Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation, 1789

"The Thanksgiving holiday feast dates back to November 1621, when the newly arrived Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indians gathered at Plymouth for an autumn harvest celebration, an event regarded as America's “first Thanksgiving.”    And contrary to what is taught in our schools today, the Pilgrims (who came here for religious freedom) held the feast to give thanks to God, not the Indians."

Thanksgiving Proclamation

Issued by President George Washington, at the request of Congress, on October 3, 1789

By the President of the United States of America, a Proclamation.

Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor; and—Whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me “to recommend to the people of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness:”

Now, therefore, I do recommend and assign Thursday, the 26th day of November next, to be devoted by the people of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be; that we may then all unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and humble thanks for His kind care and protection of the people of this country previous to their becoming a nation; for the signal and manifold mercies and the favor, able interpositions of His providence in the course and conclusion of the late war; for the great degree of tranquillity, union, and plenty which we have since enjoyed; for the peaceable and rational manner in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national one now lately instituted; for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed, and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and, in general, for all the great and various favors which He has been pleased to confer upon us.

And also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations, and beseech Him to pardon our national and other trangressions; to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually; to render our National Government a blessing to all the people by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed; to protect and guide all sovereigns and nations (especially such as have shown kindness to us), and to bless them with good governments, peace, and concord; to promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the increase of science among them and us; and, generally, to grant unto all mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as He alone knows to be best.

Given under my hand at the City of New York the third day of October in the year of our Lord 1789.

Go. Washington

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MIDNIGHT RIDE - When Rogue Politicians Call For Martial Law

#ShariaLaw and the #Constitution are incompatible #PeopleGetReady #2Amendment #SyrianRefugees Remember #ParisAttacks

Oath Keepers Stand for Wrongly Accused Veteran Military

Brandon has been released from custody. 


NBC
By Jessica Jaglois
HOPEWELL, VA (WWBT) –
A Chesterfield Marine will be released from a mental health facility after a judge ruled there wasn’t sufficient evidence of allegations made against him.
Brandon Raub was committed to a mental health facility for 30 days after a series of events, including questions about his Facebook page.  Now, the Rutherford Institute has taken up his cause.
In court Thursday, the judge said that the petition filed by Chesterfield Police was blank and didn’t list a single allegation against him. The judge said Raub suffered a “deprivation of his liberty” by being held without a clear claim.
Raub’s case went viral when a YouTube video of his arrest began circulating over the weekend. Supporters argued he should never have been taken in handcuffs and said he never belonged in a mental health facility.
Of concern, were some posts on his Facebook page, like one on August 13 saying “Sharpen up my axe; I’m here to sever heads.”
His legal team says that August 13 post isn’t what it seemed. [it was lyrics from a song - Oath Keepers].


MESSAGE FROM STEWART RHODES, FOUNDER OF OATH KEEPERS: 

Oath Keepers is coming to the aid of this young Marine veteran and our rallying cry will be “CHARGE HIM, OR RELEASE HIM.” We cannot allow “mental illness” designations to be used as a weapon against political dissidents in America.

Oath Keepers had posted an article on the background of this situation and can be viewed here.

 Oath Keepers Eastern Vice President, Rand Cardwell and Stewart Rhodes spoke with 4 Marines that served with Brandon Raub. These 4 spoke about what is going on with Brandon as well as his character. Marines Who Served With Brandon Raub Sound Off In His Defense


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We Fight!

What do we as Americans do when our livelihoods, liberties, rights, and freedoms are steadily being eroded and taken away from us? We Fight!

Oath Keepers Support Marine Veteran Brandon Raub, Victim of Soviet Style Pre-crime Detention

Stewart Rhodes is calling for Oath Keepers across the country to support Brandon Raub and protest his detention and involuntary lockup in a mental ward, after he had been singled out for comments made on his Facebook page.
Please read the full article on the OK National website if you haven't already, and help get the word out that this is not the way citizens of a FREE society are to be treated.

The link to the full article is below:

Oath Keepers to Rally in Support of Marine Veteran Brandon Raub, Victim of Soviet Style Pre-crime Detention

For Freedom and Liberty!
- Lou

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Toilet Tyranny - Compliments of D.C.

