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We laid our arguments out rationally and logically, stating facts and backing them up with the only legitimate source on all things Constutional, the Constitution itself. The other guys in this thread brought nothing but a little wishful thinking and a desire to twist 15 simple words into the exact opposite of what they actually say. If you're struggling to figure out if we were trolling or not, while not questioning whether the guys who brought nothing to the debate were trolling, you need to learn to read.

No shoes for you! (soup nazi voice)

uncle Sam got you some new shoes

So...you're trolling.

Psh, I wish.

Glad it got hijacked. It was a combination that mixed religion and politics, and everybody was being civil in the discussion. That was scaring me and making me very uncomfortable.

The thread would not have made it one page at the place whose name must never be mentioned.

Trollin', trollin', trollin'
Though the threads are swollen
Keep them dawgs rollin'
Rawhide!
Rain and wind and weather
Hell-bent for leather
Wishin' my gal was by my side.
All the things I'm missin',
Good vittles, love, and kissin',
Are waiting at the end of my ride

thats why this place is a great place to be ....

here here!, to the Atlantic Coastal Louisana University Mud dogs

No, actually it doesn't. You may wish it did, but it doesn't. This is, what, the third different lame attempt you've made to justify your stance? If even you think it isn't worth leading off with, why would you even bother bringing it up after you've had your ass handed to you for several hours on end?

Your argument that the 14th Amendment extends 1st Amendment restrictions to the States is no more valid than your initial stance that the 1st Amendment restrictions apply to the States on their own merit. What part of the ratification process and the introduction of the first ten Amendments are you not understanding that allows you to believe that they can ever be used to restrict the power of the States?

Just as I began this argument asking if you had bothered reading the 1st Amendment, I now have to ask if you've bothered to read the 14th because, yet again, you're citing something that doesn't say what you think (hope) it says.

Run it's course? No, I'm just gettin' warmed up. I don't know who started this place, Aussie, Aussie an Hariett, Marinemountie 10, 11, 12, whoever. Their spirit is dead, if they ever had one. It's gone. You're building a rat ship here. A vessel for seagoing snitches, and if you think you're preparing these minnows for manhood, you better think again, because I say you are killing the very spirit this institution proclaims it instills. What a sham. What kind of a show you guys are putting on here today? I mean, the only class in this act is sitting next to me, and I'm here to tell ya this boy's soul is intact. It's non-negotiable. You know how I know? Someone here, and I'm not gonna say who, offered to buy it. Only shoeless7777 here wasn't selling.

If I were the man I was five years ago, I'd take a FLAMETHROWER to this place. Let Shoeless7777 continue on his journey. You hold this boy's future in your hands. It's a valuable future. Believe me. Don't destroy it. Protect it. Embrace it. It's gonna make you proud one day, I promise you.