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   Message 154,743 of 156,682   
   Dude to Noah Sombrero   
   Re: on freaking boomernomics   
   06 Feb 26 11:11:06   
   
   From: punditster@gmail.com   
      
   On 2/6/2026 10:51 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   > On Fri, 6 Feb 2026 12:24:47 -0500, Wilson    
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 2/4/2026 12:23 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >>> On Wed, 4 Feb 2026 11:19:01 -0500, Wilson    
   >>> wrote:   
   >>>> On 2/3/2026 2:00 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >>>>> On Tue, 3 Feb 2026 13:15:13 -0500, Wilson    
   >>>>> wrote:   
   >>>>>> On 2/3/2026 1:07 PM, dart200 wrote:   
   >>>>>>> On 2/3/26 10:05 AM, Dude wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> It's for your own protection - from coercion and allow you to make   
   >>>>>>>> independent decisions, providing the security needed to live, work,   
   >>>>>>>> and pursue your own happiness.   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> yeah except most of the world is heavily limited by the rights of   
   >>>>>>> others, and the situation is getting worse by the year   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> People have been thinking about this stuff for centuries, and have come   
   >>>>>> up with some neat ideas.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> "Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within   
   >>>>>> limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add   
   >>>>>> 'within the limits of the law' because law is often but the tyrant's   
   >>>>>> will, and always so when it violates the rights of the individual."   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Like when we drag "illegal" immigrants from their homes and ship them   
   >>>>> off to prison or some ugly place.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Breaking laws is like that.   
   >>>   
   >>> I seem to remember   
   >>>   
   >>>> "I do not add   
   >>>> 'within the limits of the law' because law is often but the tyrant's   
   >>>> will, and always so when it violates the rights of the individual."   
   >>>   
   >>> You did say that right?   
   >>   
   >> A nation is not just a patch of land, it's the people. Collectively   
   >> those people have the ability and the responsibility to determine who is   
   >> allowed to enter. Our current system chooses who makes the rules via   
   >> election. Biden chose to ignore immigration law and allow millions to   
   >> enter illegally. Trump has decided to actually enforce the law and has   
   >> effectively ended illegal border crossings.   
   >>   
   >> TLDR: Illegal border jumpers have trespassed, and as such their right to   
   >> be here is forfeit.   
   >   
   > You seem to have forgotten about that "law is the tyrant's will" part.   
   > And furthermore   
   >   
   >> those people have the ability and the responsibility to determine who is   
   allowed to enter.   
   >   
   > Himbo might have won a small majority in the election, but he did not   
   > win a consensus.  And so some of us feel it is our responsibility to   
   > stand up and say, you do not speak or act for me, asshole.   
    >   
   It's not exactly clear if you have any United States rights. As an   
   immigrant, you'd be biased in your opinion anyway. Are you familiar with   
   the phrase "We the people..."?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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