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Want to See the Mugshots of Those Lawbreaking Amish Buggy Drivers?

See the Mugshots of Those Lawbreaking Amish Buggy Drivers in KentuckyOn Wednesday, we brought you the story of eight Amish men from Kentucky who were sent to jail this week over their refusal to comply with a local safety regulation.

They say that the mandate, which would require them to post a bright orange triangle on their horse-drawn buggies, violates their modesty code. (They reportedly use reflective tape instead, but that’s not good enough.)

The Smoking Gun — a web site known for documenting and publicizing celebrities’ legal dramas — has published the Amish mens’ mugshots. It’s tough to describe the pictures in words, as almost nothing we say could do them justice.

The Amish men, clearly unhappy with the ruling (they still plan to fight it) couldn’t look more miserable if they tried. In describing the photos, Metro.us reporter Cassandra Garrison writes:

Why are Amish mugshots so much funnier than regular mugshots? Could it be the long, bushy beards? The strange triangular haircuts? The smug, sullen expressions? The slightly-off-to-the-side glances?

As mentioned, the men are probably more than unhappy that they’re being forced to spend three to 10 days in the slammer, but there may have been additional angst among them over another issue: Having their pictures taken.

Many Amish refuse to utilize cameras as a result of their choice to avoid certain technology and thus do not enjoy having their images captured by others. In this case, it was obviously required.

Below, see the mugshots that have everyone talking:

See the Mugshots of Those Lawbreaking Amish Buggy Drivers in Kentucky

(h/t Gawker)

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  • simiman
    Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:30am

    this is sickning!!!! goodbuy america ,hello secular europe.
    i am so sad about whats happening to our country,but its our fault foe not voting for the correct people or just not voting at all.we need to be more involved with the system like the left is.no more sitting around complaining,we need to act now!!!

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    • Bum thrower
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:42am

      How do you get ‘the Amish vote”?

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    • sbleve
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 10:40am

      At least in part, our woes of lost liberty is our own doing. Village integrity, not Washington entitlements, may be the sword of truth. Perhaps the first step is to take back village. Washington DC is an obese beast. No diet of ‘start next year’ will amount to girth reducing dimensions.

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    • Sheepdog911
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 11:14am

      If these guys were muslim, there would be international outrage and condemnation by the UN.

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    • Sheepdog911
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 11:23am

      Why are only heir buggies affected by these safety regulations? Basically, a religious group has been targetted by the regulations. Why aren’t all vehicles registered in that county required to have those placards? Don’t say because of tail lights, because vehicles parked on the side of the road present the same hazards as the buggies.

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    • ConstitutionalPatriot
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 11:32am

      @Bum Thrower you don’t get their vote. They do not vote in many instances, and definitely not on these faulty computer voting terminals.

      What is ridiculous is this intrusion against a people that helped found this great land. You can be sure a religious suit will be brought against this police station and town, with reason.

      I would what would be being said if this were Native American’s, or how about Muslim women wearing Burkas covering their faces for license pictures, or in Airport’s? Oh wait the Burka issue has come up and they can cover their faces on their license photo‘s and in Airport’s.
      So you can’t tell who they are, but TSA can molest 8 year old children.

      Does sound right to anyone???

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    • zman173rd
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 11:34am

      you get what you pay for. Each of us like something in the sytem that allows us to do what we wish. No longer can two kids duke it out after school. someone is going to jail. no longer can a parent use physical force to punish their child. No longer is corporal punishmnet allowed in school. But real violence is is used by liberals to get what they want. wheterh it’s teachers in the Wisconson capitol or union things on the warfs of Seattle. The trend is to shut up the little man (US) and teach the younger generation to obey the big man (GOVERNMENT AND ALL THAT SIDES WITH IT). Do not disobey an order. THE POLICE ARE NOT YOUR FRIENDS.

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    • zman173rd
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 11:48am

      I’m always a little suspicious. why now? Does anyone wonder if maybe they wanted one or two of these guys pics and fingerprints for reasons other than a moving violation? land grab coming so the Right of Iminant Domain being persued? Place your trust in the LORD, question and doubt the government. Then again the police are everywhere making sure EVERYONE is under their thumb. Just another example of brownshirt tactics. Try to give a cop a dirty look. They will pull you over RIGHT NOW. They will make sure they find something ANYTHING to ticket you or make you kiss their badge.

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    • kindling
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 12:46pm

      I think if these people want to live a humble life we should leave them alone. They are not supposed to have their pictures taken and look what we have forced on them. It goes back to the bright sign on their buggies. LEAVE THESE PEOPLE ALONE!!!!!!!!!!! We can take pointers from them. HECK……we will all be living like them soon if Obama has his way…..well except Obama of course.

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    • John 3:16
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 1:15pm

      Oh yeah. let America persecute the mild mannered Amish and support the murdering, sadistic Islamists, Right Mr. Holder? Right Mr. Obama? Obama and Holder need to get their mug shots taken after the next election: Then we need to hunt down the terrorist group, Black Pather panty waists wimps.

