If that is a reference to congress, you are insulting camels. camels do earn
their keep.
On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 8:39 PM, rigsy03 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> 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
> >
>
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