If it is not free to a nation it not free at all. Tell the 65,000 men's families that died in France to liberate them that Freedom is free. My family has fought in every war this country has ever been involved in and my Freedom is not Free to me since my forefathers and others like them fought for all of us. Margie -----Original Message----- From: jimmy [mailto:eppy@ticnet.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 11:23 AM To: GAGEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GAGEN] voting Free??? Yes, freedom is free to me.... free because those that have made the ultimate sacrifice for over 200 years have freely given me (us) the freedom I (we) enjoy. I haven't done a thing to earn it, just lucky to receive it! Collectively as a nation, I agree with you... it is not free.... but as an individual it is. jimmy Brenda Pierce wrote: > Free? No, voting does not make it free, because " Freedom is not FREE" > Every single person that has lost their life either in a battle or by being > in the wrong place during an attack, has paid the price for freedom, I don't > think any of the parents or siblings or wives would say that it is FREE. > The pain and suffering by the families is in itself a horrible price to pay. > > The fact is that Freedom of choice is the freedom to choose if you do or do > not want to vote, if you choose to do or not to do something, the fact that > someone chooses not to do something is not always an indicator of whether or > not they are "uninterested", it does say state one thing .... "THEY DID NOT > VOTE" ..... that is their right, that is the freedom to choose or not to > choose. > Freedom is about choices and the right to choose whether or not you will > participate in something. So please don't trample on others FREEDOM - their > freedoms ARE freedom of choice .... > > Vivian wrote: > > Even sadder: I guess a lot of folks don't see that voting helps keep it > free. > > Vivian Price Saffold > Meriwether County > > 3570 Hildon Circle > Chamblee, GA 30341 > > ==== GAGEN Mailing List ==== > Did your county's courthouse ever meet with a disaster?? > Check out GAGenWeb's List and Research Tips at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~gagenweb/cchelp/courthouses.htm > > ==== GAGEN Mailing List ==== > USGenWeb's motto is - Volunteers dedicated to free, online information. ==== GAGEN Mailing List ==== Genealogy research usually begins with our great-grandparents to preserve the privacy of 'living persons'. If you encounter a person searching their birth parents, the need to go to the area on the web that deals with just this type of research. Please refer them to: http://www.adoption.org --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.471 / Virus Database: 269 - Release Date: 4/10/2003 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.471 / Virus Database: 269 - Release Date: 4/10/2003