No, we were talking about 'taking up arms' which I take to mean actively serving in a military engaged in war or, in the Southern case, armed rebellion.
Well, then, since I disagree with what Lincoln did, I guess I can then be said to have taken up arms against him and his cause, some umpteen decades after the fact. Hey, if that’s the case, then I proudly proclaim I took up arms against Lincoln.
My wife’s father, during WWII, drove a truck stateside when he was in the Army. Didn’t haul war materiel, troops, or anything of a martial nature. The only time he ever “took up arms” was when he fired his weapon in basic training. He never saw a Jap, a Nazi, or an Eye-Tie. Against whom exactly, did he “take up arms?” The silhouette at the rifle range? He never broke a code, transmitted any military orders or logistics, trained anybody in combat, or did anything of a martial nature. He served in the military, but he did not take up arms.
Well, then, since I disagree with what Lincoln did, I guess I can then be said to have taken up arms against him and his cause, some umpteen decades after the fact. Hey, if that’s the case, then I proudly proclaim I took up arms against Lincoln.
My wife’s father, during WWII, drove a truck stateside when he was in the Army. Didn’t haul war materiel, troops, or anything of a martial nature. The only time he ever “took up arms” was when he fired his weapon in basic training. He never saw a Jap, a Nazi, or an Eye-Tie. Against whom exactly, did he “take up arms?” The silhouette at the rifle range? He never broke a code, transmitted any military orders or logistics, trained anybody in combat, or did anything of a martial nature. He served in the military, but he did not take up arms.