To what end is all of this?
By all means, feel free to assemble; it is a right enshrined in the constitution and you are entitled to do so.
Feel free to make your dissent known. Again, it’s right there in the Bill of Rights at the top, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with exercising that right.
But what is your goal? To remove the current government? The current, fairly and democratically elected government? Just because you don’t agree with it? I’m all for shaking things up now and again, and we’re fortunate that we can do so every couple of years. This violent rebellion talk needs to stop, though; it isn’t productive, and someone is eventually going to take it too far. Ok, you guys didn’t do so well last November, go home, regroup, come up with some fresh ideas, find some candidates you support, and try to come back stronger in 2010; that’s how this country works.
So, assemble, let your voices be heard, but stop with all this violence nonsense; it isn’t helping your cause.
During the Vietnam War years, my local public school social studies department (made up of liberals) was teaching “values education” to the kids. One of the discussions centered around at what point it was acceptable to use violence to bring about change in government—tying in the anti-war protests to the Boston Tea Party. Conservatives appear to be way behind in this discussion.
What violence? I have proposed a peaceful march.