Interesting read.
But I like how it squarely puts [Federal] Government’s assuming of rights into the context of assuming rights that are not delegated to it.
There is a word for that, if it is a material item: theft.
There is a word also for the illegitimate taking of authority: mutiny.
Correctly seen, the encroachment of government on the Rights of the People IS grounds for the People to defend themselves; even homicide is acceptable when it is done to protect someone’s right-to-life. (”You always have the right to defend yourself. You always have the right to defend US and coalition forces.” — Portion of the standard ROE in Iraq)
Like many other Freepers, I have taken an oath to “preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution from “...all enemies, foreign AND DOMESTIC.” Most of this group did so just once, in the form of an oath of enlistment. I, and others, also took an oath of citizenship. And many have also taken such an oath as an elected, appointed, or commissioned government official.
And now the question - was there a time limit on that oath? Were we - any of us - ever relieved of the obligation that oath represented? Did I somehow fail to receive the official notice that I could now leave those tasks to my elected representatives? Please, if any of you have that letter, would you post it here so I can lay my burden down?