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    • ProbIemSoIver
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 1:52pm

      Disgusting !!! I am sorry for these Criminals Actions, Amish people. They will soon be gone !!!!
      Freakin’ liberals would call for a Bright orange marking device.
      A real Conservative, and COMMON SENSE would say, if a driver needs one of these markers to see a huge buggy while driving, to avoid rear-ending them, THEY SHOULD NOT BE BEHIND THE WHEEL OF AN AUTOMOBILE !!!! Why don’t we paint all curbs, bright orange reflective, to keep the morons from driving into them ???
      How about Light poles, other vehicles ???
      #ell, break out the Spray guns, and spray everything Bright Orange to avert an accident !!!!
      Liberals make me physically ill.
      We have a stop sign that has a flashing yellow light attached !!!
      EXCUSE ME !!!! If you can not see a STOP SIGN, give up your license !!!!

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    • Svt4Him
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 1:55pm

      The really sad thing? We talk about respect, yet this is a group of people who don’t want their picture taken, but it’s posted all over the internet for people to laugh at, where exactly is the respect in that? We mock them because we don‘t think they’re as good as us, or as advances as us, how exactly is that not an elitist attitude?

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    • Chuck Stein
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 2:13pm

      @ Svt4him
      Who (in this string of comments) was making fun of the Amish? I really question your agenda.

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    • mils
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 2:49pm

      You must follow the law of the land you live in….
      However, if this were p ertaining to muslims stopping traffic to pray….it would be okay with the law in this land….
      Safety is for all….and to protect all

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    • RabidPatriot
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 2:52pm

      Since when does a vehicle equipment violation get anyone arrested? Why did the passengers get arrested? Shouldn’t bicyclists comply also by wearing that big safety triangle on their bikes. It’s harder to see a bicyclist than a brown buggy the size of an SUV. I hate selective law enforcement. It’s prejudicial and in this case civil liberties oriented since only the Amish use those buggies. Those special laws were created just for their vehicles. Legal bigotry.

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    • ilchick47
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 3:41pm

      It amazes me that people cannot respect this old order of the Amish community. They get targeted because they choose a different lifestyle and people won’t look out for them in their form of transportation. Pictures are against their religion but it seems that people cannot respect that either…their look is because they are not to be photographed. This is an outrage…did we forget where we all came from before we got all fancy????

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    • ilchick47
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 3:54pm

      Are we going to arrest all the farmers in America because they don’t have the orange diamond on the farm equipment???? WHAT!!!!!

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    • ProbIemSoIver
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 4:35pm

      Maybe it is because these people closely resemble the Jewish people and are representative of America’s Freedoms, and this Muslim and Anti-American-infiltrated Federal Administration does not like them or that !!!

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    • Cherynn
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 4:37pm

      Remember 15-20 years ago when Randy Weaver moved his family up into the mountains to live segregated from society? The federal government went after him and shot and killed his wife and thier baby she was holding. The feds dont want people to live on thier own and be free of a society that dont agree with. Anymore the government is like the Borg and want everyone to live within the collective. You will be assimilated, resistance is futile.

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    • ProbIemSoIver
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 4:50pm

      They were white, mostly middle-aged men. Janet-from-another-planet Napolitano, considers these men possible domestic terrorists and enemy combatants !!! DHS had to get them on file somehow !!!
      You think these guys will have any of agenda 21 ?

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    • MommaGrizzly
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 5:20pm

      I cannot even look at these poor men. My heart breaks at their loss of dignity in this moment. They live so simply…why can’t we just leave them alone?!?

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    • burtontd76
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 6:11pm

      this is injustice at its finest! they shouldnt have to abide by special laws because they are different. though, i dont know that the police specificly are at fault, it probably lies with the little burecrat that was late for work driving slow behind a buggy, drinking a beer while testing. he hit the buggy and was scared of being sued by its driver, so he designed a law that the police are made to enforce. this is a stupid regulation!! i agree, if you cant see the big black buggy get off the damn road. im supprized that they werent ticketed for driving under the posted minimum speed limit. sorry, i shouldnt give them any more ideas,

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    • lizziebee
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 7:46pm

      These images make me sick. The most innocent among us and treated like murderers and common thieves. I cry for them and America. God bless them. I

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    • Svt4Him
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 8:58pm

      @ Chuck Stein

      Question my agenda all you like, can‘t really say what agenda you’re talking about, so I’d be willing to see what the outcome was.

      I may not have been clear, I was not referring to any specific post, I was talking about the story and the fact that it is here. See what sort of agenda you can derive from that.

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    • JediPatriot
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:31pm

      @ mils. If we must follow the law of the land that we live in, then so must our government. By the way, the law of the land in The Constitution. And in there is the freedom of religion. A religion older than our Constitution.

      @ Cherynn, Thank you VERY much for remembering Ruby Ridge. It appears that over the years, people have forgotten what our tyrannical government is capable of.

      @ burtontd76, When orders were given to murder Jews in Nazi Germany, what do you think the prison guards told our troops when asked, “Why would you do such a thing?“ Those Nazi soldiers told our soldiers that they were ”just doing their jobs.” Like our police today, they were just doing their jobs.‘ That’s not an excuse. An illegal order can be defied by even the smallest of people. NO ONE can be asked or told to give up their Constitutional rights. They are GOD-GIVEN. Not man-given. Other than that, I agree with the rest of your post.

