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To: upchuck
"...But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism...

Randy Barnett translates: "But to justify a revolution, it was not thought to be enough that officials of the government of England, the Parliament, or even the King himself had violated the rights of the people. No government is perfect; all governments violate rights. This was well known."

"So the Americans had to allege more than mere violations of rights. They had to allege nothing short of a criminal conspiracy to violate their rights systematically. Hence the Declaration’s famous reference to “a long train of abuses and usurpations” and the list that followed."

I'm thinking we got a us a criminal conspiracy by the gruberment at all levels to violate our Rights systematically.

47 posted on 07/04/2015 3:21:25 PM PDT by kiryandil (Egging the battleship USS Sarah Palin from their little Progressive rowboats...)
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To: kiryandil
I'm thinking we got a us a criminal conspiracy by the gruberment at all levels to violate our Rights systematically.

But they are violating our rights for our own good.

The despots have only the best of intentions.

It’s for the children!

48 posted on 07/04/2015 3:24:38 PM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
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