Post by subdjoe on Jun 3, 2008 17:49:43 GMT -5
Again, redirecting from another thread to keep some from accusing me of being 'off topic' even though adult conversations will range all over the place. This is a response to Bolverks post of 12;26 on 3 June.
"The Second Day of July 1776, will be the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance by solemn Acts of Devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more.'
Kind of funny how the fascist liberals will quote ad nauseum the line from Jeffersons letter about the 'wall of separation' and give that comment force of law, but will ignore something like this - one of the founders and framers advocating that the citizens practice "solemn Acts of Devotion to God Almighty" and then "It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations " telling us to celebrate with shooting sports and fireworks. Kind of shoot a hole in their collectivist view of the RKBA, not to mention the use argument that they always try to advance. Adams clearly thought that people had fire arms for sport as well as protection or hunting. Why don't these comments by Adams carry the same weight with them as Jeffersons comments? Let's try to be consistant.
"The Second Day of July 1776, will be the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance by solemn Acts of Devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more.'
Kind of funny how the fascist liberals will quote ad nauseum the line from Jeffersons letter about the 'wall of separation' and give that comment force of law, but will ignore something like this - one of the founders and framers advocating that the citizens practice "solemn Acts of Devotion to God Almighty" and then "It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations " telling us to celebrate with shooting sports and fireworks. Kind of shoot a hole in their collectivist view of the RKBA, not to mention the use argument that they always try to advance. Adams clearly thought that people had fire arms for sport as well as protection or hunting. Why don't these comments by Adams carry the same weight with them as Jeffersons comments? Let's try to be consistant.