      @ All, Peace

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    • Cherynn
      Posted on September 17, 2011 at 3:03am

      JediPatriot, I have been a part of the Patriot movement for many many years. Not only do I remember Randy Weaver, I remember Lon Horiuchi, the FBI sniper that killed his unarmed wife. I remember Waco and Janet Reno too. The Clinstone regime was almost as scary as Obummers is today. Democraps love to wage wars against American citizens in our own country but never have the b@lls to fight abroad. What did Clinton ever do about the attack against the USS Cole??? Nothing that I remember, but he did “feel our pain”. I wonder if he felt as much pain as the children of the Branch Dividians he cooked to death? Carter, Clinstone, Obummer, it just keeps getting better each time. It scares the cr@p out of me thinking what the next clown they put in office does. We might not survive as a country.

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    • JediPatriot
      Posted on September 17, 2011 at 3:48am

      @ Cherynn, Well, again, thank you. It’s just very nice that people still do remember. As long as there is a willingness to be free, our country will be here. It will be a tough, and possibly bloody fight, but we will win in the end.
      Peace

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    • Wilkins
      Posted on September 17, 2011 at 8:15am

      Chuck Stein
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 2:13pm
      @ Svt4him
      Who (in this string of comments) was making fun of the Amish? I really question your agenda.
      __________________

      No not in this string. Svt4him is referring to Metro.us reporter Cassandra Garrison who wrote:

      “Why are Amish mugshots so much funnier than regular mugshots? Could it be the long, bushy beards? The strange triangular haircuts? The smug, sullen expressions? The slightly-off-to-the-side glances?”

      Garrison’s an elitist liberal-progressive useless idiot.

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    • loriann12
      Posted on September 17, 2011 at 9:02am

      @lizziebee

      It’s sorta like the Muslims using Down Syndrome children as suicide bombers. They don’t care for the poorest among us, unless they vote. Then they’ll bend over backwards to make them comfortable in their poverty. The Amish don’t consider themselves poor, don’t vote, but don’t hurt anyone either. I would like to see them rise up and start voting conservative.

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    • Busybea007
      Posted on September 17, 2011 at 9:50am

      Government gone amuk!!!!!

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    • positive1
      Posted on September 17, 2011 at 10:44am

      These idiots better enforce the law on every bicyclist, pedestrian walking or riding down the road in this county. I want to see a BIG orange triangle on the back of each and every one of them. The law is the law, what idiots. The Amish have used the roads for buggies long before there were cars.

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    • wipinitboss
      Posted on September 17, 2011 at 12:00pm

      Jedi,
      I don’t know what country you come from, but in the US Army, one must adhere to all orders legal or otherwise, or be branded. My career has suffered because I dared to stand. It doesn’t matter how large or trivial the matter, that is the way Lincoln and his minions transformed the “union” into a slaughtering force. Hitler had plenty of guidance from ‘honest abe’ (the crooked trial lawyer). He just took longer to implement his plans.

      “An illegal order can be defied by even the smallest of people. NO ONE can be asked or told to give up their Constitutional rights.” YEAH, RIGHT.

      When they come after this Jew on the Sabbath, they had better know I ‘aim small’ and that I know the difference between work and Duty.

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    • buffyk9
      Posted on September 17, 2011 at 6:11pm

      Actually it isn’t our fault that much. We try to vote in the right person by what they say they stand for and what they promise they will do; they are the ones that break those promises and stands once elected. We are lied to and deceived. I agree about being more involved and stop complaining.

      It is so sad that we are heading in this direction losing our freedoms. Why don’t they leave those poor people alone. Let us and them worship and respect each others beliefs without pushing them on others. It should be up to the individual what or who they want to believe in. If they choose not to believe in anything or anyone then we should respect them also.

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    • Chuck Stein
      Posted on September 17, 2011 at 8:22pm

      @ Wilkins, thanks for clueing me in on what Svt4him was probably talking about.

      @ Svt4him — sorry to have implied a dark purpose behind your posting. The “agenda” that I sensed was that you were knocking Blaze posters for something (disrespect of the Amish) that hasn’t been what I have been reading here — the two competing ideas here seem to be “leave them alone!“ and ”they should obey the law just like me!”

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    • VerySeniorCitizen
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 8:01am

      SHEEPDOG, What ever happened to the ‘small’ government you guys keep insisting on. By the way, I guess – using your analogy – a wild animal or a fallen tree on the side of the road should also have one of those triangles afixed to it. Right?? I nominate you as tree and animal control!

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    • greysnake
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 7:04pm

      This is why obama said we need a national police force as powerful and well funded as our military. I know I sleep better at night knowing that thugs like these 8 are off the streets. Has anyone stopped to think the danger these unmarked horse-drawn buggies present? Are they registered? Inspected? Insured? Not to mention the unsustainable methane issues. I hope everyone knows now that when we chanted yes we can, we didn’t mean operating horse-drawn buggies without orange triangles. These are the same folk that crossed state lines with unpasteurized milk.

      OK. I vented. Even the triangle part is creepy. There was another government once that made people wear double triangles on their clothing. That didn’t end well either.

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    • THATSNOORDINARYRABBIT
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 12:40am

      No dude, we didn‘t get this way because we didn’t vote for the right people! We got this way because we let our children be indoctrinated by public schools and raised by television. We know have a society that is lead by the elite and we are taught not to go against the grain. We are also taught that those who go against collective salvation are enemies of the state.

