“These patriots were furious because they had just been disenfranchised by the Massachusetts Government Act. Having lost control of the governmental apparatus, AND IN PARTICULAR OF THE COURTS(all caps mine), they feared that arbitrary rulers might soon seize their tools, their livestock, or even their farms. “
Hmmm. Agreed. History should repeat itself.
We're only *this* far away from it doing so again. I keep wondering how long that dry prairie grass will hold out against the heat of tyranny.