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In reply to the discussion: Representative David Howard Suggests Civil War if Obama is Re-Elected [View all]oldsarge54
(582 posts)Really, one of the major arguments about guns for everybody is to defend themselves from the government. In Texas, everyone of the militias with a web site in their mission statement claim they are to defend the constitution. What they fail to say is who decides. Real militias, the ones we had before the National Guard act, were inspected and regulated by the states. These modern "militias" report to no local, state, or national authority, and citing Thomas Jefferson as their spiritual source, believe themselves to be the counterbalance to central government.
The funny, really actually funny thing, is that Thomas Jefferson was an anarchist. He did not believe in any government above a township. Thomas Jefferson was really our first OWS member (unless you count Ben Franklin).
The real problem, in all seriousness, is that we have a Texas Judge of the same opinion (in Texas, judges are the executive branch of the county government, no necessarily bench sitting judges with legal training, just elected). These Republicans have a habit of talking themselves into believing and ACTING on those delusions that they convince themselves are real. Consider Mitt's 47% comment.