WHAT IS A CITIZEN?

Some Friking Sheriff, If Georgie is the best America has to offer, the world is lost.

Malcom Lagauche

Last week, an acquaintance made a curious statement to me. He opposed the illegal invasion of Iraq until the bullets started flying and then he became a part of the "I support our troops" brigade of millions of Americans. I differed with his opinion, but everybody is entitle to one. His next statement threw me off. He said, "I guess there must be a head sheriff to keep the world in order." I then asked, "Well, what if it is a bad sheriff?" He countered, "Do you mean that the U.S. is bad?" I said, "No, my words were quite clear. I think that the U.S. is portraying a diabolical image and is making the world more violent." Then, he wanted to know what I do to show my citizenship. I said, "I obey the laws and I am creative. In addition, I have never cheated the U.S. government out of one cent in income taxes."....

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