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  • Just-sayin
    Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:29am

    I want names and numbers!! What city / county did this and who are the elected officials? They need to hear from outraged people all over this country!

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    • jimky
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 3:45pm

      grayson co.,ky

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    • Wstrn_Patriot
      Posted on September 17, 2011 at 9:42am

      The county is GRAVES, County Kentucky. Mayfield City was the location of the arrest.

      For a true dose of irony in this story go to the County’s own website: http://gravescounty.ky.gov/about.htm, and read the first few paragraphs. It seems that this part of Kentucky was “purchased” from the Choctaw Indians by Andrew Jackson, and is part of the “Jackson Purchase.”

      Any history buffs know how oppressive President Jackson was to the Indians, it’s little wonder that another quiet agrarian group is being bullied by the government.

      The county website: http://gravescounty.ky.gov also provides a full list of elected officials, judges, and County workers along with their email addresses.

      IF You want to make a difference, LET THESE ELECTED OFFICIALS KNOW! Show your outrage, and be willing to support their opponents, especially the judge’s opponents at the next election.

      Real change, effective change is at the LOCAL LEVEL. We can all help, not just the county residents. WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

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  • huckleberry, 1 ea.
    Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:29am

    This is appalling!!! I called my senator and representative and asked them to contact McConnell and the Ky. congressman to bring it to their attention. Please do the same.

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  • scrapadapolis
    Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:28am

    If they were just on horseback would they require a lamp in the horses ass??The Amish don‘t bother anyone I think It’s a way of life we as americans should encompass in everyday life atleast a night without the computers and TVs

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    • Lesterp
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:34am

      I think that is the point. They don’t need government help, so they need to be crushed!

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    • Carrie
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:44am

      So right. I live in an area where the is a fair sized Amish community and very conservative Mennonite families. My children attend a very small Mennonite (WONDERFUL, by the way) school in that community. I am learning a LOT from them about being more self sufficient and much more.

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    • Bill in Texas
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:54am

      You would think that reflective tape would have sufficed? Sounds like a local police force that has it out for the Amish. HMMM? Maybe an ATHIEST IN THE RANKS?

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    • American Soldier (Separated)
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 10:44am

      As an Agnostic, I fully support the Amish and their ability to live their life. I appreciate their live and let live attitude. I don’t have Amish banging on my door trying to convert me. I don’t have Amish in government putting their personal beliefs into official law.

      I would be more than willing to protest against these actions against the Amish. You claim that someone in the police force is Atheist, I‘d almost bet they’re Christians. It is Kentucky after all! Don’t go blaming Atheists for everything.

      They live their lives without imposing into mine. If only the rest of the country was willing to follow in their footsteps in that regard.

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    • jb.kibs
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 11:10am

      atheist are everywhere man, it doesn’t matter if the state is mostly anything. they exist everywhere.
      there COULD be a policeman that is atheist there… it IS a possibility. a probability.. maybe not… but it doesn’t discount that it should be looked into. agendas have no place in the police force AT ALL.
      we should have 0 tolerance for it.

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    • Sgt_Andy
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 11:11am

      The lamp in the horse’s ass would be the flashlight held by the government official wandering in the dark, trying to find a clue.

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    • jb.kibs
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 11:16am

      it‘s amazing how people don’t hit a person, dressed in all black with not reflective surfaces, but they run into something the size of a shed. that is just pathetic.

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    • countryfirst
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 1:41pm

      I would like to know do they pay their property taxes? I bet that is correct. Do they take any government assistance of any kind? I bet that would be no. They have no dependency on the Government and God forbid that kind of lifestyle must be stopped, before others try it that way.

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    • OhioRifleman
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 11:56pm

      @ JB.Kids

      And if you read the NHTSA statistics, you’d be surprised how often people on foot, on bicycle, and in buggies get hit. There are a crapload of crappy drivers on the road in this country.

      The reflective marker is REQUIRED OF ALL SLOW-MOVING VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. This includes farm equipment, golf carts used on the road, and trailers to vehicles not intended to be moved above 35 miles an hour.

      Some people seem to keep forgetting that the use of public graded / paved roadways for any purpose is a privilege and is subject to legal control measures. Like it or not, that is the law.

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    • Live4Him
      Posted on September 17, 2011 at 1:20am

      Soldier, I often like what you say, and I thank you for your service, but you’re getting a little carried away with your accusations against Chistians. It’s highly unlikely a Christian did any of this towards these Amish. Some progressive pinhead is more likely.

      As for Athiests minding their own business and staying out of your life, did you read up on the American Athiests’ eradication efforts? They may not be Inserting themselves in your life while they are “eradicating” Christians, but your Athiest brethren, won’t be satisfied by that for long. The lobs always win when we fight amongst ourselves.

