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Okla-homey
3/13/2007, 10:39 AM
like this one. heh.


NEW Preamble and Bill-o-Rights

Preamble;

"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; 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 . (This one is my pet peeve...get an education and go to work....don't expect everyone else to take care of you!)

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. (AMEN!)

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!

skycat
3/13/2007, 12:13 PM
Several good points. But...

Our heritage dates all the way back to 1956 apparently.

FaninAma
3/13/2007, 01:08 PM
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.

Does coerce include gaining possession by voting for the proxy bandits(ie. politicians)?

Pricetag
3/13/2007, 01:24 PM
Does Article XI say that Christians, indeed, do have the right to never be offended?

Ike
3/13/2007, 01:31 PM
Article II should be modified such that the sentence "In fact, you are probably one of them" be tacked on at the end.

Article XI is illogical. People wanting to remove In God We Trust or similar phrases from money or pledges or whatnot are not trying to modify history nor heritage. In fact, quite the opposite. They are trying to modify the future...the attempt at which is in fact a right guaranteed to all Americans in the amended constitution.


In fact, both articles X and XI are in direct contradiction with Article II.

Vaevictis
3/13/2007, 01:54 PM
You have no right to modify our history or heritage... we reserve that right to ourselves!

Heh.

Widescreen
3/13/2007, 02:17 PM
This is a good list. Our country would be better off if it was followed.

Ike
3/13/2007, 03:45 PM
Two negatives yield a positive thus making it redundant instead of contradictory.



Edit: I hope to see a lot of winky faces in here later on. :D

heh. I forgot that hypocrisy was OK so long as it is done in pairs. my bad.

Pricetag
3/13/2007, 04:19 PM
Ever notice how these e-mail lists always soften you up with logical, mostly agreeable stuff, but then deliver a real punch, usually in a hateful tone, at the end? I always wonder whether the original author wrote it that way intentionally, or if people have tacked stuff on the end along the way.

SoonerTerry
3/13/2007, 04:34 PM
why do you hate john kerry?

Chuck Bao
3/13/2007, 05:07 PM
Pretty lame as pass-it-on emails go.

BTW, who's this Bill person?

MamaMia
3/13/2007, 08:04 PM
I thought it was a clever take off. I got that e-mail too. :D

Fraggle145
3/13/2007, 09:16 PM
Article II should be modified such that the sentence "In fact, you are probably one of them" be tacked on at the end.

Article XI is illogical. People wanting to remove In God We Trust or similar phrases from money or pledges or whatnot are not trying to modify history nor heritage. In fact, quite the opposite. They are trying to modify the future...the attempt at which is in fact a right guaranteed to all Americans in the amended constitution.


In fact, both articles X and XI are in direct contradiction with Article II.

agreed or at least XI... get tired of th religion down the throat thing... but i do think people should learn english, I dont like going to eat and having to order habla espanol.

soonerscuba
3/13/2007, 10:03 PM
Meh, I can't think of a reason against an official language, but to say that Hispanics are not integrating into society is a falsehood in my opinion. I would argue that they are already more integrated after 50 years than the Asians have done in 150.

SicEmBaylor
3/13/2007, 10:46 PM
I don't see anything in there about the reserved powers of the states.

OUT

Vaevictis
3/13/2007, 10:48 PM
Meh, I can't think of a reason against an official language, but to say that Hispanics are not integrating into society is a falsehood in my opinion. I would argue that they are already more integrated after 50 years than the Asians have done in 150.

Depends on where you are. The Cubans in Miami are doing their best to turn that sh*thole into Cuba.