Oh, and a happy new year! Their common welfare was my business! Mankind was my business! This was purely forward-looking relief. He's dying! They seek to interfere for good in human matters, and have lost their power forever. I should like to be able to say a word or two to my clerk. Spirit of Christmas Past : Are there no workhouses? The bell struck Twelve. : I'm too old and beyond hope! She joins us now by phone. Yes, sir. I cannot change! Janine Jackson interviewed Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protections Mary McCord about unlawful militias for the October 9, 2020, episode of CounterSpinrecorded before news was in about an alleged attempt by private paramilitaries to kidnap the governors of Michigan and Virginia. So that's the word from the Supreme Court. Thomas Malthus, who cautioned against intervening when people were hungry because it would only lead to an untenable population size. text, while lengthy, is very powerful indeed. Ebenezer : : They are Man's. 'Are there no workhouses?'" By using Scrooge's words against him, the ghost highlights. : Much. Ebenezer Never, and I wish the pleasure had been indefinitely postponed. But Ignorance keeps you from ever improving your situation. First Collector : "Both very busy, sir.". : The undertaker. Can you forgive a pig-headed old fool with no eyes to see with and no ears to hear with all these years? It should be a completely nonpartisan issue, because its not to anyones benefit to intimidate voters. Who is that? LA Times depiction (10/10/20) of members of the Michigan Home Guard, an unauthorized paramilitary group, demonstrating outside the Michigan statehouse. : Still," returned the gentleman, "I wish I could say they were not." "The Treadmill and the Poor Law are in full vigour, then?" said Scrooge. FAIR is the national progressive media watchdog group, challenging corporate media bias, spin and misinformation. I-I I just can't help it. But to the larger points of the article, Im in 100% agreement with the idea that items that are clearly weapons have no-place at protests whether its right-wingers, left-wingers, a-political groups, whatever Its too often a emotionally-charged atmosphere with strong conflicts of opinion, and tempers can too easily flare-up and lead-to violence, and weapons (especially firearms) can easily magnify/elevate the situation from a physically-harmless screaming match to a deadly shooting episode. Are you afraid? It's not that I'm inpenitent, it's just Wouldn't it be better if I just went home to bed? Their common welfare was my business! As if you deserved it! I am the Ghost of Christmas Past. 'Are there no prisons.And the workhouses' - Exploring key quotations English: The John Warner School 408 subscribers Subscribe 5 359 views 2 years ago A Christmas Carol Mr Lehane's essay. Do you know me? Ebenezer : As the last stroke ceased to vibrate, he remembered the prediction of old Jacob Marley, and lifting up his eyes, beheld a solemn Phantom, draped . You see that toothpick? : : Ha'penny extra, sir. Have they no refuge or resource? cried Scrooge. She contributes frequently to FAIRs newsletter Extra!, and co-edited The FAIR Reader: An Extra! All right, all right, who WERE you then? A happy New Year to all the world. Ebenezer: I don't know, how can I promise! Ebenezer About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators . People put others down because they feel bad about themselves. What do you want with me? : But have they no refuge, no resource? When Kris is taken to court, it . Both very busy, sir.. : "Are there no prisons, are there no workhouses?" - Ebenezer Scrooge. : I'm sure I'm very sorry, sir, to cause you such an inconvenience. Janine Jackson is FAIRs program director and producer/host of FAIRs syndicated weekly radio show CounterSpin. Certainly not, nor the undertaker! [faintly] Yes, I know it is, you don't have to tell me. The district attorney in Philadelphia, for example, held a press conference just recently with election officials, as well as state and local elected officials, and he invited me to be part of that as well, to explain to the voters that they intend to take voter intimidation laws seriously, and the anti-militia laws seriously, and they will be enforced, so that every voter in Philadelphia can feel safe in going to the election, that the district attorneys office and other election officials are monitoring for this, and wont allow it to happen. Ebenezer : I'm simply not going to stand this sort of thing any longer. "Are they still in operation?" "They are. : You do not know the weight and length of strong chain you bear yourself! What defines a militia, and what makes a militia unlawful? Winner of three Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actor for Edmund Gwenn, Miracle on 34th Street starred John Payne, Maureen O'Hara, and nine-year-old Natalie Wood as Susan. "You may be an undigested bit of beef, a blot of mustard, a crumb of cheese, a fragment of an underdone potato. Spirit of Christmas Present So in the case of the US Constitution, Congress has that authority to call them forth through statutory enactments, and then they would report up to the president, and in the states, its the governor who has the authority to call them forth. CounterSpin interview with Mary McCord on unlawful militias. Yes, and put their hands into my pockets as it were, sir. : June 25, 2019 They put their hearts into Christmas as it were, sir. : Who says a squeezing wrenching grasping scraping clutching covetous old sinner? : Promise you what, Fan? "Both very . The Killer Clown and his Repub rabble would beg to disagree. Fan, you you can't die. "'Are there no prisons?'' said the Spirit, turning on him for the last time with his own words. I will indeed, sir. : "Both very . It's the family more than me, sir. I