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Hmm. . . (as WC would say)
pinched from the
Gunslinger's sidebar:
"Once a state extends the franchise to every warm body, be he producer or parasite, that day marks the beginning of the end of the state. For when the plebs discover that they can vote themselves bread and circuses without limit and that the productive members of the body politic cannot stop them, they will do so, until the state bleeds to death, or in its weakened condition the state succumbs to an invader - the barbarians enter Rome."
-Robert A. Heinlein
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From The Notebooks Of Lazarus Long
Many years ago - way too many - I was introduced to the writings of Robert Heinlein. I've been reading again one of my favorites called 'Time Enough for Love'. In that great book are entries in notebooks that the main character called Lazarus...
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Google Search Addition?
I just noticed something while doing a Google search via Mozilla Firefox.
In the left sidebar, I see "Location." Under that label, I see the first word of my street name, followed by my state. Just below those elements, I read "auto-detected."
Maybe...
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The American
swiped this from The Gunslinger: "I have little interest in 'streamlining' government, nor in making it 'more efficient,' for I mean to reduce its size. I do not undertake to 'promote welfare,' for I propose to extend Freedom....
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Palin Signs Tenth Amendment Resolution
Oh Yeah! from The Gunslinger Palin Signs Sovereignty Resolution Now we are talking...The Beateous Sarah is the second Governor to sign a resolution declaring States' Rights & Sovereignty, according to the original intent of the Constitution, and...
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That Clears It Up
Over at The Gunslinger: Thursday, December 18, 2008 A Friend Sent Me This... .Some folks have been confused about the terms: Red State and Blue State I thought he covered it pretty well. The Gunslinger Pastorius adds: Let's just remember,...
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