Bill of NON- Rights

[progun47]

This is off topic, but I got it in an email and thought it was good, and wanted to pass it on.

"We the sensible people of the United States, in an
attempt to help everyone get along, restore some semblance of justice, avoid more
riots, keep our nation safe, promote positive behavior, and secure the
blessings of debt free liberty to ourselves and our
great-great-great-grandchildren, hereby try one more time to ordain and establish some common
sense guidelines for the terminally whiny, guilt ridden, delusional,
and other liberal bed-wetters We hold these truths to be self evident: that
a whole lot of people are confused by the Bill of Rights and are so dim
they require a Bill of NON-Rights."

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.

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.

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! l, do
no t expect the tool manufacturer to make you and all your relatives
independently wealthy.

ARTICLE IV:
You do not have the right to free food and
housing. Americans are the most charitable people to be found and will
gladly help anyone in need, but we are quickly growing weary of subsidizing
generation after generation of professional couch potatoes who achieve
nothing more than the creation of another generation of professional couch
potatoes.

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.



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 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 VIII:
You do not have the right to a job. All of
us sure want you to have a job, and will gladly help you along in hard
times, but we expect you to take advantage of the opportunities of education
and vocational training laid before you to make yourself useful.



ARTICLE IX:

You do not have the right to happiness. Being
an American means that you have the right to PURSUE happiness which,
by the way, is a lot easier if you are unencumbered by an over abundance
of idiotic laws created by those of you who were confused by the
Bill of Rights.


ARTICLE X
This is an English speaking country. We
don't care where you are from, English is our language. Learn it or go back
to wherever you came from!



(Lastly....)



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!!!!

[stevie_d_64]

If I were ever elected as a judge...

I wonder how long it would be before someone (who could actually read) saw this posted behind my bench, would scream bloody murder?

Even though I think this is such a profound piece of reasoning?

[Kalrog]

Yeah, if I were ever elected as a judge... At least a federal judge (I know - appointed)

I gotta say that I would probably let MOST people off the hook. "I find this law to be repugnant to the constitution. Case dismissed." I would probably be overturned more often than the 9th Circus court of apeals though...

[jbenat]

I DITTO all the above!!


Jim Whackajihadi
Frisco, Texas

[nitrogen]

Some of our founding fathers might have been Christians, but not all of them were. Most of them were Deists

"I have examined all the known superstitions of the world, and I do not find in our particular superstition of Christianity one redeeming feature. They are all alike founded on fables and mythology. Millions of innocent men, women and children, since the introduction of Christianity, have been burnt, tortured, fined and imprisoned. What has been the effect of this coercion? To make one half the world fools and the other half hypocrites; to support roguery and error all over the earth."
(letter to William Short)

Religion and government will both exist in greater purity, the less they are mixed together.

I do not believe in the creed professed by the Jewish church, by the Roman church, by the Greek church, by the Turkish church, by the Protestant church, nor by any church that I know of...Each of those churches accuse the other of unbelief; and for my own part, I disbelieve them all."
From:
The Age of Reason by Thomas Paine

"In God We Trust" wasn't the motto of the USA until 1956, during the Red Scare.
In fact, in 1757, The Treaty of Tripoli, passed by the U.S. Senate in 1797, read in part: "The government of the United States is not in any sense founded on the Christian religion." The treaty was written during the Washington administration, and sent to the Senate during the Adams administration. It was read aloud to the Senate, and each Senator received a printed copy. This was the 339th time that a recorded vote was required by the Senate, but only the third time a vote was unanimous (the next time was to honor George Washington). There is no record of any debate or dissension on the treaty. It was reprinted in full in three newspapers - two in Philadelphia, one in New York City. There is no record of public outcry or complaint in subsequent editions of the papers.

Basically, one of the freedoms I take most dear is the freedom to disagree with people I highly respect; and still highly respect them.

EDIT:
Please don't take this to mean i'm anti-religion. I'm not; I'm just anti-mixing-religion-with-government. BTW, I loved the post, just disagreeing with one point.