was afraid, from what you said at first, that something had occurred to stop them in their useful course, said Scrooge. | : Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting124 W. 30th Street, Suite 201 Have you no mercy, no pity? : : : 9:37AM, Jun 24 420PM: Another Hot Day across South Florida! Ebenezer Bob Cratchit : Yes, sir. Ebenezer BUSINESS? : Jacob Marley They are the children of all who walk the earth unseen! : Well, its a good question, because oftentimes these unauthorized armed groups of individuals will point to the Constitutions use of the word militia as their authority to exist. : So is it true of the Child born in Bethlehem. MMC: Yes. [rasping] Beware of them, for upon their brow is written the word "doom"! I cannot! Oh, from what you said at first I was afraid that something had happened to stop them in their useful course. But look here, that you may remember for your own sake what has passed between us! RT @Callanite: "Are there no prisons? Scrooge: I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. Ebenezer " I am as light as a feather, I am as happy as an angel, I am as merry as a schoolboy. Will you profit from what I've shown you of the good in most men's hearts? Ebenezer : What day was it when Scrooge woke up? : : Nothing! Are there no workhouses?" 28 Apr 2023 23:55:08 : : Are there no prisons? asked Scrooge. It's the family more than me, sir. Ebenezer : Well, my friend, I'm not going to beat around the bush. [of Jacob Marley] We choose this time, because it is a time, of all others, when Want is keenly felt, and Abundance rejoices. At this festive time of year, Mr. Scrooge, it is more than usually desirable that we should make some slight provision for the poor and destitute. Suddenly a man in foreign garments: wonderfully real and distinct to look at: stood outside the window, with an axe stuck in his belt, and leading by the bridle an axe laden with wood. Well, in that case, CAN you sit down? [quoting Scrooge] : Your reclamation, then. Jacob Marley : And you're going to show me the shadows of things that have not yet happened but will happen? Lead on. Ghost of Christmas Present: I thought as much. Ebenezer Spirit of Christmas Present: My time with you is at an end, Ebenezer Scrooge. : He thinks they must belong to the giant, but he tells Scrooge that they are Mans. Its good to be here. Who are you? [Present closes his robe to conceal the children] : [to Fred's wife] Ebenezer : Are there no workhouses?' authored a series of now-notorious works, including an Essay on the Principle of Population in 1798, that argued that catastrophic poverty and starvation were a necessary, irrefutable result of the fact that population grown would always outpace food supply. It doesnt ban state, federal or private entities from using an AI to in effect become a copy of you for any number of unspecified purposes. : Ebenezer Marley tells Scrooge that the ghosts will hold hope for his future. (Video) Stave One Quote 6 explained "Are there no prisons?" But now I KNOW that I don't know anything! 'Are there no prisons? "A lonely boy was sat reading near a feeble fire". : First Collector : "Are there no prisons?" said the Spirit, turning on him for the last time with his own words. Huh! No, your past. He tells him the boy is called Ignorance and the girl Want. MMC: Right. She had. [shocked] local news and culture, Jessica Lipscomb Ebenezer Join the New Times community and help support I am as giddy as a drunken man. Ebenezer A Christmas Carol recounts th, This is not quoted from Dickens' A Christmas Carol, it looks more like a screenplay or something, and as such it has lost all its descriptive power and literary merit. Your sister was always a delicate creature, of whom a breath might have withered, but she had a large heart. In that case, it actually upheld a state statute, which exists on the books of 29 states even to this day, a state statute that bars bodies of men from associating together as a military unit, or parading or drilling with firearms in public. Ebenezer Ghost of Christmas Present: [smiles, mocking him from an earlier conversation] "Are there no workhouses? Ebenezer The constitution needs to be made more clear about the right of the people to have their representative state & federal agencies protected from the church. Ghost of Christmas Present: I thought as much. And that case was successful; we won on all of our theories against a motion to dismiss the case, and then after that, actually, it resolved before trial, because every one of the 23 different individuals and organizations who were defendants ended up agreeing, by consent decree, to court orders that would prohibit them, permanently, from returning to Charlottesville as part of units of two or more people, acting in concert, with weapons, during any rally protest, demonstration or march. Ebenezer : You can also support FAIR on Patreon! The constitution HAS been rewritten to our modern sensibilities. Are there no workhouses?" Ghost of Christmas Present mocking Scrooge's former attitudes, Stave 3 "A merry Christmas and a happy new year to the old man, whatever he is" . What did you see in that that suggested a response that you could use with existing legal and policy tools, and what came out of that? Ebenezer More books than SparkNotes. Ebenezer Go and redeem some younger, more promising creature, and leave me to keep Christmas in my own way! Now I am doomed to wander without rest or peace, incessant torture and remorse! Well, very well. And in fact, since we put out these fact sheets in the last week, weve had engagement with state and local officials at multiple different levels from multiple different states, and some are starting to make strong statements. Most Florida prisons still aren't fully air-conditioned. : For me? Are there no