[ale] OT: Semi-Humor : Non-Bill of Rights (fwd)

[Paul Cartwright]

On Mon October 10 2005 1:50 pm, Robert L. Harris wrote:
> Friend just forwarded me this:
>
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> Clear Day
> This is probably the best e-mail I've seen in a long, long time. The
> following has been attributed to State Representative Mitchell Aye
> from GA. This guy should run for President one day...
well, if you check snopes.com ( as I always do for something like this) 
you will find it an urban legend:
I still like it though!
http://www.snopes.com/language/document/norights.htm

Origins:   Mitchell Kaye,
a Georgia state representative from Marietta, is not the originator of 
the piece. The famed "Bill of No Rights" was written in 1993 by Lewis 
Napper, a self-described amateur philosopher and from Mississippi who 
ran for a U.S. Senate seat in 2000 as a Libertarian.

Kaye's name likely became associated with it through the innocent act 
of finding the article in his inbox and liking it enough to forward to 
friends. People tend to leave official-looking signatures intact when 
they forward e-mail, and his name's remaining with the piece beyond 
the initial round of forwardings could easily have created the 
impression that he was the article's creator.

Kaye is quick to give credit where credit is due, and his office 
routinely informs those who ask about the "Bill of No Rights" of its 
true authorship.

On 19 July 2000, advice columnist Ann Landers published a truncated 
version of the piece, attributing it to Kaye. (Left out were the 
points about free health care and sending troops to fight in foreign 
wars.) She praised his "tough 'do-it-yourself' position" and declared 
the language he used to convey his message "delicious."

The "Bill" resonates with folks because it addresses a number of issues 
that have often led many of us to shake our heads in disbelief. This 
Bill of Rights parody strikes straight at the heart of the sense of 
entitlement so often displayed by those who feel the world owes them a 
living.

Barbara "the living end" Mikkelson

Last updated:   19 July 2000 
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