http://www.wallsofthecity.net/2009/07/the_way_things_are_going.html defending our rights from the ramparts Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:20:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.wallsofthecity.net/2009/07/the_way_things_are_going.html#comment-2700 Linoge Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:45:42 +0000 http://www.wallsofthecity.net/?p=1662#comment-2700 Honoring that oath would require them to actually <em>read</em> the Constitution, first... Furthermore, it would require them to actually <em>serve</em> the people (as you mention), not simply exist to appropriate as much power for themselves as they possibly can. Unfortunately, today's subclass of "politicians" would never do such a thing... Honoring that oath would require them to actually read the Constitution, first… Furthermore, it would require them to actually serve the people (as you mention), not simply exist to appropriate as much power for themselves as they possibly can.
Unfortunately, today’s subclass of “politicians” would never do such a thing…

]]> http://www.wallsofthecity.net/2009/07/the_way_things_are_going.html#comment-2699 hsoi Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:38:22 +0000 http://www.wallsofthecity.net/?p=1662#comment-2699 I just wish those in Washington would honor the oath they swore when they took office.... you know, that whole "support/protect and defend the Consitution" thing. For that matter... this practice of referring to those same people as "our leaders" is demonstrative of the problem. They are NOT our leaders, they are our servants. High time they started acting like it, and we started acting like their bosses. I just wish those in Washington would honor the oath they swore when they took office…. you know, that whole “support/protect and defend the Consitution” thing.
For that matter… this practice of referring to those same people as “our leaders” is demonstrative of the problem. They are NOT our leaders, they are our servants. High time they started acting like it, and we started acting like their bosses.

]]> http://www.wallsofthecity.net/2009/07/the_way_things_are_going.html#comment-2698 Linoge Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:58:44 +0000 http://www.wallsofthecity.net/?p=1662#comment-2698 Give the man a cookie! Sadly, I am willing to wager that the vast majority of Americans cannot provide that answer... least of all the current sophont occupying the Oval Office. Give the man a cookie!
Sadly, I am willing to wager that the vast majority of Americans cannot provide that answer… least of all the current sophont occupying the Oval Office.

]]> http://www.wallsofthecity.net/2009/07/the_way_things_are_going.html#comment-2697 hsoi Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:15:46 +0000 http://www.wallsofthecity.net/?p=1662#comment-2697 <a href="http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.articleii.html#section2" rel="nofollow">http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.articleii.html#section2</a> that's about all. http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.articleii.html#section2
that’s about all.

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