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Pete is correct the rocks are not outside of the regular map play area...If anyone gives you grief about it let me no and I will inform them myself...

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Happy B-Day Buddy...I hope you have a good one...

Well done Harry...

Nick, I was born and raised in Michigan...I lived there for 35yrs...I know first hand how the state there is governed...But the point is it is governed by the citizens of Michigan...It's not the Feds business to get involved unless the constitutional rights of the individuals are being usurped or abridged...To me Michigan borders on a police state and I say that from the experience of having lived there compared to where I now live...I know it may not be easy to pick up and move but there are 49 other choices each with their own government and more that likely one of them would be more to your liking than the one there...

Anarchy?...Really...Each state has a structured government...All we are saying is return to the states what constitutionally belongs to the states not the feds...

Welcome to our forums...Congratulations on the birth of your son...

Ferret "I want to see plans", "I want to see actions". See, that's what I'm talking about.... that's the POINT. You just don't get it. Your perspective is that the Federal government should be in charge of everything, should utterly CONTROL everything and everyone. That just isn't the way it works in America. Government is "the boss", the people are. The Federal gov't has strictly limited powers, the STATES have the rest. I understand that may not be your cultural background or how you were raised & educated..... but that being the case, your frame of reference disallows you from understanding. There's certainly nothing wrong with that, but without stepping back and re-examining the factual basis of your understanding of American gov't, it's a moot point to even argue about it. It's like trying to explain what hot, dry, desert sand is like.... to a fish on the bottom of a deep arctic ocean. I'll respectfully try one more time, and that's it. The Constitution of the United States gives a VERY strict and limited role/authority to the Federal Gov't. It is basically granted powers to provide for the common defense, protect our sovereignty, negotiate foreign treaties, mint currency, oversee the states' adherence to the Constitution, and to collect taxes. And that is really about it. Everything else... EVERYTHING ELSE - falls back to the states. 10th Amendment says CLEARLY: (quote) "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." Our country is NOT based on a monarchy, dictatorship, a Politburo, communism, socialism, plutocracy, oligarchy, theocracy, or tribalism.... it is based on Federalism - which means it is a collection of individual states, in which the Federal gov't has strictly limited powers, and ALL other powers fall back to the individual STATES and the people. Which means the Federal gov't does **NOT** have the Constitutional authority to tell me which cars I can/ can't drive, what foods I can/can't eat, how much electricity or gas I can/can't use, where I can/can't live, what kind of light bulbs I am allowed to own, force me to buy health insurance, and ten thousand other restrictions that they have NO authority to do. Now arguably, states CAN do most of these things. But what is inarguable, is that the Fedreal gov't can NOT. Individual states are much more under the direct control of the voters, which is WHY such things are allotted to the states - again, reference the 10th Amendment's crystal clear words. The Federal gov't/ Washington DC is basically now 100% controlled by lobbyists, a heavily biased media, immensely wealthy power-brokers, and obedient slavish bureaucrats. Washington DC is a sewer of corruption and lies, and it is tearing the country to shreds. If you put that much power & money into the hands of so few, that's what happens EVERY TIME. Unfortunately, that is human nature. Which is EXACTLY why the Constitution was written the way it was. Yep, those Founding Fathers knew EXACTLY what they were doing, when they wrote the Constitution the very specific way they did. Our point is, that the Federal gov't has WAY superceded it's specifically granted Constitutional powers. The VERY FIRST sentence in the body of the United States Constitution states clearly: (and I QUOTE) "ALL legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives." (unquote) Yet we currently have well over a HUNDRED Federal agencies that..... wait for it..... MAKE FEDERAL LAW. Federal laws that are made/enforced by *un-elected* bureacrats that have virtually NO accountability to voters, that are *appointed* by grinning politicians based on their political debts & cronyism. See the direct contradiction? I'll break it down to simpler terms.... Laws & legislation are being "passed", by entitites OTHER than the Congress, which directly contradicts THE VERY FIRST SENTENCE OF THE CONSTITUTION. You are arguing about what the Federal gov't should/ shouldn't be doing (based on your own personal opinions & feelings).... we are telling you what the Federal gov't CAN/ CAN'T DO LEGALLY (based on the Constitution). The Constitution isn't an emotion or opinion, it is an ink-on-paper legal document. Re-Read the Constitution... I'm sure you have before, but do it again. Better yet, read the Articles of Confederation, which were essays written by the AUTHORS of the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights - to clearly and unquestionably explain EXACTLY what they meant, when they wrote our Founding Documents. If you do so, you may understand our point better. If you have a good legal background, you may even end up agreeing. If you don't, then you will simply *never* understand what we are talking about, and will be forced to simply mock & ridicule, instead of making a cogent or contradictory point. You want to hear our "plan", want to see some "actions"? Fine: Our "plan" to get the Federal gov't the fuck out of our personal lives, take back the powers that they have illegally & un-Consitutionally SIEZED for themselves, and force them to honor & respect the crystal-clear intent & legalities of our Founding Documents. The "action" will be to get Obama & socialistic Progressives the hell out of office ASAP (if not sooner). I will go "wash my pussy" now..... but one thing I will NOT do, is wipe my ass with Constitution, nor will I allow anyone else to do so. I stand and salute you...You have said it so clearly That even a blind person can see...Brilliant my friend...

