From: BAR on 16 Jul 2010 12:12 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 16 Jul 2010 21:52 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 17 Jul 2010 07:35 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 17 Jul 2010 09:03 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 17 Jul 2010 10:40
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. |