C|net Comments

A couple remarks posted on c|net regarding an article on the sad state of privacy in the U.S.:

Dalkorian: The Declaration of Independence says that it's the people's duty to overthrow corrupt government. As far as I can recall from my reading of the Constitution, it doesn't say anything about revolution. As a matter of fact, U.S. Code Title 18, Part I, Chapter 115 spells out that it's a serious crime to plot sedition or advocate overthrow of government.

That doesn't mean the law is right -- laws are made by people, and people are often wrong. (This is why jury nullification is a necessary thing, though under-utilized.) Still, the federal government has become a huge piece of machinery, so unless you want to bring that down on your head alone, hold off until the right time, hopefully with the coordination of like-minded Patriots.

Note that a Patriot defends the Constitution, not the twisted mess that has grown up around it.

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Absolutely. The 2nd Amendment right to keep and bear arms is the means by which people can hold onto their freedoms when things go to far. It really has nothing to do with hunting, but this is how the bad guys pushed the 1968 Gun Control Act through in requiring sporting purpose for importation. The NFA and GCA were pushed through Democrat-controlled Congress with a Democrat president (FDR and LBJ) to ensure that no one interferes with their big-budget government morass.

Citizens should be able to own military weapons, period. They could pre-1934. All that's happened since then is that the average citizen's minds have gotten soft, since all they care about is the latest entertainment. Gun control is unconstitutional and is thus illegal. However, it's the citizens versus the people with a monopoly of force, so guess who loses?

When a citizen criticizing the government can be labeled a terrorist, and people become held for undeclared reasons, we're only a few steps away from total oppression. In that regard, Al Qaeda won, although America has been screwing itself for the past 80 years.