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    • Live4Him
      Posted on September 17, 2011 at 1:33am

      @Ohiorifleman…Really? Really? That‘s what you’re going to stand on? It’s the law? Let’s just all join in on trampling on freedom of religion and the constitution in the name of following some dumba@@ liberal law. That’s right, hey we don’t care what your religious beliefs are. We‘ll force you to put a sign on your wagon that you believe is morally wrong or we’ll throw you in jail or take away your ability to travel or carry goods from farm to market. Seems to me they offered to compromise using reflective tape. If you don‘t stand up for those whose rights are stripped now because you don’t share their beliefs, who will be around to stand up for you when it‘s your rights they’re targeting? I’ll be writing Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul. These Amish have a 1st Amendment law suit. Knowing their culture, they won’t sue. Wish they would.

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    • Better Dead Than Red
      Posted on September 17, 2011 at 10:11am

      A huge difference between an agnostic and an atheist. Know the facts.

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  • cntrlfrk
    Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:27am

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    Do you have to be under 6 feet tall to be Amish?

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:32am

      Heh, yes.

      Come to think of it, I don‘t think I’ve ever seen a tall Amish fellow, and I’ve seen a boatload of Amish fellows (Ohio).

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    • TomFerrari
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:35am

      wow…

      I’ve seen LOTS of tall Amish. LOTS and LOTS!

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:42am

      Really Tom? They must all be midgets here then. My wife affectionately refers to them as “Hobbits”.

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    • Lonescrapper
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 11:39am

      It’s their diet. They should be Michelle Obama’s best friends.

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    • ozz
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 12:17pm

      Actually it is their diet. They drink well water, not the mandated flooridated city water. Consuming large amounts of flooride as you grow up adds an average of 2 inches to your height. It makes you less aggressive, may pit or yellow your teeth and makes your bones more likely to fracture as well. Don’t take my word. Look it up.

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  • Totally Domestic
    Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:26am

    Yikes! The grow ugmos in Amish country.
    But they are being persecuted, no way would Islamist be jailed
    for this.

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  • tradexpertbuysell
    Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:25am

    First they came for the Amish and I did nothing…

    Sound familiar?

    America! Wake up! It is time to push back non-violently of course.

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    • truckinwife
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 5:28pm

      This is so sick, watch out and don’t laugh at this. As these are our fellow Americans, Amish or not. And they are being the ones tackled first as they DON’T vote, so are low hanging fruit for liberal goons.

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  • jgeespot
    Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:24am

    Personally if I was the officer, I would have offered to escort them with my lights on if I wasn’t busy or needed elsewhere.

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    • TomFerrari
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:39am

      Really?
      Great!

      Remember when police officers still believed they were “public servants” and were “to serve and to protect”?

      I remember the story of how my father used to get drunk, and the police would bring him home, and tell his mother he was drunk again. NO ARREST. Just FIXED the problem by getting him home, and humiliating him in front of his parents. I think this may have happened twice before it sunk in that it was NOT okay for him to get drunk in public.
      I remember when children LIKED police officers.
      I remember when officers were polite and friendly, and HAPPY to give directions.

      What happened?
      .
      .

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    • hauschild
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:44am

      “What happened” …

      Unions, coupled with the progressive mindset.

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:45am

      @Tom

      The transition happened when they militarized the police starting in the 1970′s (SWAT was the first step) and we started calling them “law enforcement officers” instead of “peace officers”. The bad thing is that people have been taught to worship the police, and that’s a hard thing to deal with, especially when a lot of that worship comes from “our side”. We shouldn’t hate police, but we really need to stop worshipping them and making them infallible in popular mythology.

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    • jb.kibs
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 10:54am

      they still do that in some towns. ;)

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    • jb.kibs
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 11:06am

      does anyone here know what “false sense of security” actually means and pertains to? think deeply about it.

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    • Reagan
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 11:09am

      @Tom: ‘What happened’ is the laws that are passed in the states that strip away our rights… and the police, who are charged with enforcing the law… are required to enforce these laws. Stupid or not. Lack of common sense in society has led to the herd-like acceptance of more laws being passed (e.g., curfews for teenagers because their parents don’t keep tabs on them; laws for height/weight requirements for child safety seats because parents are so ignorant they don’t bother restraining their kids safely; required compliance with removing your shoes and submitting to a search at a TSA checkpoint despite the fact that 90% of Americans do not fit ANY terrorist profile…).

      Remember Halloween in 2001? EVERY kid wanted to be a police officer or firefighter. Couldn’t find a costume for your kids. What has happened since then?

      I grew up in a community with a large Amish & Mennonite population. Guess what? Some cheat ‘the English,’ some are drunks and beat their children, some are prejudiced. And most are decent people who are peace-loving, conscientious objectors, minding their own business and want to be left to live their lives and worship in peace. Just like the rest of Americans.

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  • faires
    Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:21am

    I hope the Lawmakers are proud of themselves.
    We live just below the Amish community in Pa and frequent the area.

    These people don’t bother a soul. They take care of themselves, their families, they’re elderly, they ask nothing of anyone. They been there for years.

    If your visiting the community, learn about it and it means ya open up your eyes and watch what the hell your doing when driving there!__Law makers/enforcement, this almost sounds as if your pissed off because the Amish don’t need you, and you’ll get them involved one way or another!

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  • atrain
    Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:14am

    Writing the Amish a ticket would have been more than enough. Their crime is the same as a burnt out tail light. I don’t believe you get fingerprinted and a mugshot for that. I will agree that had these people been Muslim, they would have been let off the hook.

