Reply #277: Your hyperbole is astounding.... [View All]

No one is denying the Bush administration is horrible. I personally cannot wait for 1/20/09. But you make it sound like we're living in Nazi Germany, when as bad as it is, it's not remotely like that.

As far as your point about voting, we won the election in 2006, remember that? I am all in favor of paper trails and other safeguards, however, it is a far cry from having a concern about the integrity of the ballot as opposed to an election not being held. Last I checked, we are still having elections. Unfortunately, many of our citizens do not even exercise their right to vote.

What do you think the purpose of the Constitution was? Do you honestly think Jefferson advocated taking up arms against a constitutional government? You need to make a distinction between an administration acting unconstituionally and an unconstitutional government (all three branches). There are remedies for the first which, by the way, don't include you taking arms up against it. Until such time as Bush abolishes the legislative branch or the SCOTUS (which has dealt him several blows recently), I think it's a bit of a stretch to claim we have a tyrannical government and I believe, based upon the excesses of the Nixon administration, the remedies we have in place are sufficient to ensure our form of government.

As far as your statement about the second amendment (the recent Heller decision notwithstanding), the debates surrounding its adoption centered upon preventing the federal government from disarming the states. However, irrespective of that, consider the state of weapnry them versus today. It's reasonable to assume that, with everyone armed with muzzle-loaded pistols and rifles, as well as with cannons, it was much more evenly matched. But, if you take up arms against the government today, it's not only a given that the military has a sworn duty to defend the government against an insurrection, they are likely to be better armed than you are. Why don't you quit throwing silly words like overthrow around and use the remedies available? Given your lack of critical thinking skills, I don't trust you to restore the constitution. I'm certain that there are far better people than you working on it.

BTW, before you go on yammering about the Constitution, you need to also study the United States Code (which is the law of the land). It doesn't provide for insurrections by the likes of you. I'm a liberal. I believe in democracy. That doesn't include people like yourself overthrowing the government.