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Whitewing

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We want people to call us if the guy down the street says he hates the government, hates the mayor and he’s gonna shoot him,” [Sheriff]
Bradshaw said. “What does it hurt to have somebody knock on a door and ask, ‘Hey, is everything OK?’ ”


While I agree that anyone threatening anyone else with violence as in, "I'm going to shoot him", deserves to be checked out by LE, "I hate government" deserves tax payer dollars spent and a visit from the Sheriff's department?

I think not.

Where's that photo of the camel's nose under the tent?

http://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/bradshaw-gets-1-million-for-violence-prevention-un/nXbs4/
 

Mike

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If everyone who "hates government" gets reported, there will be time for little else on this sheriff's agenda.

Especially in these days of Buckwheat Rule.

The end results could be huge and life-altering for those erroneously reported.

One thing to keep in mind: "Common Sense".

Which is not so common anymore.
 

Larrry

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You know how this will go:

If you hate the goverment, theyll knock on your door
If you hate conservatives youll get a slap on your back

If you hate muslims you will be invesigated
If you hate christians you will be cheered

liberalism at work
 

Whitewing

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With both Russian and the Saudis intelligence agencies reporting their suspicions of the elder brother of the two Boston bombers, true government leadership , at the national level, couldn't properly process the data and prevent the attack, yet we're supposed to feel all warm and fuzzy about Deputy Dog and the West Palm Beach knocking on one's door because they hate government.

From the comments section:

This entire country was founded by people who hated the government. This knuckledragger would have put them all in jail.
 

Whitewing

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Ironic isn't it? Almost 30,000 posts here but all that was needed were the following two sentences of his to sum him up exactly for who he is.

WW: Would you have been a loyal subject to the King of England in 1775? If not, why not?

OS: I'm not answering a hypothetical involving 250 years ago :roll: Too many unknowns and variables...
 

Mike

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Whitewing said:
Ironic isn't it? Almost 30,000 posts here but all that was needed were the following two sentences of his to sum him up exactly for who he is.

WW: Would you have been a loyal subject to the King of England in 1775? If not, why not?

OS: I'm not answering a hypothetical involving 250 years ago :roll: Too many unknowns and variables...

Many people gave up everything they had back in those days for Liberty. Their lives, their family, property & homes, etc. etc. even though there were "unknowns" to them at that time. Scary "Unknowns"!!!!!

How could a person of today in their right mind & with all the hindsight available not say "NO" to loyalty to the King?

I just don't understand the answer. There are no "unknowns" and variables today. We know how it turned out.

Just weird, that's all.
Sacrifices Of Our Founding Fathers
Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence?
For the record, here's a portrait of the men who pledged "our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor" for liberty many years ago.

Fifty-six men from each of the original 13 colonies signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Nine of the signers were immigrants, two were brothers and two were cousins. One was an orphan. The average age of a signer was 45. Benjamin Franklin was the oldest delegate at 70. The youngest was Thomas Lynch Jr. of South Carolina at 27.

Eighteen of the signers were merchants or businessmen, 14 were farmers, and four were doctors. Twenty-two were lawyers - although William Hooper of North Carolina was "disbarred" when he spoke out against the king - and nine were judges. Stephen Hopkins had been governor of Rhode Island. Forty-two signers had served in their colonial legislatures.

John Witherspoon of New Jersey was the only active clergyman to attend. (Indeed, he wore his pontificals to the sessions.) Almost all were Protestants. Charles Carroll of Maryland was the lone Roman Catholic.

Seven of the signers were educated at Harvard, four at Yale, four at William & Mary, and three at Princeton. Witherspoon was the president of Princeton, and George Wythe was a professor at William & Mary. His students included Declaration scribe Thomas Jefferson.

Seventeen signers fought in the American Revolution. Thomas Nelson was a colonel in the Second Virginia Regiment and then commanded Virginia military forces at the Battle of Yorktown. William Whipple served with the New Hampshire militia and was a commanding officer in the decisive Saratoga campaign. Oliver Wolcott led the Connecticut regiments sent for the defense of New York and commanded a brigade of militia that took part in the defeat of General Burgoyne. Caesar Rodney was a major general in the Delaware militia; John Hancock held the same rank in the Massachusetts militia.

The British captured five signers during the war. Edward Rutledge, Thomas Heyward, and Arthur Middleton were captured at the Battle of Charleston in 1780. George Walton was wounded and captured at the Battle of Savannah. Richard Stockton of New Jersey never recovered from his incarceration at the hands of British Loyalists. He died in 1781.

Thomas McKean of Delaware wrote John Adams that he was "hunted like a fox by the enemy - compelled to remove my family five times in a few months." Abraham Clark of New Jersey had two of his sons captured by the British during the war.

Eleven signers had their homes and property destroyed. Francis Lewis's New York home was razed and his wife taken prisoner. John Hart's farm and mills were destroyed when the British invaded New Jersey, and he died while fleeing capture. Carter Braxton and Nelson, both of Virginia, lent large sums of their personal fortunes to support the war effort but were never repaid.

Fifteen of the signers participated in their states' constitutional conventions, and six - Roger Sherman, Robert Morris, Franklin, George Clymer, James Wilson, and George Reed - signed the U.S. Constitution.

After the Revolution, 13 signers went on to become governors. Eighteen served in their state legislatures. Sixteen became state and federal judges. Seven became members of the U.S. House of Representatives. Six became U.S. senators. James Wilson and Samuel Chase became Supreme Court justices. Jefferson, Adams, and Elbridge Gerry each became vice president. Adams and Jefferson later became president.

Five signers played major roles in the establishment of colleges and universities: Franklin and the University of Pennsylvania; Jefferson and the University of Virginia; Benjamin Rush and Dickinson College; Lewis Morris and New York University; and George Walton and the University of Georgia.

Adams, Jefferson, and Carroll were the longest surviving signers. Adams and Jefferson both died on July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Carroll was the last signer to die in 1832 at the age of 95.

Sources: Robert Lincoln, Lives of the Presidents of the United States, with Biographical Notices of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence (Brattleboro Typographical Company, 1839); John and Katherine Bakeless, Signers of the Declaration (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1969); Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-1989 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1989).

Remember, everyone was a British Subject and fought against their OWN GOVERNMENT!!
 

Whitewing

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Mike said:
How could a person of today in their right mind & with all the hindsight available not say "NO" to loyalty to the King?

Indeed. Sure puts in perspective all the whining and wailing about Bush trampling that precious Constitution, doesn't it?

How about this gem?

The strength of this country for over 200 years hasn't been because of our economy greatness or our military might- its because of our ideals- and our founding beliefs in truth and justice for all- and our laws and Constitution that puts noone (not even King George or his Stooges) above those laws and our ability to always put our ideals and morality above those who oppose us....

Words. Hollow, meaningless words, by a man who obviously didn't believe a damned thing he constantly lectured the rest of us about. I believe there's a word for such individuals.
 
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