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    • ADNIL
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 1:48pm

      Or if they’d been illegal aliens without license, registration, or insurance, AFTER they’d hit and killed a pedestrian.

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  • ares338
    Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:09am

    They should follow the rules like everyone else but jail? Reallly?

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:14am

      No, no, they shouldn’t. There should be no “rules” mandating this kind of thing to begin with.

      The Amish are quietly leaving America by the way, in case you didn’t know. Started in the late 1980′s, migrating to, I think, Mexico (?) because the bureaucrats are trying hard to force them to modernize and follow petty rules imposed by unelected bureaucrats.

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  • Gonzo
    Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:09am

    If an orange reflector is against their Amish religion, I‘m guessing that getting your picture taken and having it shot out into cyberspace isn’t too kosher either.

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    • qpwillie
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:22am

      There are some who don’t believe in having their picture taken. They believe it captures their soul. They’re not all the same. When I was in Ohio, I knew some who drove automobiles.

      Those who don‘t believe in photos won’t even take your business card or any piece of paper. I did notice though that they had no problem with taking those green pieces of paper with president’s pictures on them. lol

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    • HellAndBack
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 10:32am

      QP,

      I was 1800′s and Native Americans that believeed the Photo stole the soul. The Amish arent stupid. They wont take cards because they wont BUY from the English (everyone else is English) they will SELL to you then use the money to trade with others for goods. Services they get from one another. There was a time when just being American made you more like them (self reliant). You wont see them getting welfare or food stamps or SSI. They live to ripe old ages and take good care of their elderly… all are bi-lingual and can do trig in their heads by adulthood. Im not saying they are all sinless… i just think they try harder. Living out here with them has given me a great deal of insight. (OHIO,P.A. Line)

      GhostofJefferson,
      The ones in ‘Bula seem about average 5’6” to 6′2″. We call the short ones Hobbits and the children Amletts. Jeramy and Abigale get a kick out of me telling them they have a half dozen Amletts running around on their Farm. LOL

      To EVERYONE:: If by some Miracle you get invited to a “Barn Raising”. Cancel Everything and GO!!!! You will not be sorry. the food is SSSOOOOOO GOOOOOOOD!!!! and the Auctions are fair too!!

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    • Observer
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 11:04am

      QP I’ve dealt with the amish many times. When they need a walnut tree from my farm. I sell one tree for one clock, two bushels of popcorn seed, and a quilt. clock for a daughter, pop corn for me and the quilt for my grandchildren. I make out good and they produce fine products from my tree. We have been doing this with some of our neighbors since the 1880′s. I still have my quilts from 1953, 1967, and 1992 all made by the same family. And will not offend them by picture taking or greenbacks. They do barter with the English……… the colour is blue sir.

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  • NOTAMUSHROOM
    Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:08am

    Silly Amish. Don’t they know that the only tolerable religion in the USA is the theocracy of Islam?

    As for the mugshots, despite their religious convictions, they should be taken IF they did something really wrong just like a Muslim should not be allowed to where a burka for a drivers license photo.

    This appalls me. The Amish are the nicest most regular people you’ll find. I’ve known many in my life and they were nothing but kind, friendly and honest. This is a great example of government out of control, using regulations to harass people. This makes me sick.

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  • GhostOfJefferson
    Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:05am

    What a terrible, horrible thing to do to these poor people. They are having their faith and dignity and freedom violated in ways that could never have happened in a free America. If you ever want proof of tyranny, here you have it.

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:27am

      All they want is freedom to practice their reigion…the whole reason the country was founded by the way. I have a great respect for people who’s convictions are so strong that they live this way to honor God. As long as they harm no one, they should be free to do so. It’s sad.

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    • Vickie Dhaene
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 11:05am

      You are so right. God bless those who live in his Love.

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    • patriotic grandmom
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 11:45pm

      What everyone seems to be missing is that this must be a law to “protect” them from themselves, kind of like seatbelts, helmet, etc. It burns me up that activists push the government to enact laws to “protect” people from their “stupid” decisions. What the Amish drive, what i decide to do in my car, what I decide to wear on my motorcycle, IS NO ONE ELSES BUSINESS!!!! And this stupid “protection” law has now cost these men their freedom to the point of jail. Absolutely Appaling and Shameful

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  • rabblechat
    Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:03am

    So Amish that don’t put an orange triangle on their buggies get a jail sentence; Illegal aliens get a welfare card. What has happened to this country?

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    • JerryNic
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:31am

      This is a VERY good point. When approached by the police the Amish should speak Spanish and claim to be Mexican. Problem solved.

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:37am

      Good point and this week we find out that Rick Perry is proud of the fact that he gave illegals in state tuition. So a Mexican kid gets a better rate than a kid from Oklahoma… and now we get to choose between him and Romney. What the hell is going on?

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  • Son_of_Liberty
    Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:03am

    “The issue today is the same as it has been throughout all history, whether man shall be allowed to govern himself or be ruled by a small elite.” Thomas Jefferson

    They wouldn’t place a bright orange triangle on their buggies?!?!?! Obviously they are domestic terrorists and members of the racist tea-party! Send them to GITMO!!!!

    3%

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  • John1863
    Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:01am

    Modesty my rear end, most of the Amish I know are drunks and only put on a show.

