Posted on 03/06/2009 8:30:37 PM PST by Sake Mike
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.—That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, —That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it…
I wonder how it is the “People” might alter or abolish their government without the tools necessary to do so.
Liberals will tell you the 2nd Amendment, the one that says, “…The Right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed”, doesn’t guarantee “individuals” the Right to bear arms because the preamble to the 2nd Amendment says, “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state…”
If that’s what the Founders meant, why didn’t they just say, “The Right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed, unless…”
They didn’t say it because they didn’t mean it. The Founders said and wrote exactly what they meant in the Declaration of Independence and throughout the U.S. Constitution, a nasty annoyance to liberalism’s promulgation.
Liberalism is changing America for the worse. Social programs, starting with the New Deal then Great Society have burdened Americans to depend on government instead of Church, God and community. The result of these programs is more people dependent upon government instead of less. Liberalism also ventures to create more intrusive and punitive tax policy on those who are most productive, discouraging the self-starters and entrepreneurs that our country depends on for new technology and innovation.
Separation of Church and State is a perversion of the 1st Amendment to take religious influence out of all government business when it was designed only to keep government influence out of religion.
Liberalism has destroyed our school system. Even though we spend billions on education, most Americans don’t have the critical thinking skills necessary to tell fact from fiction and they take media reports and stories for face value embracing lies and policies which are devastating our nation.
The American Founders recognized the most important role for government was to ensure the freedom, creativity and industry of American individualism, and they recognized that this individualism, this freedom to pursue happiness, was in fact a decree from God, not man. All of this spites the philosophies of contemporary liberalism.
Independence, individualism, responsibility, and aversion to government aid and meddling are all encouraged when a people believes it can take care of its needs better than government can. When people tend to their own security, they are further empowered to believe and to act in a manner free from government intrusion.
Firearm ownership magnifies and encourages all these admirable qualities of man. Firearm ownership also threatens the liberal philosophies which demand a dependent, despondent and surrendered people; explanation for the creative and far-fetched calisthenics endorsed by opponents of the 2nd Amendment.
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Maybe not, but they’re still sinful human beings which might steal (property) or murder one..another.
Or someone might do that unto them..if you want to create a “state-with-in-a-state” you have to have law and order!
For an interesting read, look up “The Athens, Tn. war of 1947.” The New York Times was leftest back then, too. It shows what Americans can do when put upon.
But, even with what they had...particularly upon use of the sticks of dynamite, they were able to prevail.
In most rural areas of the country today, there are many more firearms available.
Our Founding Fathers disagree...
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.-
Great article.
That is from the Declaration of Independence. The unalienable right to the pursuit of happiness is NOT in the Constitution.
The Constitution doesn’t give or take any rights, miz Federal Prosecutor. I think you’ll find the ones not enumerated in Amendment #IX.
You have fleshed out my basic first thought to the question "how would the “People” alter or abolish their government without the tools necessary to do so?" Don't participate. Cut the government out of your life in every way possible. Make it irrelevant to your life.
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