Bill of Rights

“The following has apparently been attributed to State Representative
Mitchell Kaye from GA. This guy should have run for President:

"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 are
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 don't 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 don't 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 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."

If you agree, share this with a friend. No, you don't have to, and
nothing tragic will befall you if you don't. I just think it is about
time common sense is allowed to flourish - call it the age of reason
revisited.”

“Damn, Tea, This is great! I sure hope that Tilt, Violin, Phaedrus and the rest of the whiney-
@ssed libs on this site don't read this, they'll soil their diapers! Personal accountability is anathema to that bunch!
Whaddya mean I don't get no stinkin' entitlements???

"ARTICLE VIII: You don't 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."

Unfortunately, from the beginning of time, as long as there have been Old Men with an axe to grind, they have been sending Young Men to do their fighting and dying for them. I have never been comfortable with the U.S.'s self-appointed role as the World's Policeman...but it has been thus since before I was born, and will likely continue long after the worms are through with my carcass...”

“The "Bill of No Rights" From Georgia Representative Mitchell Kaye-Fiction!


Summary of eRumor
This email is a strong statement of carrying responsibility for one's own life and attributed to Representative Mitchell Kay of the George state legislature.


The Truth
How Representative Kaye's name got attached to this, nobody knows, but it was actually written by Libertarian writer and former U.S. Senate candidate Lewis Napper.

I should have known that this was written by a libertarian...”

“You mean this is just another innacurately attributed e-rumor? Sometimes it's damned inconvenient to be a Mindless Sheep.”

“I wouldn't know...”

“That is the reason I did not attach the congressman's name to the thread.”

“"The following has apparently been attributed to State Representative
Mitchell Kaye from GA."
Ice Tea
07:42:03 AM
11/10/02

Huh???
BTW, he's a State Rep, not a Congressman.”

“ok crap! I copied and pasted wrong. I intended to leave the first paragraph out. Oops”

“Blow it out yer A$$

Just more "tough" talk from yet another right-wing knucklehead.”

“A very astute and well-reasoned argument, Tom T. Which particular segments do you take exception to?”

“Oh well. I guess it was just another left-wing knucklehead blowin' smoke outta HIS @ss...”

“Well, its petty and nasty and makes untrue assumptions about "the liberals".....more of the same crap.

Just as a for instance, the one about not wanting our children fighting in foreign wars to "soothe the conscience" , etc.
I suppose that is in reference to Bosnia or Haiti, etc.
That's not bad.
How about not fighting in wars to ensure the profits of the wealthiest among us.
THat would be a nice touch.

It would be a waste of time to pick the entire thing apart.”

“"Well, its petty and nasty and makes untrue assumptions about "the liberals".....more of the same crap."

I don't think that anybody on this board really believes that you're a bed-wetter...

"Just as a for instance, the one about not wanting our children fighting in foreign wars to "soothe the conscience" , etc.
I suppose that is in reference to Bosnia or Haiti, etc.
That's not bad.
How about not fighting in wars to ensure the profits of the wealthiest among us.
THat would be a nice touch."

So, do you disagree with this part or what?

"It would be a waste of time to pick the entire thing apart."

Right. It's much easier to say; ""Blow it out yer A$$

Just more "tough" talk from yet another right-wing knucklehead."”

“"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left." Ecclesiastes 10:2”

“"It is easy to be a liberal, just stop thinking, and start feeling" - Rush Lmbaugh or Micheal Savage I can't rember.”

“"Duh... duh... doy..."
- Rush Limbaugh or Micheal Savage
I can't rember.”

“Tea, you are really one work of art there, my boy.”

“Oh golly, I just soiled myself!

Gosh you were right FG! I'm so liberal I've lost control of my bowels!

It's that whole "personal accountibility" thing that gets me. After all, they might take away my welfare and medicaid if stuff like this gets out!

Before any of the truly dense start using this post as license, please look up the definition of the word IRONY. Thank you.”

“Worms living in a pile of bull,will naturally gravitate to their ends in the;left and right sides of the pile.”

“keen observation, Uncliff. How long have you been studying worm migration in #&%!$? 5 years?”

“Without going to the extreme-I just can't remember.”

“pretty good stuff.

tom, you should study up on the way women and toher citizens are trreated in iraq. perhaps your "feelings" would be different on the matter.”

“yeah!”

“yeah! don't you know??? It's our job to take care of the rest of the world!

This has NOTHING to do with an ex-oil exec in the Whitehouse trying to secure more product to the people who helped finance his political career!

Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!”