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Old 09-17-2020, 10:42   #61
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...ignorance of the law is is no excuse for breaking it.

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Old 09-17-2020, 10:45   #62
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Old 09-17-2020, 11:33   #63
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I also thought it was a long-standing credo that ignorance of the law is is no excuse for breaking it.
These people don’t even understand the Constitution, how it’s applied to the individual or the BOR; and you expect them to know the myriad of laws under United States Code?

Come on, man!
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Old 09-17-2020, 12:19   #64
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The US Constitution does NOT and should NOT apply to average US Citizens. It is supposed to apply to the Government. It is a list of things the USG Must and Must NOT do. Everything else is for the People or the States (within the restrictions agreed to by the States) to figure out. I am tired of people looking to the USC for their rights. You are BORN with your Rights, and they are based on the concept of self-ownership of your body. Property Ownership is KING! The Government is there to ensure no one else (to include the government) infringes upon them.
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Old 09-17-2020, 14:18   #65
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The US Constitution does NOT and should NOT apply to average US Citizens. It is supposed to apply to the Government. It is a list of things the USG Must and Must NOT do. Everything else is for the People or the States (within the restrictions agreed to by the States) to figure out. I am tired of people looking to the USC for their rights. You are BORN with your Rights, and they are based on the concept of self-ownership of your body. Property Ownership is KING! The Government is there to ensure no one else (to include the government) infringes upon them.
Amen.

Also, when people say they love the Constitution, they mean the BOR. Everything we love about this document was added at the insistence of those who were against it from the beginning.
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Old 09-17-2020, 14:58   #66
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The US Constitution does NOT and should NOT apply to average US Citizens. It is supposed to apply to the Government. It is a list of things the USG Must and Must NOT do. Everything else is for the People or the States (within the restrictions agreed to by the States) to figure out. I am tired of people looking to the USC for their rights. You are BORN with your Rights, and they are based on the concept of self-ownership of your body. Property Ownership is KING! The Government is there to ensure no one else (to include the government) infringes upon them.
Reading that just gave me a freedom chubby.
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Old 09-17-2020, 15:31   #67
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The US Constitution does NOT and should NOT apply to average US Citizens. It is supposed to apply to the Government. It is a list of things the USG Must and Must NOT do. Everything else is for the People or the States (within the restrictions agreed to by the States) to figure out. I am tired of people looking to the USC for their rights. You are BORN with your Rights, and they are based on the concept of self-ownership of your body. Property Ownership is KING! The Government is there to ensure no one else (to include the government) infringes upon them.
Eggzactly! Thank you!

And to add to what JGC2 had to say...

Ask the next person you argue with over the Constitution where it says: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

Because it seems most Americans swear this is a “Constitutional Right” spelled out in the preamble or somewhere in the BOR.

It’s not.


ETA: Colon Kapersnick should have received a league warning the first time, been suspended and fined the second time and fired after the third time for violating NFL rules stating all active players will be present and ‘stand’ for the National Anthem on the field.

Now that entire teams are staying in the locker room for the National Anthem, they should stay there and forfeit the game. Team owners should be fined as well as all the players.
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Old 09-17-2020, 19:14   #68
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They can’t walk this back fast enough.

Check out this article from USA TODAY:

Steelers try to move on from flap over justice advocacy on helmets

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...acy/114055568/

Wonder if the SJW in the “Social Issues Dept.” still has a job?
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Old 09-18-2020, 10:52   #69
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Amen.

Also, when people say they love the Constitution, they mean the BOR. Everything we love about this document was added at the insistence of those who were against it from the beginning.
Right on!

These past few months I'm leaning more toward the Declaration of Independence as my guiding document.
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Old 09-18-2020, 17:06   #70
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Right on!

These past few months I'm leaning more toward the Declaration of Independence as my guiding document.
The civility of going to great pains to make your case with a monarch across an ocean who couldn't tie their own shoelaces, as well as witness to the world why it was happening, has kept freedom-loving folks on the reactive side of things quite often. They tend to not be the first to punch the bully on the playground, whether a country or a black-bloc thug.
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Old 07-23-2021, 11:06   #71
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Well....the Indians are officially "DONE". I guess my Braves will be next. I may be DONE soon....
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Old 07-23-2021, 11:49   #72
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Interesting how quiet "The Arena" has been for almost a year it seems...

Gross disinterest.

Juiced Players
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"Rosin and Sweat" (wink wink)
Stop and Frisk
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Spin rate
Exit VELO
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Kicking up the specter of fantasy sports causing people to not follow or care about a team.


I was going to mention lumping the Olympics into that pile...but didn't have the energy since the games haven't been relevant since the Cold War ended.
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Old 07-23-2021, 13:03   #73
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I went to a Durham Bulls game this past week and it was like a trip back in time.

No politics, kneeling controversy, etc.

Just a couple of dozen guys trying to play baseball to the best of their abilities.

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Old 07-24-2021, 06:37   #74
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Old 07-25-2021, 03:54   #75
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I went to a Durham Bulls game this past week and it was like a trip in time.

No politics, kneeling controversy, etc.

Just a couple of dozen guys trying to play baseball to the best of their abilities.

TR
That is seriously good to hear.
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