Amen brother, amen. Communism doesn't work and the further we stay
politically from that end, the better.
Amo (#1207)
Chuck Simms wrote:
> How many times to we see that we are victimized by our
> own lack of knowledge?
>
> The inherent political power in this country is vested
> in the people. We have certain unalienable rights,
> some of which are enumerated in both federal and state
> constitutions. Take a little time to look up the word
> unalienable to see what it means. The bottom line is
> that we each have a God given right to own property.
> The problem crops up when some elitest people believe
> that they are empowered to trample upon our rights,
> for whatever reason. They don't!
>
> Whether you own one or one hundred cars, houses or
> baseball cards is not material. The fact is that you
> have the right of ownership. The concept of eyesores
> or visual polution is without merit since beauty is in
> the eye of the beholder. There are certain artistic
> renderings that are commissioned by government that
> may be considered in the same category. The problem
> is that we do not have the right to tell government
> that they can't erect such monstrosities and we
> certainly do not have the right to tell our neighbors
> what to own, or what color to paint them or how many
> they can own.
>
> Since the powers of government are justly derrived
> from the rights of the people, how can it be possible
> for the people to instill powers where no rights
> exist?
>
> The fact is they can't. It seems that we are placing
> the cart before the horse. Government derrives powers
> from the people, we do not have to request priveledges
> from our own creation (government) when property
> rights are ours from the creator.
>
> Respectfully submitted for your approval,
>
> Chuck Simms
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