To: tarawa, SLB, the irate magistrate, logos, Pocat, Lion Den Dan, Don Bell, Doug Fiedor
"...It should not be surprising that Americans in the midst of a revolution against tyranny would be suspicious of government, particularly when dealing with plans for their own government. As a consequence, most of the state constitutions of the era vested primary governing authority in a popularly elected legislative branch of government, not the executive,[204] and contained a statement for a bill of rights..."
5 posted on
12/31/1969 4:00:00 PM PST by
vannrox
(MyEMail)
To: VW-Cat-Man,New Administration anti-gun also,bloodmeridian,68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub,ravingnutter
"...A standing army in the hands of a government placed so independent of the people, may be a fatal instrument to overturn the public liberties; it may be employed to enforce the collection of the most oppressive taxes, and to carry into execution the most arbitrary measures. An ambitious man who may have the army at his devotion, may step up into the throne, and seize upon absolute power..."
6 posted on
12/31/1969 4:00:00 PM PST by
vannrox
(MyEMail)
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