 The federal government's "toilet tyranny" is exposed by Leslie Swann of the Tennessee Tenth Amendment Center as she elaborates on the effects of the unconstitutional "Energy Policy and Conservation Act" in The Poop and Plunge: Brought to You by Uncle Sam:

In 1992, the Energy Policy and Conservation Act was passed that banned 3.5 gallon toilets in favor of toilets using only 1.6 gallons.
Maybe it was all a plot to force Americans to get into shape.  As a result, I now get my daily workout by spending up to 5 minutes at a time, plunging vigorously with all my might trying to get my infernal government-approved toilet to flush.  Who knew plunging was such great cardio?

 Read more: The Poop and Plunge: Brought to You by Uncle Sam

Lesley Swann is a Co-Host for Tenther Radio, the state chapter coordinator for the Tennessee Tenth Amendment Center, and founder of the East Tennessee 10th Amendment Group. She is a native of Anderson County, Tennessee.

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A Supernova Now Dark

Conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart dies at 43.

Thank you for your service Brett. We will miss you sir!

From the Peach Pundit:

There will be a number of posts from people on this site and others today about Andrew Breitbart. Editorially, you’re supposed to have one post that everyone can rally around, but Andrew Breitbart was such a multifaceted fascinating renaissance man. We each have our own descriptions and stories of Breitbart.

When I first heard the news I thought it was another twitter hoax. But it sadly is not.

Andrew Breitbart was, in every room I ever saw him in, the brilliant bright light and ball of energy people gravitated to and fixated on. It is like a supernova has gone dark.

For all the focus on his activism — something he was highly effective at despite criticism from the left and media who were beaten at their own game by him — he is not often credited enough for being a dot-com entrepreneur.

Having worked at the Drudge Report keeping the lights on for Matt, Breitbart had the brilliant idea of getting the AP news feed and setting up Breitbart.com. Many sites then followed suit, but he was one of the first and definitely the most successful guy to do that.

He helped get the Huffington Post off the ground and then set about building the Big sites.

What I admired most about Andrew was his willingness to be the lightening rod despite criticism from both the left and the right. He was the lightening rod and when lightening struck, Andrew used the brilliant flash of light to direct everyone’s attention to precisely what he wanted them to see. He was a master at it. The attention he garnered was never about getting attention for himself, but using the attention to tell the story and share the news he wanted told and shared.

Read More: A Supernova Now Dark

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Obama Strips Obstacle of Further "Fast and Furious" Attempts on 2nd Amendment

What? Obama, Clinton and Holder didn't try to screw the American citizens out of their guns enough?

With the UN Small Arms Treaty ratification by Congress looming, Obama has basically authorized more "Fast and Furious" type operations by removing blocking provisions from the budget...

From the opinion piece by Emily Miller posted on the Washington Times website 02/15/2012

President Obama is using his budget to advance an anti-gun agenda just before the election. One particularly sneaky provision buried deep within his submission to Congress Monday would, if enacted, allow the mistakes of the “Fast and Furious” gun-walking scandal to be repeated.

Read More: MILLER: Obama’s fast and furious spin

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Welcome To The War

Obama should present the UN Gun Ban Treaty to Congress for Ratification this summer. Are you ready for the dug in establishment to pull your last defense from tyranny? It seems all the pieces are coming together for the federal government to have total control over the American people.They are happy about that, this is the ultimate goal of the Statist.

The Neocons started the ball rolling, Gingrich and his "Contract with America" shutting out debate in the House. Bush /Cheney - citizen surveillance, spying, torture, The Patriot Act, Undeclared Wars... laying the foundations for the Dictator In Chief..., The NDAA2012, The Expatriation Act... Alphabet Soup Agencies, Administration Czars, Land Grabs, Money Grabs... Body Scanners TSA, Highway checkpoints, VIPR teams searching your car, security scans at the train and bus depots, military on the streets, CoG... OWS beatings, pepper spray to youth old women and kids..

"Welcome to War... Welcome to the Last World War" - Kerry Livgren, AD





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Letter To Georgia Senators to Support NDAA Repeal

Honorable Senator Isakson, (Chambliss)

I would like to make my opinion known concerning the sections of the NDAA-2012 bill, which is now law, concerning the treatment of American citizens suspected of, or identified as, threats to US National Security.

