The non violent Iranians have not had too much luck with a non violent civil war. The other side has the guns, holds the power, and counts the votes.
That should tell us something about what is coming on the horizon.
totally agree. I just hope that more people awakened as of sunday.
the first - and essential - step for tyranny to take over a people is the confiscation of guns.
Our enemies know that...and have been trying frenetically for many years.
They have not only not been successful but they have inadvertently, strengthened our rights to bear arms and have, in the last 2 years, been very beneficial to ONE industry: guns and ammo.
It is nigh impossible to take over a country of armed and dedicated citizens. This will prove to be their Achilles Heal - should they push us into it. (another advantage - liberals don't tend to be gun enthusiasts/owners ;o)...)
I have a kind of off the wall suggestion here. I think it is time for conservatives to give up on Iraq and Afghanistan, bring the troops home from overseas everywhere, demobilize the armed services, and support drastic cuts in military spending. We also need to drastically reduce the size of the military.
As an organized, well-armed, and intact outfit, the armed forces are now a formidable barrier against a change in our government. Obama always knows he can fall back on that force if there is an election to rig or if, say, a state tried to secede.
OTOH, demobilized, they become a formidable force in favor of change. Most soldiers are conservative and know how to fight in an organized fashion. The mere possibility of them scattered throughout the civilian population is a big stabilizing force in modifying the behavior of our ruling class.
We have to figure out which limbs to cut off at this point. There is a lot more bad stuff coming in the next year. Janet Napolitano has ordered a halt to building the border fence. Amnesty and Energy taxes and rationing are likely coming (only 51 votes needed in the Senate these days).
My suggestion is that it is far more important to get our country back than to succeed in Iraq or Afghanistan. We have failed domestically and need to get that house in order first.
We also need to support repeal of anti-terrorist laws and powers of the government. Al Qaeda is now a much smaller threat to us than our government.
Remember, Posse Comitas is only 51 votes in the Senate reconciliation away from repeal. It will be easy for Obama to gin up an emergency to justify its repeal.