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DECLARATION OF CAUSES AND NECESSITY OF TAKING UP ARMS
Unknown | July 6, 1775 | Unk

Posted on 12/15/2001 2:20:33 PM PST by boothead

DECLARATION OF CAUSES AND NECESSITY OF TAKING UP ARMS

JULY 6, 1775 & SEPTEMBER 11, 2001

We fight not for glory or for conquest. We exhibit to mankind the remarkable spectacle of a people attacked by unprovoked enemies, without any imputations or even suspicion of offense. They boast of their privileges and civilization, and yet proffer no milder condition than servitude or death.

In our native land, in defense of the freedom that is our birthright and which we ever enjoyed until the late violation of it; for the protection of our forefathers and ourselves; against violence actually offered; we have taken up arms. We shall lay them down when hostilities shall cease on the part of the aggressors and all danger of their being renewed shall be removed, and not before.


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What was good then is good now.
1 posted on 12/15/2001 2:20:33 PM PST by boothead
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I agree, people that argue that the Constitution is a 'living document' really worry me.
2 posted on 12/15/2001 3:10:10 PM PST by Pern
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To: boothead
Thanks for the post.
3 posted on 12/15/2001 3:27:00 PM PST by cascademountaineer
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Gun Ban Results In Tragic Deaths

BOSTON -- National guard units seeking to confiscate a cache of recently banned assault rifles were ambushed on April 19th by elements of a paramilitary extremist faction. Military and law enforcement officials estimate that 72 were killed and more than 200 injured before government forces were compelled to withdraw.

Speaking after the clash, Massachusetts Governor Thomas Gage declared that the extremist faction, which was made up of local citizens, has links to the radical right-wing tax protest movement.

Gage blamed the extremists for recent incidents of vandalism directed against internal revenue offices. The governor, who described the group's organizers as "criminals," issued an executive order authorizing the summary arrest of any individual who has interfered with the government's efforts to secure law and order.

The military raid on the extremist arsenal followed widespread refusal by the local citizenry to turn over recently outlawed assault weapons. Gage issued a ban on military-style assault weapons and ammunition earlier in the week. This decision followed a meeting earlier this month between government and military leaders at which the governor authorized the forcible confiscation of illegal arms.

One government official, speaking on condition of anonymity, pointed out that "none of these people would have been killed had the extremists obeyed the law and turned over their weapons voluntarily."

Government troops initially succeeded in confiscating a large supply of outlawed weapons and ammunition. However, troops attempting to seize arms and ammunition in Lexington met with resistance from heavily-armed extremists who had been tipped-off regarding the government's plan.

During a tense standoff in Lexington's town park, National Guard Colonel Francis Smith, commander of the government operation, ordered the armed group to surrender and return to their homes. The impasse was broken by a single shot, which was reportedly fired by one of the right-wing extremists.

Eight civilians were killed in the ensuing exchange. Ironically, the local citizenry blamed government forces rather than the extremists for the civilian deaths. Before order could be restored, armed citizens from surrounding areas had descended upon the guard units. Colonel Smith, finding his forces overmatched by the armed mob, ordered a retreat.

Governor Gage has called upon citizens to support the state/national joint task force in its effort to restore law and order. The governor has also demanded the surrender of those responsible for planning and leading the attack against the government forces. Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, and John Hancock, who have been identified as "ringleaders" of the extremist faction, remain at large.

Colonial News Network (CNN) News Release April 20, 1775.

4 posted on 12/15/2001 3:30:10 PM PST by lowbridge
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Thanks Low.
5 posted on 12/15/2001 4:05:55 PM PST by boothead
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bump
6 posted on 12/15/2001 6:16:25 PM PST by Centurion2000
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