That attack was prompted by the burning and looting of Lawrence and the death threats against John Brown's sons and their families. There was no law in Kansas at that time, the pro-slavery forces rigged elections and terrorized the abolitionists. Those people in the cabin who weren't involved in the raids on Lawrence were allowed to go free. I'm not saying he was right, but I think you have to look at all of the facts, not just some of the evidence.

I had to go to AttackWatch.com to report the following: "www.AttackWatch.com - This website claims that President Obama wants people to snitch on their neighbors whenever they say or write something that is negative about him. This makes President Obama sound like a 3rd world dictator who seeks to punish all dissent."

I've never done any illegal drugs and never will. I don't have a problem with Mexicans or Blacks owning businesses, because I'm not a racist. Any country, including Mexico, could produce pot and compete with the US market, that's how free enterprise works. The more competition, the less money the drug lords will make. Anyone who wants to do drugs is applying a limitation to themselves. Why should I care? It's less competition in the job market and will increase my earning potential.

As far as more Obama voters, I think they'll be too busy with the cheap, legal pot to vote for him.

Things that will happen when we legalize Pot...

1) Reduce crime, by taking a portion of the illegal drug market, this will also save lives of our boarder guards and innocent citizens who are killed in gang turf warfare.
2) Reduce the number of hard drug addicts. Marijuana is a gateway drug, because it's harder to acquire than many hard drugs. People who would prefer to just smoke a joint, eventually move on to harder drugs because they are actually cheaper and easier to get.
3) Bring in more tax revenue.
4) Encourage new businesses and expanded existing businesses. The money that would otherwise be going to drug lords would instead be staying within the community.
5) Safer for the users, they don't have to worry if something else has been mixed in the marijuana they just bought.
6) The number of people who drank alcohol took a dramatic spike during prohibition, but quickly took a downturn when prohibition ended. It's very likely we would see the same response among Marijuana smokers.
7) US Farmers would have a new money crop.
8) The cost of Marijuana will drastically reduce, making it unprofitable to smuggle it into the USA, reducing drug traffic down to only the hard drugs, which would be in less demand.
9) This would shrink the size of the DEA a bit.
10) I could go on, but I'll put the most important reason here: The Federal Government doesn't have the freaking authority to tell Americans what they can and cannot buy. That power isn't in the constitution. So I ask you, why would a conservative resist a power shift from the Federal Government back to the States and the people?

You said "In MINE the line has been crossed." What was the line for you? When someone practiced their first amendment rights and said that America sucks? Obama is on his way out, so are the commies and progressives he installed. His support has crumbled down to the base and I think it's going to go lower before November of next year.

The line for me is obvious, when the only option remaining is violence, then I'll do what is required. But there are plenty of options until we get to that point.

I didn't call names in my last post, I said I think you are a sock puppet. A sock puppet is a fake user who is used to support and defend the actual user. Nothing you've said has changed my mind.

As for "Democracy IS democracy-- but one MUST be an active participant", first, we aren't a democracy and thank God for that. Two, we vote. That's how you are an active participant. Not threatening violence against your politial opponents or whatever else you are advocating. We vote, we organize, we inform and we write and call our congressmen, I don't know what else you are advocating, because you aren't being very clear.

I believe you are a sock puppet for Cowboy Logic. Your rep is 0, so you are new. That makes it very likely that you are a sock puppet for someone and I have to guess Cowboy Logic. Regardless, you have the mentality of a grade school bully, what adult runs around calling people names?

See, that's just sad. To be called "child" by a supposed man who makes schoolboy taunts. We are nowhere near far gone enough to have to use force to straighten things out. Regan did it with WORDS, why can't we? That's my point, which was missed because you were so busy coming with the absolutely hilarious name "spiderchild". When action is called for, I'll be the first in line. But until then, I'll use my vote and my voice, they are the weapons our Founding Father's gave us.

"Bachmann is the working woman's Palin" - Michael Steel

That's a head scratcher...Palin works, why does Michael Steel think she only appeals to unemployed women and stay at home moms?

That conclusion isn't supported by the evidence.

I just don't think that "Despite the film’s attempt to morally equate the U.S. and the U.S.S.R" is true. I enjoyed the movie, but I walked out knowing that in the minds of some of those who made the movie, the US Government and soldiers were the bad guys and the USSR government and soldiers were peace-loving. That's not a moral equivalent, it's a moral reversal.