[fortheDeclaration]

George Washington's policies were for a feeble infant nation not yet able to defend itself from superior foreign powers. His party was permanently ejected from the presidency a mere four years after Washington retired, was a relatively weak and evaporating Congressional party thereafter but managed to imbed John Marshall in the job of Chief Justice for decades as the dead hand of the past until he finally died and was finally replaced (hallelujah!) by Andrew Jackson's appointment. Long before that Monroe warned the Old World to keep out of the entire Western Hemisphere (but not before the old Federalist survivors tried to have New England secede from the nation for the illegitimate purpose of freer trade almighty with and sucking up to their British soulmates DURING the War of 1812. Once again, paleoPaulie and his supporters are pantloads in the way of liberty.

George Washington thought in terms of principles that were good for any nation at anytime.

But it would make sense that you would even reject his sage advice using the excuse of changing times.

That is the same excuse that the liberals use to reject the Constitution as our guiding document and say it is a 'living one' that is, it must 'change with the times'.

No more need for that 'archaic' 2nd Amendment!

[BlackElk]

I served as a volunteer attorney for NRA members arrested on gun charges. I guess I believe in the Second Amendment. What have you DONE for the RTKBA other than beat your keyboard?

[BlackElk]

It is the change of technology and not the mere change in times that requies a changed approach. The Brits and other eighteenth century powers, if tempted to tangle with the US in the 1770s, 1780s, 1790s or even in the War of 1812, did not have intercontinental ballistic missiles, intercontinental bombers, nuclear weapons, fleets of nuclear missile and nuclear attack submarines in every ocean and able to closely approach our coasts and our population centers, suitcase nukes, and a wide variety of other innovations. Also, few Brits had the fanatacism of the Jihadists who blow themselves up to take other people’s children with them. You are so overcome by nostalgia for the late eighteenth century that the mist in your eyes has bli=nded you. Of course, you are a paleo and so that goes without saying. Reality is not your strong suit.