The following was written by Lewis
Napper.
"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 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, 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 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 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 vocational 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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