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In reply to the discussion: Chris Matthews just said "I'll get to the heart of this speech now".... [View all]V0ltairesGh0st
(306 posts)To borrow a page from the misused and misunderstood "conservative" view of rebellion. When might we as liberals and, progressives be fed up enough to heed the call and rise to arms against complacent, and destructive "elected" officials ?
"Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends [i.e., securing inherent and inalienable rights, with powers derived from the consent of the governed], it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness." --Thomas Jefferson: Declaration of Independence, 1776. ME 1:29, Papers 1:315
Perhaps soon would be a good time I'm thinking.