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    • pma_guy
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:07am

      you are the drunk, john.

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:08am

      Then you don’t know Schwarzentruber Amish. Very old order and don’t comply at all with modern ways, don’t even wear buttons, kids are barefoot unless working, etc. They do drink, but they don’t put on shows as you say. “Modern” Amish, the kind from Pennsylvania for example, are probably what you’re thinking of.

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    • TomFerrari
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:41am

      Definitely NOT my experience with Amish.

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  • JLGunner
    Posted on September 16, 2011 at 8:55am

    We will jail these guys but then “tolerate” muslims building a “victory” mosque near ground zero. I’ve never heard of the Amish plotting to kill mass amounts of people in the name of their God.

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    • rabblechat
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:08am

      And If we ever face a social/economic collapse we will be looking to groups like the Amish to teach us how to feed ourselves again. Of all the diverse groups in our society this is probably the last one we need to worry about.

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    • JLGunner
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 10:53am

      Rabblechat you are so right, I keep in close contact with many true rednecks.

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  • Slayer
    Posted on September 16, 2011 at 8:55am

    Meanwhile, hundreds of illegals, pedophiles, politicians, CEOs, bankers and Hollywood stars wander free.

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    • hi
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:01am

      I agree.

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    • Bill in Texas
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:59am

      flightnurse72
      Traffic laws? These are non motorized vehicles. ITS A BUGGY! Are you going to put a organge triangle on a kids wagon if you have to cross the street? Get real.
      Besides they put reflective tape on the buggy to be seen. That should have been good enough. It’s a usless law that targets only one group of the population. Thus no equal protection under the law.

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    • jcizarter
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 10:14am

      Not to mention an illegal, immoral, unjust, wicked, stupid President Poser.

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  • TheValley
    Posted on September 16, 2011 at 8:55am

    Firstly, who is the person on that police department that was so ignorant of the Amish faith that they made them stand for mug shots? Whoever THAT person is should lose their job. Secondly, this whole case is about control and power, those orange triangles do absolutely NOTHING to lessen accidents. I live amongst the Amish in Central PA. There are many many car/buggy collisions every year here, it is mostly from un-attentive driving, NOT because of an orange triangle, our Amish here bowed down to the authorities and put them on, it has done NOTHING to stop collisions.
    The actions of Federal,State and local governments when it comes to dealing with our Amish neighbors is dispicable. This police department should be marched on and shut down.

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    • orionreplay6607
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:13am

      Totally agree. Our Amish in Southern Maryland are only roadkill and no orange triangle has helped of those poor souls. Nearly a weekly report of some accident or other and always from inattentive drivers, not horse and buggy. Photographing this group also adds to their dismay and their religion.

      We’ll bend over backwards for a muslim and female headwear, but do nothing for these poor bastards.

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    • flightnurse72
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:16am

      As much as I feel that police resources could be spent in SO many different areas, I have to say that you are quite the idiot! Do you honestly think that the police department was going to make an exception and NOT take a mug shot?- even though every human being that gets arrested gets them taken? You are also advocating shutting down the police department for doing what? Enforcing the law? It was dumb for them to get arrested, but there is a law on the books that was not being followed. If we all disobeyed laws that we thought were dumb, or didn’t pertain to us, then the world we be pretty jacked up. If a muslim woman wearing a Hijab with full face covering gets arrested, would you expect the police to take the mugshot with her completely covered? Uhhhh…No. I didn’t think so. You assimilate to the majority on certain things, Following a traffic law should be one of the things you just decide to accept.

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:26am

      That’s right flightnurse, one should never, ever disobey any law, ever, at all, for reasons of principle. The first place we should start the clampdown is by exhuming all of those folks who ran the underground railroad. Damned lawbreakers.

      Last check, the Amish religion’s precepts were in place long before we became a nation of 10 million minute “laws” that control every aspect of life. It‘s not like they’re inventing this on the fly in order to cause trouble.

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    • TomFerrari
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:44am

      @Flightnurse – You’re darn skippy, there’s a law on the books that is not being followed ! ! !

      It is Amendment 1 of The Constitution of These United States ! ! ! ! !
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    • encinom
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 10:32am

      TomFerrari
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:44am
      @Flightnurse – You’re darn skippy, there’s a law on the books that is not being followed ! ! !

      It is Amendment 1 of The Constitution of These United States ! ! ! ! !
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      First amendment does not apply, the Amish continued to fail to follow simple safety laws, that other amish follow. Lets say it was human scarifice was a part of some one’s religious practice, whould murder laws be suspended for that cult? The Blazers here are getting into a tizzy over a non-issue.

