I saw this on a Tshirt: Homeland Security: since 1624 and a bunch of Native Americans with guns were in the picture!! On Thursday 22 November 2007 12:06, keith smith wrote: > I second the commend made by Josef. > > We have our problems and some are rather large. Still we are the greatest > country on earth. > > Just read you bill of rights. > > > > Josef Lowder wrote: . > On Thu, 22 Nov 2007 10:21:44 -0700, Craig White wrote > > > On Thu, 2007-11-22 at 08:22 -0700, Chris Gehlker wrote: > > > My you all have a great holiday season. > > > > ---- > > I believe this is a misnomer > > > > Thanksgiving is actually a celebration of the original illegal > > immigrants so today should actually be called Illegal Immigrants Day > > Very funny. > > However, the truth is that at the time the first "immigrants" > came to this continent that is now known as North America, there > there were no immigration laws so there was no such thing as > "illegal" immigration at that time. There were not even any > property ownership laws. There was not even such a thing as > a "country" here, per se. > > This was truly the land of the *free* where people came to > escape tyranny and oppression, and to find opportunity. > > Consequently, the concept of "Thanksgiving" remains valid. > > And regardless of the flaws that may exist in this great country, > I am still thankful beyond words to adequately express for the > privilege of living in this amazingly wonderful U.S.A. > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > ------------------------ > Keith Smith > (480) 584-4772 > PHP Programming > > > > --------------------------------- > Be a better pen pal. Text or chat with friends inside Yahoo! Mail. See how. -- Happy Trails! Jerry KE7JVW Hobbit Name: Pimpernel Loamsdown Registered Linux User: 275424 This email's random fortune: Q: What is purple and commutes? A: An Abelian grape. --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss