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Newest Reality

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2. Well, its like:
Wed May 1, 2013, 05:33 PM
May 2013

We have a varying degree of certainty that there are bogeymen in your closet and under your bed so we would like you to voluntarily step into this steel box of protection in order to keep you safe. You can leave anytime, with the appropriate authorization, and we have the key.

By the way, there is an initial fee for the box and a monthly surcharge which you will pay voluntarily in compliance with a mandatory requirement and into perpetuity.

Enjoy your Freedom Box.

Civil rights are not subject to popular vote, so while interesting, closeupready May 2013 #1
THAT apparently is the problem. MindPilot May 2013 #12
They don't ask us to vote for or against anything. Savannahmann May 2013 #14
Well, its like: Newest Reality May 2013 #2
Perfect Post. Fantastic Anarchist May 2013 #20
Thanks! Newest Reality May 2013 #21
I find the 60 percent no vote surprisingly high and encouraging arely staircase May 2013 #3
Exactly! silverweb May 2013 #5
Did CNN also mention that a person is 25x more likely to die from a lightning bolt? Blue Owl May 2013 #4
I can think of several here who would be willing to give up "essential liberties" hobbit709 May 2013 #6
So can I. Savannahmann May 2013 #15
Or a gazillion times more likely to be gunned down by a reichous gun-toting indepat May 2013 #7
They (we) have had no say in the matter. It's already happened. LuckyLib May 2013 #8
to 100%, with very little opposition Bannakaffalatta May 2013 #9
what % are willing to give up their 2A rights? ileus May 2013 #10
The first time I had to go though a metal detector to get on an airliner, the terrorists had won. MindPilot May 2013 #11
It was this William Pitt hobbit709 May 2013 #24
I think it's because Dyedinthewoolliberal May 2013 #13
I suspect most of those responding dont even know what civil liberties are. DCBob May 2013 #16
Well, in 2004 more than that voted to do so n2doc May 2013 #17
It still makes me sad. Savannahmann May 2013 #18
It's pretty distressing ... Fantastic Anarchist May 2013 #19
Just to be clear.. they are not interested in giving up their own civil liberties OmahaBlueDog May 2013 #22
But they were. Savannahmann May 2013 #23
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