Offthemat

Happy Independence Day, the original No Kings Day. I’d like to contribute this paragraph taken from a speech by Calvin Coolidge given July 4, 1926, the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration: “About the Declaration there is a finality that is exceedingly restful. It is often asserted that the world has made a great deal of progress since 1776, that we have had new thoughts and new experiences which have given us a great advance over the people of that day, and that we may therefore very well discard their conclusions for something more modern. But that reasoning can not be applied to this great charter. If all men are created equal, that is final. If they are endowed with inalienable rights, that is final. If governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, that is final. No advance, no progress can be made beyond these propositions. If anyone wishes to deny their truth or their soundness, the only direction in which he can proceed historically is not forward, but backward toward the time when there was no equality, no rights of the individual, no rule of the people. Those who wish to proceed in that direction can not lay claim to progress. They are reactionary. Their ideas are not more modern, but more ancient, than those of the Revolutionary fathers.“

Dollar store Obama.

Fireworks at Mt. Rushmore?

Sounds like you want to go the way of the French Revolution. That’s unfortunate.

Sounds unfair to me. Can you get your hands on a copy of The Declaration of Independence?

Could it be that there’s a similar effect on government or military programmers?

Beware taking anything that guy says for any value, this is simply not true. The visa, which is a near enough match to what is available from many countries, has a vetting process and would not be honored for any terrorist. However, if a known terrorist offered $5 million to come here, the FBI would be happy to arrange a meeting at the airport, much as your IRGC might greet one of our CIA or military officers.

And there’s no guarantee that taking Khamenei out would solve that. They just might replace him with someone just as bad, or worse. You guys will have to do at least the first part, on your own. I don’t like their kids living here, and personally wouldn’t allow it, but many here would be against punishing someone for whom their parents are.

@Undefeated A common attitude here is that if it gets uncomfortable enough, the Iranians will change their leadership, one way or another. We know from past experience that if we do it for you, it will create chaos and resentment for us. Even when your economy is down your leadership spends exorbitantly on terrorism and nuclear weapons . That’s what we want to stop. So our gov’t tries to keep them pinched down as much as possible. The average American doesn’t hold ill will for the average Iranian, or average Russian, or average Chinaman, but until we figure out how to get by without governments, we’re the ones stuck holding the bag.

He placed third in New Hampshire and was awarded 2 delegates.

That’s odd. Huntsman dropped out of the 2012 race after the New Hampshire primary, so he was never in a presidential election. According to wikipedia, the only source I’ve yet to find that has a complete list of candidates, he wasn’t on Arizona’s primary ballot. Were you in New Hampshire in 2012?

Nope. It fits the definition of a holding facility for deportees.

Arizona has closed primaries. He registered as a Republican in order to cast a sabotage vote in Republican primaries.

Some of us know the definition of concentration camps.

This is not true, either. So many abortions consist of sadistically dismembering the baby’s body. Taking it out piece by piece. You are terribly ignorant on this subject. Fact Sheet: Dismemberment Abortion https://lozierinstitute.org/fact-sheet-dismemberment-abortion/

I see the problem here.

You’re transparent, made more obvious by your alluding to your dad and grandad.

You are full of yourself. Abortion was criminal for the first couple centuries in this country. FIFY

Disingenuously, no doubt.

Prove it. Quote it. Somehow substantiate your statement, dimocrat.

Said it could be tomorrow.

Let’s see you support this statement with scripture.

Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard. H. L. Mencken

GET THIS MAN A FORK https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2025/06/get-this-man-a-fork.php