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Daily Updates - May 30-31, 1999
TODAY'S TOPIC ~ Happy Memorial Day! (New Bill of No
Rights, read on down!)
(Just a two-day holiday page for now, back to normal business
next week.)
Today's Topic: The following was written by Lewis Napper..
New 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 delusional and
other liberal, bed-wetters.
We hold these truths to be self-evident: that a whole lot of
people were 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, turn the channel, express
a different opinion, etc., 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
sub- sidizing 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 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 demand that our
children risk their lives in foreign wars to soothe your aching
conscience. We hate oppressive governments and won't lift a
finger to stop you from going to fight if you'd like. However, we
do not enjoy parenting the entire world and do not want to spend
so much of our time battling each and every little tyrant with a
military uniform and a funny hat.
ARTICLE IX: You don't have the right to a job. All of us sure
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 educational training laid before
you to make yourself useful.
ARTICLE X: You do not have the right to happiness. Being an
American means that you have the right to pursue happiness -
which by the way, is a lot easier if you are unencumbered by an
overabundance of idiotic laws created by those of you who were
confused by the Bill of Rights.
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