You Say You Want A Revolution?

(Previously posted on original "Tracy's Thoughts" in July 2013)

"That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to 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."

Before we start talking about a Revolution and altering or abolishing any Government let's think about why America was founded and what the reasons those Founding Fathers created America.

The Preamble to our Constitution is actually a pretty good place to start. With just this one paragraph it gives us the most basic reasons.

"We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."

Do we have or have ever had a more perfect union? Has justice really ever been established?

Do we have or have ever had domestic tranquility? Perhaps we do have common defense provided. But, what about the general welfare for ALL? And are "the Blessings of Liberty" secure to us, our children, succeeding generations and to ALL Americans?

At any point in our history since this great Nation was founded, if the People, had chosen to alter, to abolish, or to institute a new Government, could they really have done so? Would they really have been able to? Just because the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution gives us Rights and guidance's, would the "Powers-That-Be" just sit quietly by and let it happen today? Are the People strong enough and have enough in numbers to make it happen?

I recently read an article titled, "Seventy-two killed resisting gun confiscation in Boston!".

Boston – National Guard units seeking to confiscate a cache of recently banned assault weapons were ambushed by elements of a Para-military extremist faction. Military and law enforcement sources 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 wide-spread 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 in early 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 plans.

During a tense standoff in the Lexington 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 over matched 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 also demanded the surrender of those responsible for planning and leading the attack against the government troops.

Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, and John Hancock, who have been identified as “ringleaders” of the extremist faction, remain at large.

And this fellow Americans, is how the American Revolution began, April 20, 1775.

The article concludes with the following:

On July 4th, 1776 these same extremists signed the Declaration of Independence, pledging to each other and their countrymen their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor. Many of them lost everything, including their families and their lives over the course of the next few years.

Lest we forget…

Let us not forget!

Now is the above story fact or fiction? I'll let you decide that one for yourself!

However, very recently there's been a BIG push for gun control. Do I truly believe that "they" will take ALL guns from EVERYONE? Well, no not really, but when you let them take one or part of your liberties away, what is going to stop "them" from taking more and more and more...

You Say You Want A Revolution?

Are you ready to give up your life, your family, everything you own and love to secure your rights?

Has our current form of Government become so destructive that it's time to dissolve political bands and to institute a new Government?

The Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution are two very powerful historical documents. Are we or have we really been living by and following them? Are these two very powerful historical documents flawed, inaccurate or outdated? It would seem that at least a few people think that they are and we've had several US Presidents circumvent one or both of them from time to time throughout our Country's history.

Has America already been "fundamentally changed" enough to cause irreconcilable differences and we have grounds for a divorce?

So, you say you want a Revolution...