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Urbane Guerrilla · 04-22-2008, 05:06 PM

Hmph. Griff, you seem rather to have forgotten what clause follows the word "flag" in the pledge. I put it to you that you would not endure living in anything but a Republic, and like as not, this one. And having lived, all in all, I think you'd also die in this one too.

I've never stopped pledging, not really -- the occasional public meeting or NRA council. I suppose part of whether you'd keep it up would depend on just how special you think this Republic is. I've been out among a few other Republics -- and hey, a lot of them are nice places to visit. None of them had our dynamism. None of them was the premier modern republic.

I've sworn oaths to support and defend the Constitution in the course of that too, which oaths still carry weight with me. And I'd really have to research our nation's enemies carefully to find one that was specifically an enemy of our nation, but not an enemy of our Constitution. That'd be quite the nut to crack.

04-22-2008, 05:06 PM	#74
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	Hmph. Griff, you seem rather to have forgotten what clause follows the word "flag" in the pledge. I put it to you that you would not endure living in anything but a Republic, and like as not, this one. And having lived, all in all, I think you'd also die in this one too. I've never stopped pledging, not really -- the occasional public meeting or NRA council. I suppose part of whether you'd keep it up would depend on just how special you think this Republic is. I've been out among a few other Republics -- and hey, a lot of them are nice places to visit. None of them had our dynamism. None of them was the premier modern republic. I've sworn oaths to support and defend the Constitution in the course of that too, which oaths still carry weight with me. And I'd really have to research our nation's enemies carefully to find one that was specifically an enemy of our nation, but not an enemy of our Constitution. That'd be quite the nut to crack. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.