a citizen of the USA w/o divided loyalties On Nov 9, 8:30 am, THE ANNOINTED ONE <[email protected]> wrote: > Define "American". > > On Nov 2, 8:46 pm, plainolamerican <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an > > American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. > > > On Nov 2, 8:30 pm, Pradeep Sharma <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > "The Patriot Post > > > > "There are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people > > > by > > > gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and > > > sudden usurpations." --James Madison > > > > "Just one year ago, would you have believed that an unelected government > > > official, not even a Cabinet member confirmed by the Senate but simply one > > > of the many 'czars' appointed by the President, could arbitrarily cut the > > > pay of executives in private businesses by 50 percent or 90 percent? Did > > > you > > > think that another 'czar' would be talking about restricting talk radio? > > > That there would be plans afloat to subsidize newspapers -- that is, to > > > create a situation where some newspapers' survival would depend on the > > > government liking what they publish? Did you imagine that anyone would > > > even > > > be talking about having a panel of so-called 'experts' deciding who could > > > and could not get life-saving medical treatments? Scary as that is from a > > > medical standpoint, it is also chilling from the standpoint of freedom. If > > > you have a mother who needs a heart operation or a child with some dire > > > medical condition, how free would you feel to speak out against an > > > administration that has the power to make life and death decisions about > > > your loved ones? Does any of this sound like America? How about a federal > > > agency giving school children material to enlist them on the side of the > > > president? Merely being assigned to sing his praises in class is > > > apparently > > > not enough. How much of America would be left if the federal government > > > continued on this path? ... How far the President will go depends of > > > course > > > on how much resistance he meets. But the direction in which he is trying > > > to > > > go tells us more than all his rhetoric or media spin. Barack Obama has not > > > only said that he is out to 'change the United States of America,' the > > > people he has been associated with for years have expressed in words and > > > deeds their hostility to the values, the principles and the people of this > > > country. ... Nothing so epitomizes President Obama's own contempt for > > > American values and traditions like trying to ram two bills through > > > Congress > > > in his first year -- each bill more than a thousand pages long -- too fast > > > for either of them to be read, much less discussed. That he succeeded only > > > the first time says that some people are starting to wake up. Whether > > > enough > > > people will wake up in time to keep America from being dismantled, piece > > > by > > > piece, is another question -- and the biggest question for this > > > generation." > > > --economist Thomas > > > Sowell<http://link.patriotpost.us/?136-1134-1134-128819-12347> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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