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    • believeinfreedom4me
      Posted on September 20, 2011 at 11:20am

      Agree completely.Whatever happened to personal responsibility?It has disappeared.Too many laws, & too many lawsuits.Eg. if you trip & fall & injure yourself-YOU should have been looking where you were walking,& realize it was your OWN “accident”, & suffer your own consequences, not sue for personal injury.You ride a bike at night, get hit by a car, & sue the company that makes the bike, because there was no warning on the instructions or box it came in??
      There is a post on here about someone wanting to see orange signs on every bicyclist, jogger, etc.-how about revoking the law requiring the orange signs, & let people TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY on themselves?Surely one should be capable of realizing that bicycling, jogging, driving a buggy (or a tractor for that matter) could produce a hazard in visualization on the road-so these people take on that risk–personal responsiblity-&then any accidents that occur-the driver of a vehicle that runs into these folks are likely at fault,WITHOUT QUESTION-not having been able to control/avoid hitting something or someone on the road-this is the driver’s personal responsibl..however-as tragic & PROFOUNDLY sad & difficult as it may be, perhaps we should understand that these people should have realized the risks when they CHOSE to ride a bike, jog, or drive a slower-moving vehicle on a road where there are higher speed limits, lessened ability to visualize the road ahead such as country roads with hills/valleys/curves?Choices & personal

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  • Secret Squirrel
    Posted on September 16, 2011 at 8:53am

    .
    Want proof the government is too big?
    Cops have nothing better to do than bust Amish?
    Can’t get Eric Holder to look at the Black Panthers,
    but the Amish Mafia, here we come!
    What’s next? Gibson Guitars? …..Oh, wait.

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  • SpankDaMonkey
    Posted on September 16, 2011 at 8:52am

    .
    At least they did not run amock in a Denny’s…………

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  • JMorcan
    Posted on September 16, 2011 at 8:50am

    Free men can no longer live in the US. Shame on this government for pretending otherwise.

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    • Bill in Texas
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:45am

      Free Men can live in America. I was born free and I will die free. I will fight with every fiber of my being to protect our freedom.
      Support your local TEA Party and go to GOOOH.com and help elect non partisan citizens with no desire of making a career out of being a politician into congress.
      We have to get term limits and stop the insanity now!

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 10:00am

      You’re free Bill?

      I appreciate your sentiment and spirit, but unless you woke up this morning, worked without paying a single dime in income taxes, walked outside in public with a loaded pistol strapped to your hip without being bothered, went to the hardware store to buy dynamite to blast out a tree stump without a single permit, went home, cultivated a cannibis plant growing in your front yard while talking to your neighbors, put an addition on your house without asking permission from the government, and payed all of your bills in silver and gold, all the while planning for the local militia exercise coming up next month, then you are not free.

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    • jb.kibs
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 10:51am

      Amen Ghost. that was well stated.

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    • JMorcan
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 1:32pm

      The Tea Party won’t set you free. Only total non-participation can do that.

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  • Ron Staiger
    Posted on September 16, 2011 at 8:48am

    Why are we so passionate about a reduction in the size and influence of government?

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    • bikerr
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 8:58am

      Listen to a few conservative talk shows and you will have your answer. If you are really serious maybe stop listening to the liberals that you listen too.

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    • Servant Of YHVH
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:16am

      Because small government was the second most guiding factor in the Founding Fathers’ beliefs. As they rightly believed that when government gets too big then what will happen is what is happening right now. NO ONE has any freedom and the large majority of our freedoms have been taken away. The government when it gets too big forgets that they are working for us and start thinking that they are our masters and real people refuse to accept the loss of our freedoms and that we are willing to fight and die for our freedoms, especially our freedom of religion. Big governments are nothing more than dictatorships and I don’t care which party is in charge if it is too big because the crooks in either party comes out enmasse in that case. If you want to find out what the Founding Fathers thought, go to wallbuilders.com, this is the leading site for that information. Just remember that Stalin, Hitler, and several others are prime examples of what happens when the people lets the government get too big.

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    • Bill in Texas
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:50am

      A large Government is too powerful and easily userps authority from the people by claiming power over the people. When the government derives it’s power from the people. That’s what is wrong with non elected beuracracies making rules and regulations like they were laws. That is the ultimate abuse of power and we say NO!

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    • jb.kibs
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 10:49am

      you are joking?

      you want to go back to the days of kings, cesears, and pharohs? really? that is what government is. they are CONTROL. that is ALL they are. not protection. YOU protect YOU. not someone else. what incentive does anyone have to help you? 0. they have their own agendas. wake up son.

      the real question is why are so many people driven on having a large government control every aspect of their lives? what the hell made people give up on themselves and give all their rights and thoughts to a bunch of politicians?

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    • 1ManCalling
      Posted on September 17, 2011 at 12:19am

      Well Ron, if you have to ask that then maybe you deserve what you get. As for the rest of us, we know that a smaller gov. is easyer to pay for, gives Much more power to the states and lets people vote with their feet. If you will look at history you will see that every country has passed its zenith after hitting that taxation rate of 50%. If you do an honist and accurit acount of your income you will see that we have passed that percentage.. We are now the most indebted country in the world. What do you think this administration would do if China wanted to traid all their US Dollars for all the goverment land in Navada or Utal? What if they threatened to crash our econimy if we didn’t agree? Ask me again what the problem is with big goverment.!

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  • I_Hate_Libs
    Posted on September 16, 2011 at 8:47am

    I am not sure why but I feel safer around these guys than I do muslims, how about you?

    The horror of the Democrat mind.

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    • biohazard23
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 8:51am

      They don’t have that look of hatred in their eyes.

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    • jb.kibs
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 10:46am

      yeah, gee… i wonder why they would be pissed… hmm? not a single idea as to why?
      you won’t get that far in life being THAT observant… what a joke.

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