomas Jefferson > “The moment the idea is admitted into society that property is not as > sacred as the laws of God, and that there is not a force of law and > public justice to protect it, anarchy and tyranny commence. If ‘Thou > shalt not covet’ and ‘Thou shalt not steal’ were not commandments of > Heaven, they must be made inviolable precepts in every society before > it can be civilized or made free.” — John Adams, A Defense of the > Constitutions of Government of the United States of America, 1787 > “With respect to the two words ‘general welfare,’ I have always > regarded them as qualified by the detail of powers connected with > them. To take them in a literal and unlimited sense would be a > metamorphosis of the Constitution into a character which there is a > host of proofs was not contemplated by its creators.” — James Madison > in a letter to James Robertson > In 1794, when Congress appropriated $15,000 for relief of French > refugees who fled from insurrection in San Domingo to Baltimore and > Philadelphia, James Madison stood on the floor of the House to object > saying: > “I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the > Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on > objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents.” — James > Madison, 4 Annals of Congress 179, 1794 > “[T]he government of the United States is a definite government, > confined to specified objects. It is not like the state governments, > whose powers are more general. Charity is no part of the legislative > duty of the government.” — James Madison > Those quotes should give pause to all elected federal representation. > For instance, reflect if you will the fate of Benito Mussolini. For > ignoring the expressed will and intent of our founding documents, the > sacrament and cornerstone of this republic a fate awaits you long > winded public servants. Whether it is here or in eternity; to take > money from one person and give it to someone unknown by the donor is > almost blasphemous and surely damnable. By rewarding failure and > punishing success you have guaranteed more of one and less of the > other. > > 5.Though I can’t speak for God I do spend a great portion of my waking > and slumber hours speaking to him. By atoning to the poor by keeping > them impoverished I suspect there will be a special place in hell for > you. You have positioned the poor against the rich in the cage match > for the ages. Instead of holding up success as attainable and an > example to those unwashed downtrodden plebes you have incited class > warfare and scorned success. Thereby, assigning the impoverished as > your voting block and ensuring continued poverty thus discarding > lives. > > 6.Finally, yet not completely by any means, I’m on to you; I get it. > The only difference between you and a bag of excrement is the bag and > on reflection, perhaps comparing you to excrement is an insult to > excrement. I think I can speak for all Americans when I say this; we > as a people have figured this out. You rubes in $30 dollar suits show > up in Washington and after thirty years of bending over the American > taxpayer you retire as multi-millionaires. And, know this; that glow > you see just over the Potomac is the growing crowd of, “we the people” > lighting our torches and sharpening our pitchforks. Sleep tight. > > Conservative Springfield 30 OCT 08 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
