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To: Sherman Logan

We would have the same support we had in our first Revolution. You do know most of the people wanted nothing to do with it don’t you? It would be the same now. A small percentage of the population will be all that’s willing to get involved personally regardless of whether they support or oppose it. They won’t be actively opposing anyone. You also forget that it doesn’t matter how much of the population disagrees with the Constitution, unless they change it the way it was meant to be changed their opinion on it means nothing. They can’t change it the right way, and don’t even bother with that process anymore. The fact is most Americans are ignorant on our Constitution, and everything this nation was built on. That’s why we are in this situation. Considering our second amendment was given to us to protect ourselves against a tyrannical government like we have now, there are still a ridiculous amount of people who believe it’s for hunting. That sadly includes many who support the right.


48 posted on 11/07/2012 2:13:13 AM PST by ThermoNuclearWarrior (We must start working outside the broken, corrupt, and unconstitutional system to save this nation.)
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To: ThermoNuclearWarrior

So how you going to work it? Let us assume you succeed in overthrowing the present government by force and put yourselves in temporary control.

To be true to the ideals you claim to hold, you will eventually have to hold elections and submit to the will of the people.

At that point you will lose the election. You will then have to either give up power, which means your whole revolution fails, or develop some other rationale for holding onto power. Personally, I can imagine such rationales, but I can’t call them “American.” They would be based on entirely different principles.

IOW, what does a revolution held in the name of the people do when the people reject it?

Your whole argument is based on the notion that the people are “really” behind you. What if they aren’t?


51 posted on 11/07/2012 2:24:59 AM PST by Sherman Logan
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