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Originally Posted by pocketkangaroo
In the 18th Century, you theoretically could put together a militia and take over the government. The Federal government didn't have a lot of power, nor the reach. Today, that is impossible.
There is no way that a group of armed citizens will ever be able to overthrow the government. Our government has too much sophisticated weaponry
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Well consider for a moment what would happen if the country was so splintered in some way as to actually incite the masses to that level. 300 million civilians vs how many in the standing army? Now do you believe that in such a situation all members of the military would cooperate and follow orders, or would some refuse to serve, some go awol, and other units take the side of the people, bringing with them their equipment? It's not so pointless as it might first seem. (I hope I'm not coming off as some kind of a kook here, that's not the type of event I would ever want to see need to come to pass)
If on the other hand you're talking about some lone backwoods militia group "getting fighting mad", no of course they're not going to achieve anything. There would be little chance of success unless the number of civilians fighting significantly outnumbered the military, and/or some groups within the military would lend support to the people.
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Originally Posted by pocketkangaroo
It's a retarded analogy thrown out by conservative blogs to rile up the uneducated. None of the justices there are traitors, they just have different viewpoints.
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well I haven't read any 'conservative blogs' on the matter and I'm not trying to rile up 'the uneducated', it's merely my own opinion.
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Originally Posted by pocketkangaroo
Just remember that the justices you agreed with the other day are the same ones that believe you have no right to work in this industry.
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which has absolutely nothing to do with this matter at all. and though I might find the opinion of the other 4 more personally advantageous in other matters, they still cannot be trusted
