(Forgive the basics here but you bring up a well worn topic that needs to
be kept well worn. I am going to do my part here and again)
On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:53:38 -0700, Tom wrote:
> Is there a point where we no longer have a moral duty to the Federal and
> to a lesser extent the State governments as a citizen of the United
> States?
There is unless one has no civic worth.
It is this 'we' part that is difficult. Let's start from here ....
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That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men,
deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That
whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is
the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new
Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its
powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their
Safety and Happiness
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Of course the DOI is not law however, for a civic American, it can be
placed 'above' the law, or, by which all law, government and all judges
and courts can be measured. One can use the DOI or not. One can use the
tenets of Planet X. One uses what they think best. How else, right?
It begins with "I" or you. Your idea or feeling has social merit when
expressed (which you have). This idea becomes politically viable if held
in common by others and actualized with political movement in whatever
form.
So, you have declared your opinion. I do not think it is altogether
presumptuous to say that others share this opinion. Ok, now what?
Will media anointed, therefore acclaimed popular, Obama or MacCain quell
your misgivings? If so, then wait. If not, then what?
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