[ExI] etymology of just a piece of paper

[spike at rainier66.com]

From: John Clark <johnkclark at gmail.com> 
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> but in addition to that, and perhaps far more important, is the militia, which is not part of the government.  This is good, for if the US government fails, the army fails.  But the militia is still here.

 

>…I wish you were joking but I know you are not. …

 

I could have worded it better.  It isn’t that the military fails.  It is that the government fails to pay the military.  They must be paid.  The militia is us.  We are not professional soldiers.  But the militia was established by the founders in case they couldn’t pay professional soldiers, which turns out in the case of Washington’s men, they couldn’t.  Well… we now have a national debt which is so large, the government cannot even cover the interest without borrowing more.

 

> The US constitution protects even those who don’t believe in it.

 

>…I don't believe in magic….

 

I don’t either, which is why I don’t have a horseshoe.  But I believe in the constitution.

 

>… You can't take liberty for granted…

 

I don’t.

 

>…it takes effort to preserve freedom and unfortunately in the USA there is very little of it.   John K Clark

 

So vote for candidates who promote freedom.  That includes both personal freedom and economic freedom.

 

spike

 

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