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The Federal Government Makes War
Neal Boortz
Friday, July 14, 2000
Today the United States is at war on many fronts ...
War on the Constitution
Is this how you view your constitutional rights?
Try this statement on, see how it fits. See if this is the way you view your
rights to life, liberty and property. It?s a quote made by someone you might
know:
"If the personal freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution inhibit the
government's ability to govern the people, we should look to limit those
guarantees."
Who said it? Bill Clinton, of course.
Translation? Rights flow from government ... and government can withdraw
those rights if they interfere with government. Government is all-powerful.
We are here to serve government. Government will let us do what we want so
long as we don?t interfere with government?s efforts to rule and control.
War on Cops
Last night all of the television networks led with that video from Philadelphia
- police pounding some man who had already shot one police officer and had
led them on a high-speed chase in a stolen police cruiser.
Then two of these networks followed with video of the two Lawrenceville
cops taking that redneck into custody Wednesday night here in Atlanta. It
almost seems as if the media is enjoying this opportunity to put so-called
police brutality back on the front burner.
In Lawrenceville they?re saying that the investigation should be completed
today. If the study does anything but exonerate the cops it will be a travesty.
Odd, isn?t it? When Clinton sends out federal SWAT teams on an illegal
raid - with no purpose other than to pursue a political goal - the media treat
it as being long overdue and appropriate. Let two cops subdue a man who is
resisting arrest and suddenly we have investigations into "excessive use of
force."
Why no investigation into "illegal use of force" in the Clinton SWAT raid in
Miami?
Hey, those of you who feel cops have a tough job out there, it?s time to rally
to their defense. Bashing cops seems to be in vogue, especially in our leftist
media. The cops need your support. It wouldn?t hurt to let them know you
appreciate them.
War on the Rich
The battle is heating up in Washington over plans to end the Death Tax.
Democrats are going to fight this, of course, because they want that money.
They NEED that money to continue buying votes. That?s how they keep their
nice little Washington jobs.
Democrat class warlord Tom Daschle is really cooking on this one. He?s
really into this wealth-bashing thing. Yesterday he said, "Is this what it?s
come down to? Do we really have to protect the billionaires?"
Protect billionaires from what? Protect them from having their property
seized and given to someone else? Well, yes! Then we should be protecting
the billionaires, just as we should be protecting each and every property
owner - rich and poor.
Democrats know, of course, that this inheritance tax doesn?t just affect the
wealthy. They know, too, that there is a huge amount of envy in this country
- envy of people who work harder and smarter and who have more.
Democrats just love to exploit this enemy for votes. Daschle is one of the best
at it.
And you know what? It works!
War on Poverty
Last night ABC's "20/20" episode was another story about a welfare brood
mare - this one had 17 children and no way to support them.
Believe it or not, the father had the names of his children tattooed on his arm
- in the order of birth - so he could remember them.
I bring this up because of a phrase the deadbeat father of 17 used. He didn?t
have a job, he said, because he was "down on his luck."
Down on his luck? What?s this "luck" nonsense? Having a job is not a matter
of luck. It?s a matter of getting off your lazy ass and getting out there and
working. This "down on your luck" idiocy goes right along with the leftist
favorite "those less fortunate." They?re always trying to portray people who
actually work and acquire wealth as being "lucky" or "fortunate." The last
thing they want to credit is hard work and good decision-making.
Oh, at the end of the "20/20" episode they announced that this brood mare
had downloaded another child. She didn?t know she was pregnant until labor
started. That makes 18 - time for another visit to the tattoo parlor.
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~USP
"[Even if there would be] few tears shed if and when the Second Amendment is held to guarantee nothing more than the state National Guard, this would simply show that the Founders were right when they feared that some future generation might wish to abandon liberties that they considered essential, and so sought to protect those liberties in a Bill of Rights. We may tolerate the abridgement of property rights and the elimination of a right to bear arms; but we should not pretend that these are not reductions of rights." -- Justice Scalia 1998
The Federal Government Makes War
Neal Boortz
Friday, July 14, 2000
Today the United States is at war on many fronts ...
