From: BAR on
In article <24ea92f5-8dbc-456c-9b10-
2589dc29940e(a)k19g2000yqc.googlegroups.com>, johnb505(a)gmail.com says...
> > Why is armed insurrection bad? Isn't it the duty of those governed to
> > throw off the shackles of the government when the government becomes
> > oppressive? #1 and #2 provide you with the ability to do this and isn't
> > it amazing that our founders codified the rights of the people to do
> > this?
>
> The government has not become oppressive or anything remotely
> resembling it. I don't think it's a bad thing that we've had orderly
> changes of government every four years for 234 years without a shot
> ever being fired.

Let's start with the Whiskey Rebellion and the Civil War.
From: John B. on
On Jul 16, 12:12 pm, BAR <sc...(a)you.com> wrote:
> In article <24ea92f5-8dbc-456c-9b10-
> 2589dc299...(a)k19g2000yqc.googlegroups.com>, johnb...(a)gmail.com says...
>
> > > Why is armed insurrection bad? Isn't it the duty of those governed to
> > > throw off the shackles of the government when the government becomes
> > > oppressive? #1 and #2 provide you with the ability to do this and isn't
> > > it amazing that our founders codified the rights of the people to do
> > > this?
>
> > The government has not become oppressive or anything remotely
> > resembling it. I don't think it's a bad thing that we've had orderly
> > changes of government every four years for 234 years without a shot
> > ever being fired.
>
> Let's start with the Whiskey Rebellion and the Civil War.

Neither of those prevented the reelection of the incumbent president.
From: BAR on
In article <9d71926e-68b4-4eba-a73b-
01c1268afd1f(a)z10g2000yqb.googlegroups.com>, johnb505(a)gmail.com says...
>
> On Jul 16, 12:12�pm, BAR <sc...(a)you.com> wrote:
> > In article <24ea92f5-8dbc-456c-9b10-
> > 2589dc299...(a)k19g2000yqc.googlegroups.com>, johnb...(a)gmail.com says...
> >
> > > > Why is armed insurrection bad? Isn't it the duty of those governed to
> > > > throw off the shackles of the government when the government becomes
> > > > oppressive? #1 and #2 provide you with the ability to do this and isn't
> > > > it amazing that our founders codified the rights of the people to do
> > > > this?
> >
> > > The government has not become oppressive or anything remotely
> > > resembling it. I don't think it's a bad thing that we've had orderly
> > > changes of government every four years for 234 years without a shot
> > > ever being fired.
> >
> > Let's start with the Whiskey Rebellion and the Civil War.
>
> Neither of those prevented the reelection of the incumbent president.

We were talking about armed insurrection. Both of which qualify. And,
the government is moving towards being oppressive.
From: bknight on
On Sat, 17 Jul 2010 07:35:40 -0400, BAR <screw(a)you.com> wrote:


>We were talking about armed insurrection. Both of which qualify. And,
>the government is moving towards being oppressive.

Nowhere near as oppressive as your blather here. LOL

BK
From: William Clark on
In article <MPG.26ab5f9797d4ee3398a10e(a)news.giganews.com>,
BAR <screw(a)you.com> wrote:

> In article <9d71926e-68b4-4eba-a73b-
> 01c1268afd1f(a)z10g2000yqb.googlegroups.com>, johnb505(a)gmail.com says...
> >
> > On Jul 16, 12:12�pm, BAR <sc...(a)you.com> wrote:
> > > In article <24ea92f5-8dbc-456c-9b10-
> > > 2589dc299...(a)k19g2000yqc.googlegroups.com>, johnb...(a)gmail.com says...
> > >
> > > > > Why is armed insurrection bad? Isn't it the duty of those governed to
> > > > > throw off the shackles of the government when the government becomes
> > > > > oppressive? #1 and #2 provide you with the ability to do this and
> > > > > isn't
> > > > > it amazing that our founders codified the rights of the people to do
> > > > > this?
> > >
> > > > The government has not become oppressive or anything remotely
> > > > resembling it. I don't think it's a bad thing that we've had orderly
> > > > changes of government every four years for 234 years without a shot
> > > > ever being fired.
> > >
> > > Let's start with the Whiskey Rebellion and the Civil War.
> >
> > Neither of those prevented the reelection of the incumbent president.
>
> We were talking about armed insurrection. Both of which qualify. And,
> the government is moving towards being oppressive.

BS. It doesn't happen to be your chosen political slant, so you behave
like a child throwing toys out of the pram.