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Originally posted by paedco
As for the Declaration of Independence; it had to do with Taxation Without Repreesentation. The King taxed us but would not allow us to viote in their Parliment. don't think you have a match there!
paedco
Florida
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With all due respect to you sir and your service but you aren't that much of a historian to make a statement like that. It is a gross over simplification sort of like saying the civil war was fought over slavery. The colonists had a whole host of other serious issues that drove them to open rebellion. They were not permitted to speak openly against the crown, they were not free to practice their religion, they forced to quarter the kings troops, they were subject to being arrested and held without any charges being filed, their homes were subject to random searches and the British tried to impose tight controls over every single facet of commerce in the Colonies.
In short they were not only deprived of the right to vote but every single freedom we take for granted today and the Bill of Rights should be viewed as a list of complaints against the King and notice taxation and representation aren't mentioned.
I am not proposing the overthrow of the government but merely pointing out that the rights outlined for us by our forefathers have been gradually taken away from us by either well meaning or evil elected officials and by unelected judges. It isn't hard to see a point when guns are illegal and the two major parties control all political discourse. The McCain-Feingold campaign finance law removes the right of non profit groups from running issue ads within 90 days of the election.
I don't kno about you but I can't afford hundred's of thousands of dollars for air time so in effect the groups that I have joined (i.e the NRA) in hopes of being able to be heard have been muzzled and the US Supreme court looked the other way. What's next? I know guns are on the agenda, the Patriot act stripped away some 5th amendment protections. Where are we going to be in 20 years? There will come a day when your average joe is going to say fuck this. If he can change it peacfully he will if he can't he will use violence. Human history as well as American history will back me up on this.