[geeks] 4th Amendment Gone

[Charles Shannon Hendrix]

Fri, 02 Apr 2004 @ 13:56 -0800, N. Miller said:

> On Fri, 2 Apr 2004 18:49:12 +0000, "Mike Meredith"
> <mike at blackhairy.demon.co.uk> said:
> 
> > You don't necessarily need guns in a revolution (the Indians managed to
> > get rid of those 'orrible English without), but if you do need them
> > there's always ways of getting hold of them.
> 
> Only because the British were too civilized to start shooting the unarmed
> in large quantities.  

You remember a different Britain than I do.

The Britain I remember was perfectly willing to commit genocide whenever
they had the power to do so.

> Don't think the US gov't would have that qualm if
> the
> vultures in DC felt their "entitlements" to be in jeopardy.  

Depends on what you mean by "US Gov't".  It is a machine with many
different parts.

> To wit: Kent State, Ruby Ridge, Waco...  Not all that much political
> pressure in those scenarios at all--not the kind that would result
> from open rebellion.

That's not a valid comparison.


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