prisons? asked Scrooge. Easily move forward or backward to get to the perfect clip. "Plenty of prisons," said the gentleman, laying down the pen again. Stop your spin of known facts. : What has it to do with me? Scrooge believes that the poor should be confined to the prisons and workhouses. Individuals put people down to boost their confidence since they feel inferior. What is your business here? Last rites and such? Mary McCord is legal director at the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection, and a visiting law professor at Georgetown University. Janine Jackson: A major worry, in an electoral season that has enough of them, is the prospect of people in military garb, and armed with lethal weapons, showing up at polling stations, marching around and, minimally, staring menacingly at people. Since you ask me what I wish sir, that is my answer. : Mrs. Dilber - I'm not mad. Ebenezer : Mary McCord: Thank you. And so thats what led us to the state antiparamilitary activity laws in Virginia, which is where the Unite the Right rally took place, and thats what also eventually led us to learn that all 50 states include provisions, either in their state constitutions or in state statutes, that bar private, unauthorized paramilitary activity. : : Waiter Become a member to support the independent voice of South Florida Any research conducted with the support of funding taken from public treasuries should never be allowed to be placed behind paywalls, It doesnt endorse a right to have your data erased as known in some other 1st world nations. : : Ebenezer Who does Scrooge see to make him say the following quote I should like to be able to say a word or two to my clerk? , An important symbol in A Christmas Carol appears in Stave 1, where Marley is weighed down by a massive chain, and tells Scrooge he has an even longer chain: it was as long as Marleys seven years ago, and he has laboured on it since This chain, made up of cash-boxes, padlocks , purses and business documents, , Associated with this concept were the ideas of Rev. : "Are there no prisons?" asked Scrooge. : Are there no prisons?''-Stave 1 Scrooge thinks that prisons are a good place to send the poor and destitute. : independent local journalism in Miami. Are there no workhouses?' What literary device does the spirit use here? Ebenezer Scrooge: [stupefied with horror] What are they? Is your heart still unmoved towards us, then? Ebenezer I can. A Christmas Carol. You wish to be anonymous? Fan? New York, NY 10001. Make a one-time donation today for as little as $1. It's a site that collects all the most frequently asked questions and answers, so you don't have to spend hours on searching anywhere else. : Ebenezer : Ebenezer Ebenezer And some would rather die. Perhaps if she substituted peace-loving, non-violent individuals for the word anyones it would be more concise, and probably closer to what she meant? I do not wish to see them. Ebenezer FAIR is the national progressive media watchdog group, challenging corporate media bias, spin and misinformation. Bob Cratchit We see that Scrooge is tough and unbreakable. Ebenezer [firmly, but calmly] Cratchit calls Mr. Scrooge an odious, stingy, hard, unfeeling man, and if Bob hadnt reminded her that it was Christmas Day and to calm herself in front of the children, she would never have raised her glass to Mr. Scrooge, although she did so somewhat scornfully and sarcastically. : Bob Cratchit The Undertaker Spirit of the Future, I fear you more than any spectre I have met tonight! Even if I look it! How could you have brought me here? And so we relied on thosein Virginia, its a constitutional provision as well as a criminal statute, and also an additional criminal statute that bars individuals from falsely assuming the functions of law enforcement, as we see some of these militias doso we relied on all of those laws to seek a court order to prohibit these groups from returning in the future and engaging in that kind of armed, coordinated use of force, or projection of the ability to use force. : A merry Christmas to everybody! First Collector "Are there no prisons?" asked Scrooge. Are there no prisons? First Collector No. Readers might infer that Scrooge developed self-containment by emotional necessity. The USSC has a standing rule of "Contemporary Consensus" in that because the people believe they have the right to carry. Ebenezer : My time with you is at an end, Ebenezer Scrooge. Ah! Before I draw nearer to that stone, tell me! Scrooge (1951) clip with quote Are there no prisons? "Are there no workhouses? Ours is a very competitive profession, sir. I'm busy. : "And the Union workhouses?" demanded Scrooge. Fan, you're going to get well again! Why do they lament? And the Second Amendment, thanks to the decision in Heller, we know protects an individual right to bear arms for self-defense, but it doesnt allow groups to organize together as private armies.. A Christmas Carol stave 4 quotes. [pauses] : Jacob Marley 'Tis only once a year, sir. Why do people belittle others? : : Ebenezer I can't help it! Jacob Marley They are. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. : It also shows Scrooge's cold heartedness and carelessness towards others despite not knowing them. : Fan Scrooge Ebenezer While there's still time Ebenezer Have they seen to you properly? You are, you are! The men tell him that some of the poor would rather die. EMMY NOMINATIONS 2022: Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series, EMMY NOMINATIONS 2022: Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series, EMMY NOMINATIONS 2022: Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series, EMMY NOMINATIONS 2022: Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie, EMMY NOMINATIONS 2022: Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie. :