Richard, If the govt. says you will pay taxes you will pay taxes. If you do not and are caught and convicted you will suffer the consequences. Period.
On Jun 28, 9:59 am, RichardForbes <[email protected]> wrote: > Hollywood - > > Therein lies the difference between you and me. You see > "participating" as a "passive" action in response to the decisions > made by the imperial federal bureaucracy. I, on the other hand, > steeped in the benefits of individual liberty and personal > responsibility, view participation as the active resistance to the > ever growing power and scope of that "imperial federal bureaucracy". > > On Jun 28, 8:47 am, Hollywood <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Richard, > > > If you live in and are a citizen of the U.S. what makes you think you > > have a choice about "participating"? You'll be effected by what out > > politicians decide whether you like it or not, whether you approve of > > it or not, whether you voted or not. > > > On Jun 28, 7:49 am, RichardForbes <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > No, Mr. Moderate. I actually saw the stupid Alabama comment you made > > > before I saw your cry for attention. I happened not to vote for McCai > > > or Obama. I have had no more negative things to say about Obama than > > > I had to say about Bush. But, I will go after both of them as they > > > attempt to expand the scope of the imperial federal government and to > > > roll back my individual freedoms and liberties and to expand the > > > "social slavery" state that so many politicians desire. Feel free to > > > let them be your "master", I have no intention of participating. > > > > On Jun 27, 10:09 pm, Frederick The Moderate > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > RichardForbes <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > "My guess is you are full of crap. you managed to hit all the liberal > > > > talking points." > > > > You seem to prove Studio correct. Let's see what you define as > > > > "liberal": > > > > * I think people should be allowed to be as open about their Christian > > > > faith as their sexual persuasion. > > > > * I think labor unions have abused their power and have too much of > > > > it. > > > > * I'm against Affirmative Action. > > > > * I think NAFTA was a bad joke played on us by the Clinton > > > > administration. > > > > * I was against the original bailouts and am just as against > > > > continuing them. > > > > * I am former military. I have risked my life for my country. I > > > > believe in a strong defense and intel netwrok and I think > > > > waterboarding (when done by a pro) is at times, appropriate. > > > > > BUT I don't blindly follow your party line like a good little mindless > > > > sheeple so, just as Studio predicted, you have already labeled me as > > > > what? "Liberal"? Not "Republican enough"? So how's this attitude of > > > > exclusion workin out for your party in the elections recently? Oh > > > > yeah, that's right: it was what? 60 senate seats and the largest > > > > electoral margin since Reagan? lol no wonder your a little on the > > > > bitchy side... > > > > > On Jun 27, 7:02 pm, I have seen many "I am new posts" > > > > > > and As time > > > > > passes, we will see if you are what you say and even if you are not, > > > > > your opinion is certainly welcome. > > > > > > On Jun 27, 9:50 am, Frederick The Moderate > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Hi Everyone: > > > > > > > Just thought I'd introduce myself. My first presidential vote was > > > > > > for > > > > > > Reagan and my most recent was for Obama. I'm proud of both of those > > > > > > votes. I am a Christian family man, business owner and former > > > > > > military > > > > > > (Office of Naval Intelligence). My degree is in Theology. So if it > > > > > > wasn't for the total disregard of the Constitution by Bush / Cheney > > > > > > and the GOP's tolerance and condoning of the abandonment of all the > > > > > > things Reagan stood for, I might still be a Republican. As it is, > > > > > > I'm > > > > > > an Independent. > > > > > > Given the mess he inherited, I think Obama is doing okay so far. I'm > > > > > > not happy about the bailouts or the deficit but I don't believe that > > > > > > anyone could have avoided spending some money, to get us out of the > > > > > > total disaster Bush left behind. I'm impressed by the fact that I've > > > > > > seen improvements in the economy over the last few months. > > > > > > I find Rush Limbaugh to epitomize everything that's wrong with my > > > > > > former party. Complete hypocrite. Party before Country. The belief > > > > > > that he should be able to impose morals upon others, while ignoring > > > > > > them himself. What happened to the GOP I was a member of? I voted > > > > > > for > > > > > > Bush Sr. and thought he was a pretty good president. I thought > > > > > > Clinton > > > > > > was lucky at first but his second term convinced me he was a pretty > > > > > > good president too. I didn't care about Lewinsky and don't care > > > > > > about > > > > > > some Argentine girl either. > > > > > > On the other side, I believe labor unions were out of control for > > > > > > decades and led to job losses a smuch as anything else. I think it > > > > > > is > > > > > > ridiculous that a teacher can be openly gay but not openly Christian > > > > > > (I have nothing against gays, I just don't like prejudice in either > > > > > > direction). > > > > > > I believe in strong military DEFENSE and Intelligence but Iraq was > > > > > > total BS and more importantly, UnConstitutional. I'm big on the > > > > > > Constitution. > > > > > > My in-laws are Persian (Iranian) and I'm both entertained and > > > > > > appalled > > > > > > by some of the ignorance I see from Americans regarding recent > > > > > > events. > > > > > > I don't believe we need Affirmative Action anymore. I think NAFTA > > > > > > was > > > > > > poorly negotiated and screws us. > > > > > > I could go on but I think this lets you know a bit about me. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > Frederick- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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