Sometimes a little twist, or different perspective, can drive the original meaning home. So it is with this plain talk version of the Bill of Rights. I want to thank Cobra from Newszap forums, for sharing this with us all.
Bill of Rights in Street Language
1) You can’t tell me what to believe, or make me go home and shut up.
2) I’ll go armed and defend myself, thank you.
3) You can’t make me let someone else live in my house.
4) This is MY house; if you can’t demonstrate a compelling need to
snoop, stay the f*** out.
5) This is MY sh**; keep your greedy hands off it. And don’t go
accusing me of Evil without evidence.
6) If you’ve got evidence, lay it on the table. And no fair getting
a confession by pitchforking me in the ass.
7) I ain’t guilty just on YOUR say-so.
8) You can’t keep me in jail just because you want to.
9) As to the rest of my life, you can’t tell me what to do or not
do.
10) And neither can your big fat uncle in Washington.
Hear. Hear.
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November 8, 2007 at 11:05 pm
Jerry Northington
Well said. We hear too little of government in plain language. We should all give this some thought and maybe put the words into our own language and our own lives.
Thanks for sharing.
Jerry
November 9, 2007 at 1:27 am
eppieblack
Very nice, well done!
December 7, 2008 at 4:43 am
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