War on the Constitution
Is this how you view your constitutional rights?
Try this statement on, see how it fits. See if this is the way you view your
rights to life, liberty and property. It?s a quote made by someone you might
know:
"If the personal freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution inhibit the
government's ability to govern the people, we should look to limit those
guarantees."
Who said it? Bill Clinton, of course.
Translation? Rights flow from government ... and government can withdraw
those rights if they interfere with government. Government is all-powerful.
We are here to serve government. Government will let us do what we want so
long as we don?t interfere with government?s efforts to rule and control.
War on Cops
Last night all of the television networks led with that video from Philadelphia
- police pounding some man who had already shot one police officer and had
led them on a high-speed chase in a stolen police cruiser.
Then two of these networks followed with video of the two Lawrenceville
cops taking that redneck into custody Wednesday night here in Atlanta. It
almost seems as if the media is enjoying this opportunity to put so-called
police brutality back on the front burner.
In Lawrenceville they?re saying that the investigation should be completed
today. If the study does anything but exonerate the cops it will be a travesty.
Odd, isn?t it? When Clinton sends out federal SWAT teams on an illegal
raid - with no purpose other than to pursue a political goal - the media treat
it as being long overdue and appropriate. Let two cops subdue a man who is
resisting arrest and suddenly we have investigations into "excessive use of
force."
Why no investigation into "illegal use of force" in the Clinton SWAT raid in
Miami?
Hey, those of you who feel cops have a tough job out there, it?s time to rally
to their defense. Bashing cops seems to be in vogue, especially in our leftist
media. The cops need your support. It wouldn?t hurt to let them know you
appreciate them.
War on the Rich
The battle is heating up in Washington over plans to end the Death Tax.
Democrats are going to fight this, of course, because they want that money.
They NEED that money to continue buying votes. That?s how they keep their
nice little Washington jobs.
Democrat class warlord Tom Daschle is really cooking on this one. He?s
really into this wealth-bashing thing. Yesterday he said, "Is this what it?s
come down to? Do we really have to protect the billionaires?"
Protect billionaires from what? Protect them from having their property
seized and given to someone else? Well, yes! Then we should be protecting
the billionaires, just as we should be protecting each and every property
owner - rich and poor.
Democrats know, of course, that this inheritance tax doesn?t just affect the
wealthy. They know, too, that there is a huge amount of envy in this country
- envy of people who work harder and smarter and who have more.
Democrats just love to exploit this enemy for votes. Daschle is one of the best
at it.
And you know what? It works!
War on Poverty
Last night ABC's "20/20" episode was another story about a welfare brood
mare - this one had 17 children and no way to support them.
Believe it or not, the father had the names of his children tattooed on his arm
- in the order of birth - so he could remember them.
I bring this up because of a phrase the deadbeat father of 17 used. He didn?t
have a job, he said, because he was "down on his luck."
Down on his luck? What?s this "luck" nonsense? Having a job is not a matter
of luck. It?s a matter of getting off your lazy ass and getting out there and
working. This "down on your luck" idiocy goes right along with the leftist
favorite "those less fortunate." They?re always trying to portray people who
actually work and acquire wealth as being "lucky" or "fortunate." The last
thing they want to credit is hard work and good decision-making.
Oh, at the end of the "20/20" episode they announced that this brood mare
had downloaded another child. She didn?t know she was pregnant until labor
started. That makes 18 - time for another visit to the tattoo parlor.
------------------
~USP
"[Even if there would be] few tears shed if and when the Second Amendment is held to guarantee nothing more than the state National Guard, this would simply show that the Founders were right when they feared that some future generation might wish to abandon liberties that they considered essential, and so sought to protect those liberties in a Bill of Rights. We may tolerate the abridgement of property rights and the elimination of a right to bear arms; but we should not pretend that these are not reductions of rights." -- Justice Scalia 1998
