Census form

[sixdogsmom]

I just checked ebay, and this book is not on there, but there are several items of interest from Camp Concordia. And they are not cheap. 

[jarhead]

Jarhead, I thought you were talking about the Muslim religion and you know our Constitution guarantees freedom of religion.  If you mean the terrorists that we are fighting, you can do anything you want to with them, but leave the Muslim religion in America alone.  Perhaps if we would say terrorists when we mean terrorists it would help.  Granted many of the terrorists are Muslim, but not all Muslims are terrorists.  I am sure the Muslim religion would appreciate it, also.

Wilma,
If you're trying to scold me you are wasting your time. I am not a muslim, therefore I am an infadel and must be killed by any "true " Muslim. By the way, where were your "peaceful" muslims on 9/11? Oh yea, they were dancing in the streets. And I know there were a couple on TV giving lip service to condemming the cowardly acts but lip service was all it was.

[Wilma]

You are confusing the true Muslim religion with the corrupted Muslim religion.  Of course, when everyone becomes true Christians we won't have to worry about it anymore.

[W. Gray]

The book is available from Alibris for $99.00.

Book finder has 14 copies available anywhere from $33.99 to $138.15.

The publisher shows it available for $20.95 and then that drops to $18.95 once you actually put the book in your shopping basket. I did not go any further, though.

[Varmit]

As far as I'm concerned, kids don't have too many "rights" , just a lot of privlidges usually granted by parents, laws or both according to their size, age and developmental skills. You make it sound like everybody is born with all rights intact and we nasty adult people spend our lives taking those rights away.

Oddly enough Diane, the idea that everybody is born with all rights intact isn't strictly mine.  For example, can you guess where the following quote came from...

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."

[greatguns]

I've heard my Mother talk about going to the show in Independence and the German POW'S  being there.

[srkruzich]

Oddly enough Diane, the idea that everybody is born with all rights intact isn't strictly mine.  For example, can you guess where the following quote came from...

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."

your right varmit, kids do not have rights intact when they are born.  They in fact are only allowed a very few rights as they are not old enough to obtain all rights.  Something about being of age to enter a contractual agreement.

But they do have rights under their parents authority. 

[Varmit]

Varmit, I can see that there is no use in trying to talk to you, so I will confine my comments to Frank.

Wilma, I guess I should say thank you.  Quite frankly, trying to convince a member of the so-called "greatest generation" of the merits and mandates of the U.S. Constitution has become triesome.  Worse than that though is seeing how easily a person that has lived through some of the toughest times in our history would sell out the sacrifaces made by so many for a few dollars a month.

I wonder if we were able to go back and tell people like George Washington, Ben Franklin, and just the average joes that fought alongside them, that eventually their sacriface and blood bought freedoms would be handed over without a fight, and that the people of this country would one day forget what it is to be American, would they still fight for it?  

[Mom70x7]

Wilma -

The Wichita Public Library, downtown, has a copy of the book (Camp Concordia: German POWs in the Midwest) in its Kansas Reference Collection. I think you can check it out if you have a library card. If you don't have a card, it's real easy to get one.

[Varmit]

I'm sure you would love to be able to use census data to round up and dispose of all the Muslims too. What we did to the Japanese Americans  was totally wretched and a huge black blot on our history. Notice we didn't round up any German Americans...hit too close to home.

My first inclination when I read this was to go off about not putting words in my mouth and such, however you bring up a good point.  Seeing as how the United States gov't has used the very same tool for the same reasons it is possible that they might do it again.  Don't you think that just maybe, it might be a good idea to limit what our gov't can do against the people?  In my opinion, that is one of the things that makes this country so great, that the People have the power to say to the gov't "NO! You're not doing this or that..."  But when we willingly lay that aside, when we stop standing up and allow the gov't to do as it pleases, we might as well spit on the grave of every soldier that has ever given their life for our freedoms.  Because basically we are telling them that their sacriface, their blood, sweat, and tears, don't mean shit.  You want to go to Arlington or the Wall and do that?  I sure as hell don't.

Oh, by the way, history wasn't a subject you taught was it?