I am sure you have heard all of this previously, as I am not alone in the knowledge, among the population of the State of Georgia (yourself included, having sworn an oath to uphold and defend it) that these provisions are absolutely unconstitutional and nullify specific amendments of the Bill of Rights protecting our person, our property and our liberty, namely Amendments I, IV, V and VI.

These sections also fall in direct opposition to the procedures established at the founding of this nation in dealing with an American citizen identified and accused of working against the US government, which is considered to be treason. You well know this is not the way that Article III, Section 3 of the United States Constitution directs our government to handle an American Citizen accused of this high crime. I will spare you the detail of outlining all of the provisions of this section.

As you had supported the passing of this legislation, thus facilitating its ultimate adoption as law, I ask you now to support the repeal of these sections of the law which are considered by the American People to be unlawful, unconstitutional, and an act of Treason itself by the U.s. Government against the American People, our legacy, and our institutions and values of Justice, Freedom and Liberty.

I will await any comments or response you may have for me.

In Liberty,

Lou Riccio



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Let the United Nations Take our Guns?

Senator Rand Paul is fighting back against the United Nations globalist agenda to disarm the American People. I had received this email and wanted to make sure all are aware of the current happening at the U.N. with Obama and Hillary Clinton currently pushing and deeply engaged an the effort for an international gun ban with the goal of ultimately confiscating our guns.

A Message from US Senator Rand Paul:

Dear fellow American,

Gun-grabbers around the globe believe they have it made.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently announced the Obama Administration will be working hand-in-glove with the UN to pass a new “Small Arms Treaty.”

Disguised as an “International Arms Control Treaty” to fight against “terrorism,” “insurgency” and “international crime syndicates,” the UN’s Small Arms Treaty is in fact a massive, GLOBAL gun control scheme.

If passed by the UN and ratified by the U.S. Senate, the UN “Small Arms Treaty” would almost certainly FORCE the United States to:

*** Enact tougher licensing requirements, making law-abiding Americans cut through even more bureaucratic red tape just to own a firearm legally;

*** CONFISCATE and DESTROY ALL “unauthorized” civilian firearms (all firearms owned by the government are excluded, of course);

*** BAN the trade, sale and private ownership of ALL semi-automatic weapons;

*** Create an INTERNATIONAL gun registry, setting the stage for full-scale gun CONFISCATION.

I'm sure I don't have to tell you that this is NOT a fight we can afford to lose.

Read more and complete the survey: Stop the UN Gun Ban


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First challenge on new Obama appointees : SCOTUSblog

Following up on a previous post concerning the "recess appointments", below is the first challenge to the NLRB appointment:

(January 13, 2012) A group of business organizations and individual firms on Friday began the first challenge to President Obama’s new government appointments while the Senate is out of town, using a case involving the National Labor Relations Board to test the issue. In a motion filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, along with a legal memorandum, the challengers argued that the NLRB has no power to go ahead with a pending rule on workers’ rights because the three new appointees were not legally named, so the Board has no operating quorum.

Read More:First challenge on new Obama appointees : SCOTUSblog

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Liberty or Tyranny: Are You an Oath Keeper? Choose Sides Now

In post Patriot Act / NDAA 2012 America, the people, our law enforcement officers, and our military members, need to decide  what our country's legacy is to be. Would we be so complacent as to let America fall into becoming a tyrannical despotism? The Beacon of Freedom, as originally intended by the founders, extinguished in totalitarian encroachments upon the natural rights declared inalienably ours in the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution?

We as a people have been railroaded by our "servants" in government for multiple decades into sacrificing our freedoms upon the alter of security. This trend has been turbo-charged since 9/11 in the form of tyrannical legislations becoming law, all in the name of American safety and National Interest. More deaths have have been attributed to influenza in one year then have occurred as a result of terrorism in the ten years since 9/11, with the flu killing approximately 40,000 Americans every year, while terrorism has killed less than 12,000 in ten years, including our brothers and sisters fighting for us in the military.

With that said, does the concept of "implied security" as a result of a litany of encroachments on our Constitutional freedoms and liberties justify the stifling of those same natural, God given rights?

As Americans, we have come to a historic crossroads. In essence, a repeat of the crossroads our founders had reached when they chose to put their quill to parchment, letting the world know the American Colonies would no longer allow its People to be subjugated to the tyrannical policies of the King of England. We are at this decision now. A point where each one of us MUST decide which path, as an individual, we will follow. Will you throw your support in with the continual abuses of our government against the Constitution and the People, or will you stand for Freedom and Liberty by actually keeping the oath which ALL of our Armed Forces and public servants must take?

From the Oathkeepers.org website:

Veterans, you swore an Oath...

Oath of Enlistment

I, (NAME), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.

Officers Oath

I, [name], do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.

Your Oath NEVER expires! It's time to keep it!

We, as individuals, do not have the option of deferring this decision to some future point. We each need to decide right now, which side we are on.

Steward Rhodes is the founder of Oath Keepers. In the Video below, he makes it clear the current state the federal government has brought us to, and the decision we all must ultimately make:

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Obama Administration Tests Constitutional Power After Controversial Appointment

 It seems more and more people and organizations are jumping on board the train to rough up Obama on his Constitution over-stepping.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce may sue the Obama administration over President Obama's controversial appointment of Richard Cordray to head a controversial consumer financial board, officials from the business group told Fox News on Wednesday after an unprecedented display of executive power that is sure to poison already-strained relations with the GOP.

Read more: Obama Administration Tests Constitutional Power After Controversial Appointment




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Jim Babka, DownsizeDC on the Police State NDAA

 NDAA: Open Season for the Police State

How the New Indefinite Detention Provisions can be used on Americans
Congress just passed, and the President just signed, a bill that gives legal authority to the President to kidnap and perpetually imprison persons, including American citizens, without the benefit of due process.
Members of Congress, in the days leading up to the vote, tried to assure their constituents that they have nothing to fear — that the bill doesn’t apply to Americans.
Some were lying. Most were deceived.

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Ron Paul Supported by US Military

If you were to honor the war veterans of this country, those who have served, and continue to serve, and those who have given the ultimate sacrifice, then please watch this video in its entirety. Let some of them tell you why the US Military overwhelmingly support Ron Paul for President...

U.S. Military Overwhelmingly Support Ron Paul for President in 2012

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Obama Wants 1.2 Trillion More in Debt

Obama to Seek $1.2 Trillion Increase in U.S. Debt Limit Dec. 30

Maybe President Barry should have watched this video first....  Scratch that, he already knows the big plan...



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Tenth Amendment to Guarantee the Second?

Or Is It a Mutual Support Agreement?

The "Fast and Furious" Gunwalker mess could lead to the Federal Government proposing and imposing tighter gun regulations; perhaps attempts to ban guns all together.

Will the individual sovereign states bare the teeth of the Tenth Amendment; its invocation securing our right to bear arms?

The Second Amendment which has been referred to as the "enforcer amendment" by the late former president of the NRA, Charlton Heston, may well be the salvation of the Tenth and the rest of the Bill of Rights, The Constitution, our Freedom, and Our Liberty.

Time Will Tell...

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Stop National Defense Authorization Act Section 1031 Citizen Imprisonment Law

Stop National Defense Authorization Act Section 1031 Citizen Imprisonment Law

To Congress and the President of the United States of America:

Please stop the NDAA Section 1031 Citizen Imprisonment law including the dangerously misleading Feinstein Amendment 1031(e). I am doing everything in my power to spread this petition and contact the media, my Senator, Representative, and President in the next few days before December 13, 2011. To this end, I have signed the following petition.

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Stop National Defense Authorization Act Section 1031 Citizen Imprisonment Law

The President is about to sign a law that makes it so we can be imprisoned for life without evidence or a trial -- as soon as Dec. 13. This law is called NDAA Section 1031. Some people are saying he will veto it, or that the law as written has no effect for citizens, but they are terribly mistaken. Get familiar with the facts at the bottom of this petition. This video contains proof that his administration were the ones who requested citizen imprisonment:



We have only a few days to speak up before the President approves NDAA Section 1031, permitting citizen imprisonment without evidence or a trial. Congress has already passed it overwhelmingly. They were scheduled to give it to him to sign on December 9, but they delayed giving us a small window of time to quickly alert the media and each other. We need people to know the facts listed at the bottom of this petition.

