Posted on Monday, February 27, 2012 - 08:03 pm:

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but its 14 year olds running a lemonade stand.

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There was a video of you pulling a wheelie once, so id say hypocrite.

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Posted on Monday, February 27, 2012 - 08:11 pm:

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Dude, you need to get laid. Your life sounds boring. I'm out.

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Eventually with enough laws we will reach a thriving America for sure. Right?

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Posted on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - 10:59 am:

And what country can preserve it's liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.

Definition of TYRANNY

1: oppressive power (every form of tyranny over the mind of man — Thomas Jefferson); especially : oppressive power exerted by government (the tyranny of a police state)

from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tyranny

Posted on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - 11:20 am:

Wonderful is the effect of impudent and persevering lying. The British ministry have so long hired their gazetteers to repeat and model into every form lies about our being in anarchy, that the world has at length believed them, the English nation has believed them, the ministers themselves have come to believe them, and what is more wonderful, we have believed them ourselves.

Thomas Jeffereson
http://www.monticello.org/site/jefferson/tree-libe rty-quotation

Posted on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - 11:47 am:

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The Patriot Post is a highly acclaimed advocate of Essential Liberty, the restoration of constitutional limits on government and the judiciary, and the promotion of free enterprise, national defense and traditional American values. We believe, as did our Founders, that Essential Liberty, and Rule of Law as enshrined in our Constitution, must be defended at any cost. "They that can give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." (Ben Franklin) · "A Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty, once lost, is lost forever." (John Adams) · "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." (Thomas Jefferson) · "If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace." (Thomas Paine) · "It does not take a majority to prevail...but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men. ... If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animating contest of freedom, go from us in peace. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen!" (Samuel Adams) · "Give me liberty or give me death!" (Patrick Henry) · "Our cause is noble; it is the cause of mankind!" (George Washington)

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Typical of many in his generation, Alexander learned the merits of hard work and civic responsibility early. His elementary school afternoons were spent sorting and delivering groceries for a local produce store. He spent summers mowing lawns. At age 13, he became his community's youngest volunteer firefighter, and an EMT at age 16. In high school, he learned about publishing as a print-shop apprentice for a manufacturing plant. At age 19, he completed certification from a state police academy and worked four years as a uniformed patrolman while completing his undergraduate degree in psychology.

Alexander's heritage is Scots-Irish, but he detests "hyphenated Americanism." His is among the "First Families" of Tennessee, having settled in East Tennessee prior to statehood (1796). He is the product of a proud military legacy, including veterans of the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812 and the War Between the States (the "right" side of each, of course).

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Placing a high premium on that heritage, Alexander volunteered for military service in 1979 during the Iran hostage crisis, but his aspiration to become a Marine Aviator was cut short due to a disqualifying injury.

Alexander went on to earn graduate degrees in both psychology and public affairs, and he is the recipient of prestigious national certifications from both military and civilian professional advancement programs. Between 1981 and 1996, he produced national and homeland security analysis for government and private sector consumers, and served with several delegations to Russia, the former Soviet Republics and states in the Middle East.

In 1986, Alexander accepted an executive level federal appointment in a reserve national security capacity under President Ronald Reagan, and was reappointed to that post under President George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton and President George W. Bush. He retains that appointment today with the Department of Homeland Security.

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In 1996, concerned about the degradation of our nation's political and social institutions under the Clinton regime, and the virtual monopoly of the mainstream media's influence on public opinion, Alexander merged his historical, political and national security experience and launched The Federalist online — now published as The Patriot Post. He did so foreseeing a day when the Internet would overtake the print and television media as a primary source for news, policy and opinion, and estimating its influence on public opinion would grow accordingly.

Alexander assembled an impressive National Advisory Committee and recruited an editorial staff of constitutional constructionists to craft The Patriot's timeless message of individual liberty, its advocacy for the restoration of constitutional limits on government and the judiciary, and its promotion of free enterprise, national defense and traditional American values, as outlined in our Statement of Principles.

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Because of The Patriot's outstanding growth in readership across the nation and across the political aisle, his friends and foes have called Alexander both a political missionary and mercenary, respectively.

In addition to his formal academic degrees, Mark Alexander is a graduate of the National Defense University and a regular national security forum participant at the Air and Naval War Colleges. He has been an observer for Operation Red Flag and on the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN76) in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

He is a Life Member of the Air Force Association, Naval Institute and Navy League, and their academic foundations. He is a Life Member of the National Rifle Association and a professional member of other military, intelligence and law enforcement associations.

Alexander serves on the boards of several companies, policy centers and Christian ministries. He is a member of Heritage Foundation President's Club, the Council for National Policy and United Way's Tocqueville Society. He is a Boy Scouts of America Executive Council Member and Troop leader.

Mark and his wife, Ann, have three children. His favorite hobbies are shooting and flying, and he enjoys landscaping, gardening and household repairs — especially when the kids pitch in! He is a recovering Episcopalian — currently a visitor in a Presbyterian (PCA) congregation. He and his family reside in the mountains of the Great State of Tennessee.

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Posted on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - 10:54 pm:

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The Onerous Effects of Over-Regulation
By Edwin J. Feulner · Monday, February 27, 2012

...The sheer number of regulations alone is staggering. Consider the size of the Federal Register, the daily official chronicle of regulatory changes. Before a new rule can take effect, it must be published in the Register. In 2009, it was 68,598 pages long. In 2010, it ballooned to 81,405. In 2011, the Register hit 82,415, a new record. And the president's reassurances to the contrary, the number keeps going up.

Regulations add $10,585 in costs per employee, according to a study for the Small Business Administration. With a price tag like that, it's no wonder hiring has taken a hit in the midst of a fragile recovery.

Beyond the number and the total cost are the regulations themselves. Many are ludicrously nitpicky and easy to lampoon. "There are nine codes relating to injuries caused by parrots, and three relating to burns from flaming water-skis," The Economist writes. The Heritage Foundation keeps a running tab of such rules on its "Tales of the Red Tape" weekly blog posts.

The stakes are high. "Regulation may crush the life out of America's economy," The Economist concludes. Is Congress going to stand by and let that happen?

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Posted on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - 12:52 pm:

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Well if you knew me, you would know I don't speed anymore

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Posted on Thursday, March 01, 2012 - 12:39 pm:

Absent substantial fraud perpetrated or harm done, no law shall infringe the right of the people to participate in free-market commerce.

Posted on Thursday, March 01, 2012 - 07:18 pm:

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The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

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