Re: Patriotism and Citizenship

From: Amara Graps (amara@amara.com)
Date: Wed Sep 04 2002 - 23:30:18 MDT


Damien:
>And Brian W Williams remarked with rather odd pride under the circumstances:

>"While you are a member of the military you are NOT an American
>citizen, you are NOT subject to or protected by the U.S.
>Constitution.
In no other " job or profession " is this true."

>Oh, I don't know. Quite a few of us on this list (Hi Eugen! Hi Anders! Hi
>Charlie! Hi Avatar! Hi all you others not in the Homeland!) are in the same
>situation, and we didn't have to join anyone's army to get there.

>Hi all you others not in the Homeland!

Hi Damien! I'm in this elite club, and as a U.S. citizen too!
(Even more, I earn less than U.S. burger flippers! Weeeeee!)

this is an unbelievable thread, imo

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