If we act urgently to raise awareness among our friends, family, and colleagues, we can still prevent this. Here is what we can do:

1) Americans must know about this to stop it. Urgently spread this petition as widely as possible. Contact the media by any means available to you. In your correspondence, include the facts listed at the bottom of this petition.

2) Congress can still block the law before December 13. Write and call your Representative and Senator telling them to stop NDAA Section 1031. Again, mention the facts listed at the bottom of this petition.
- Contact your Representative at
http://writerep.house.gov/writerep/
- Contact your Senator at
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

3) Write and call the White House to tell the President you won't sit by and watch NDAA Section 1031 become law. http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/submit-questions-and-comments

4) Stay smart! Here's a list of the most common points of confusion. Too many journalists are still confused about these facts -- please let them know:

- The bill passed by Congress absolutely DOES NOT exempt citizens. Section 1031 reads, "A covered person under this section" includes "any person who has committed a belligerent act".

- The Feinstein Amendment 1031(e) is dangerously misleading. Don't be fooled: In the text of 1031(e), "Nothing in this section shall be construed...", the only word that matters is "construed" -- the Supreme Court are the only ones with the power to construe the law. The Feinstein Amendment 1031(e) permits citizens to be imprisoned without evidence or a trial forever, if the Supreme Court does not EXPLICITLY repeal 1031.

- Confusingly, Obama threatened a veto for 1032, but NOT 1031. 1032 is UNRELATED to imprisoning citizens without a trial. Obama has never suggested using a veto to stop Section 1031 citizen imprisonment. In fact, applying Section 1031 to citizens was requested by the Obama administration: See the video proof here.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLiKvSz_wX8

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Sincerely,

[Your name]

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Debate with a "Conservative" Concerning Ron Paul

An exchange on a Facebook page.

I am respectful of peoples privacy, so i have changed the name of my debate partner to "name-removed"

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name-removed  

Ron Paul had his A$$ handed to him ...he should drop out now

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    Sal Eaglekeeper  How is that?
    
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    name-removed   Was at pitiful performance in last night's debate. His vision and ideas are just like him, old and out of date
    
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    Sal Eaglekeeper   you prefer a more "progressive" vision then?
    
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    name-removed   NO, not at all, A true Conservative vision, unlike Paul'sNeoLiberal view
    
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    Sal Eaglekeeper   ahh.. so... which neo-con do you support... ?? You do realize that anyone of the other candidates you support will be a vote for the status quo and nothing will change.. correct?
    
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    Sal Eaglekeeper    And they we can just wait around for them to just pass some more UNCONSTITUTIONAL laws....
    
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    name-removed:  http://politicalarena.org/2011/12/01/ron-paul-fact-sheet/
    
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    Sal Eaglekeeper   I can do that too.... Don't even talk about consistency:
    
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAulpWLZC2Y
    

    
    

    Ron Paul: The 45th President of the United States

    www.youtube.com
    

    
    

    
    

    
    
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    name-removed I don't have a candidate yet, but you can be sure it won't be some brain-dead libertarian
    
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    Sal Eaglekeeper That is your option, and your right.. FYI, he was originally Republican, which is what he is now,.. he had once joined the libertarian party to become a 3rd party candidate because the status quo wouldn't give airtime to him and So you know... If you are happy as a "conservative" of continually trashed liberties and unconstitutional laws, and now... traitors in the Sebnate and the House voting to take away your Constitutional rights... then have at it.. pick whatever staus quo candidate you want to.. as I said.. it is your right as an American....
    
    At least it is for now.....
    
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    Sal Eaglekeeper All you need for proof of Congressional treason... Just look at the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012... 93 senators, and 336 house members, all voted to let the military take you away....without charge, with trial, indefinite detention.. All they have to say is they think you are a threat to the US...
    
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    Sal Eaglekeeper that is.. "without trial"
    
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    Sal Eaglekeeper Which "braindead" policy would you like your neo-cons to maintain... the Fed? socialist implemented "capitalism"? Big Banking Control of Congressional Policy....?? Corporate Fascism... Would you like me to go on????
    
    I am really interested on your thoughts... bring it...
    

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