[Poohbah]

A cross-country anti-tax rally culminated in the nation's capital Thursday, with several hundred protestors warning all branches of the federal government to "obey the Constitution, or else."

Translation: "Obey what we say the Constitution says, or else."

Mike Bodine said the sole purpose of the anti-tax rally (called Freedom Drive 2002) is to restore the Constitution to what it was in 1776.

There was no Constitution in 1776; there were merely the charters of the 13 colonies (which were engaged in armed revolt against the Crown that granted those charters).

Mike Bodine would be a heckuva lot more credible as a "Constitutional Scholar" if he actually knew when it was drafted and ratified.

[general_re]

I'm rather curious about the "or else" part, myself. Why make veiled threats? Why not just come out and say it? It's not like there aren't plenty of ways to make a case on the merits.

Oh, wait - I forgot how much easier it is to threaten than it is to persuade. I think they can forget about a million folks attending their rally - if that's the best they can do in terms of polemic, they'll be lucky to break triple digits.