Bill of NO Rights

DannyO

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Found this on the web. Very funny. Hope it hasn't been posted here before.How true it is....

The Bill of NO Rights


The following was written by State Representative Mitchell Kaye from Cobb County, GA.

We, the sensible people of the United States, in an attempt to help everyone get along, restore some semblance of justice, avoid any 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 were confused by the Bill of Rights and are so dim that they require a Bill of No 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, do not 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 demand that our children risk their lives in foreign wars to soothe your aching conscience. We hate oppressive governments and won't lift a finger to stop you from going to fight if you'd like. However, we do not enjoy parenting the entire world and do not want to spend so much of our time battling each and every little tyrant with a military uniform and a funny hat.

ARTICLE IX:
You do not have the right to a job. All of us sure want all of you to have one, 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 X:
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 overabundance of idiotic laws created by those of you who were confused by the Bill of Rights.
 
Thanks for posting it. I've never seen it. Makes you wonder why such true words remain obscure. Guess they aren't what people want to hear.
 
Interesting....

The real author is Lewis Napper. He is a Libertarian running for the US Senate. http://www.lewisnapper.org

This a quote from the site that David W cited above: <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Kaye's name appeared on The Bill of No Rights on more than one Web site before Napper contacted him. Since then, Kaye, who read Napper's satire in an e-mail message from a friend about a year ago and then forwarded it to several other people, has tried to set the record straight. "[The Bill of No Rights] reflects a lot of truisms in today's society, and it's really struck a chord," he says. "I think it's a riot... This one is a classic. ... I only wish I wrote it."[/quote]

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RKBA!
"The people have the right to bear arms for their defense and security"
Ohio Constitution, Article I, Section 4 Concealed Carry is illegal in Ohio.
Ohioans for Concealed Carry Website
 
Just a point of curiosity: I have seen several times where "liberals" are also referred to as "bed-wetters". I have a fairly firm grip on what I think is meant by a "liberal", but is there in fact some evidence to suggest a higher than normal correlation between someone being a liberal and bedwetting in their youth? If so, it's pretty damn funny. What is the proffered psychiatric explanation for this?
 
The epithet "bedwetter" implies that liberals have never grown up,
that they are unable to take care of themselves, and prove this whenever they scream for government programs.

The psychiatry goes like this: liberal/socialists are basically depressed and dysfunctional people who can't live in the real world. They project their persecution complexes on the rest of us, and try to twist the world around to fit their delusions.

The opportunities offered by freedom are oppressive to them, for risk and responsibility are involved.

Someone's always got to take care of them, because they always elude the responsibility that self-government requires.

The best response to them is something like "Move out of your parent's basement apartment! Get a life! Grow up!"

[This message has been edited by Munro Williams (edited May 10, 2000).]
 
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