Saturday, November 04, 2006

New Preamble to the Constitution

The "Bill of No Rights"

"We, the sensible people of the United States, in an attempt to help everyone get along, restore some semblance of justice, avoid any more riots, keep our nation safe, promote positive behavior, and secure the blessings of debt-free liberty to ourselves and our great-great-great-grandchildren, hereby try one more time to ordain and establish some common sense guidelines for the terminally whiny, guilt-ridden and deluded. We hold these truths to be self-evident: that a whole lot of people are confused by the Bill of Rights and are so dim that they require a “Bill of No Rights."

ARTICLE I:
You do not have the right to a new car, big screen TV or any other form of wealth. More power to you if you can legally acquire them, but no one is guaranteeing anything.

ARTICLE II:
You do not have the right to never be offended. This country is based on freedom, and that means freedom for everyone — not just you! You may leave the room, change the channel, or express a different opinion, but the world is full of idiots, and probably always will be.

ARTICLE III:
You do not have the right to be free from harm. If you stick a screwdriver in your eye, learn to be more careful, do not expect the tool manufacturer to make you and all your relatives independently wealthy.

ARTICLE IV:
You do not have the right to free food and housing. Americans are the most charitable people to be found, and will gladly help anyone in need, but we are quickly growing weary of subsidizing generation after generation of professional couch potatoes who achieve nothing more than the creation of another generation of professional couch potatoes.

ARTICLE V:
You do not have the right to free health care That would be nice, but from the looks of public housing, we're just not interested in public health care.

ARTICLE VI:
You do not have the right to physically harm other people. If you kidnap, rape, intentionally maim, or kill someone, don't be surprised if the rest of us want to see you fry in the electric chair.

ARTICLE VII:
You do not have the right to the possessions of others. If you rob, cheat or coerce away the goods or services of other citizens, don't be surprised if the rest of us get together and lock you away in a place where you still won't have the right to a big screen color TV or a life of leisure.

ARTICLE VIII:
You don't have the right to a job. Sure, all of us want all of you to have one, and will gladly help you along in hard times, but we expect you to take advantage of the opportunities of education and vocational training laid before you to make yourself useful.

ARTICLE IX:
You do not have the right to happiness. Being an American means that you have the right to pursue happiness.

ARTICLE X:
This is an English speaking country. We don't care where you are from, English is our language.

ARTICLE XI:
This country was founded on the belief in God. The phrase IN GOD WE TRUST is part of our heritage and history. And yet, you are given the freedom to believe in any religion, any faith, or no faith at all; with no fear of persecution., so enjoy.

Thank you Pops

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Great post, Ed. I've seen something similar, but with the same meaning.

Nevertheless, it serves as a reminder, (to those who cheat the system) that we hard-working, tax-paying citizens are fed up with this activity and, hopefully, (with our vote), will eventually put an end to the abuse of our dollars.

Consider sharing this message on other websites. That way, the message will spread.

RB

Kanani said...

I love this.... I'm printing this up for my kids, who keep claiming WE NEED A NEW TV!

(No, we don't. But they are free to get jobs and earn one).