Politically Inept™ with Real_Slider

Date: 01/29/2001
From: Real_Slider

I know what some of you are thinking: "Oh great, another political post bashing Bush or Gore," or "Please, not another abortion debate!"

While those issues are no less debatable now than they have been in the past months and years, I wanted to tackle a different issue for this first (and maybe last, depending on the response this gets) edition of Politically Inept.

The issue I'm addressing here is in reference to our fascist government. Ooh, did I just call the American government fascist? How dare I!

Well, it's true.

A month or two ago, a friend of mine came home to find one of his cars had been stolen, not by thugs looking for spare parts or a phat ride, but by our city police. According to a city ordinance, a person may not keep an inoperable vehicle on his property without insuring and registering it. If the car isn't insured or registered, the police are allowed to come onto this person's PRIVATE PROPERTY, SEIZE THE VEHICLE and impound it for a charge of $150 PER DAY to the owner.

I don't know the legal definition of a car (if there even is one), but my friend's car was inoperable because he works on cars and was using it for spare parts. I'm not even sure the thing had an engine.

Want to make a federal case out of it? Try this:
President Clinton, in his final months as our great ruler, traveled the nation declaring pieces of land federal reserves, national parks, and pretty much whatever the hell he felt like.

The problem? Much of this land was owned and inhabited by people who farmed it to make their living. Our American government, which presides "o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave," stripped these people of their livelihood, their homes and their inheritances in the name of conservation.

This isn't the only time our government has done this sort of thing. Local and national authorities have been known to tear people's houses down to make room for parking lots, furniture stores, shopping malls and pretty much whatever they feel is in the community's best interest. My friend's (the one with the car, remember?) grandfather was robbed of his farm several years ago when Uncle Sam decided to put an interstate highway through his land.

You may be asking, "How can they do this? Is this Democracy?" Well, the answer is no. This is what is known as "eminent domain," and it means that the government can pretty much take whatever land they see fit for whatever purpose they deem necessary.

I don't know if anyone has a defense or support for this, but I posted this not only because it boils my blood, but because I wanted to read your thoughts and hopefully spark a discussion about the wonderful government that rules our great nation.

Discuss amongst yourselves.

Real_Slider

P.S.- if anyone is wondering, I did see the John Stossel special last week, but this is an issue that has been on my mind for a while.

Now this is a political debate I can do.

Date: 01/30/2001
From: Tigs

I think the goverment should take everything and call it communism. Then it would all be good. No more taxes. No more worries. No more freedoms.

Terribly Tigs

ps. Watch for sarcasm.

you know

Date: 01/30/2001
From: HunterD_Raven

I'm sure everyone is expecting me to do some major flame stuff and bitch and moan stuff.
but I'm not, you're right.
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You know, I really think I was born in the wrong era, I wish I was born back in the days of Attila the Huns, Vlad Draculas and Alexander the Greats...because atleast they tried to be kind to those they ruled (for the most part)
and only F'd up people outside thier rule.
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