Happy B-Day Buddy...I hope you have a good one...

Happy B-Day all...Hope it's a good one...

Ferret Blackbart Ron Paul for President Herman Cain for Vice President... Being a Libertarian, I have always kinda liked Paul. But in the Republican debate the other night, his answer basically saying "let Iran have nukes, everybody else has them" was a loser. A bad one. That will come back to haunt him when he gets to the more populous & influential states. I like 90% of what Paul says & stands for.... but that Iran answer *really* turned me off, and will do the same for many/most defense-minded Republicans. I understand the points of non-intervention in other countries' affairs, and other nations having nukes... but they aren't outright, *self-admitted* terrorist states like Iran is. If/ when Iran gets a nuke, it WILL be used, and the world will change for the worse. He took it a little too far. Cain is an extremely intelligent man, and I really like his economic prowess. But he is a political novice, still has a tendency to gaffe, and the liberal media & DC political machine would eat him alive. I see him getting a Cabinet or economic advisory position to learn the trade better. He is still young enough to run again later, but as we saw with Obama - the White House is no place for on-the-job-training. Gingrich is the smartest one of the bunch, but he is a bit quirky and I don't believe electable. Bachman is a seasoned veteran of Congress & spent a few years as a Federal Tax Litigation Prosecutor, so she knows the system. She is smarter than Palin, has more kids, has more experience, and is a fierce "Mama Grizzly" in her own right. And the liberal media has unfairly demonized Palin fairly effectively, but Backman handles that better... and the left really hurt their own "tolerance" credibility in destroying Palin - which opens the door for a female candidate. Pawlenty & Perry are pretty good, but not ready for "prime-time" just yet. The rest, besides Romney, are "also-rans". Romney is a bit "centrist" for me.... but remember, the Independent vote is what is going to win/ lose the election. Also remember that the next President must be a President for ALL the people. Bush was President for the right-most 40% of America. Obama has been President for the left-most 10% of America. Extremists don't make for good Presidents. And I believe that another extremist President will only make the dangerous divide even worse, which hurts ALL of us, including the rest of the world. I toyed with the idea of supporting a Bachman/ Cain ticket.... but in honesty, I realized that it was because it would simply humiliate liberals/ Democrat party, to take away both the race card & sex card. Without the race/ sex cards, Democrats would be forced to run on their record, and would humiliate themselves doing so. But this isn't about humiliating the other side, it is about getting a better President than what we have now. I truly care about America, and I have to correct myself from indulging in the slanderous hate-fiesta, that Progressives have created. Priority #1 is getting Obama the hell out of office. He is an utter failure in nearly every measurable way, like it or not. History will decide if he is the worst President in history... but he is on a good path towards that. Acknowledging that things could change, at this point I am looking at a Romney/Bachman ticket. Romney because he is the most "centrist" candidate running (and the best chance to get Independent votes & send Obama's sorry ass packing back to Chicago), and Bachman because she is a sharp, effective, rigorous conservative. Partisan horseshit aside, the MOST important thing at this point is replacing Obama. ANYONE would be better, but let's remember that the President is President for ALL the people, and let's just take the safest, most pragmatic route to improving the country and our horrid state of politics as they are now. Another Obama term WOULD be an economic holocost, and I am not confident we would survive that. Sometimes I choke a little bit with Romney, but Obama makes me puke. Sometimes you have to settle for less than you want, to avoid all-out disaster. And another Obama term WOULD be an all-out disaster for the country I love. I didn't like Ron Paul's answer about the Iran nuke situation either...But his point was we have been meddling in others affairs too much...I still would like to see him as the front runner...He knows more about the Constitution and how the Federal Government was meant by our founding fathers to be run than anyone else running...As for Herman Cain's political experience or lack there of that's why I would like to see him as a VP on the ticket of who ever becomes the front runner...He would bring the business savy to the ticket to get this country back to work...A Romney/Bachman is probably what we will end up with...Although not my first choice it is a ticket that will beat Obama and as you say that is the most important thing right now...

Ron Paul for President Herman Cain for Vice President...

Future generations will be amazed at the wisdom of the select few whom have achieved this milestone...Ya right...At any rate welcome to the special whores club...

So there actually is a Boilerdon...And to think all this time I thought he was just a figment of the imagination...Welcome back buddy, don't forget your friends on COD2...

Straight up bro...

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NickTheGrip Sad, but not far from the truth Maybe I am being a little over sensitive these days with all the drama, but I personally think item #1 could be removed and the joke would still be funny. That one makes me feel somewhat uncomfortable, but that's just me Agreed...

Donny has a point but a hat usually covers it...LOL...Nice pics Flush, you are indeed lucky...

I wonder if you can get them bird dogs AKC registered...

Congrats Wiz...I got a couple of powerball tickets for tonights drawing...I'll be happy just to win my money back...

Mr. firecracker, as has been stated COD2 is a really fun game and it doesn't take a super computer to play maxed out...We have a great group and would love to have you join us...Hang onto your tags for a bit and give us a try, I promise you'll like it...

you would have no problems as long as the key is legit...

Thanks everyone for your input...

Thanks Boss...