On Sat, 14 Dec 2002, John Kelsey wrote: > At 09:15 AM 12/13/02 -0800, Mike Rosing wrote: > ... > [Discussion of the lack of pro-freedom candidates.] > > >There are more choices than that. It just takes a while for the > >masses to figure that out. When there are no choices, then we > >can fight with weapons. For now, words are sufficient. > > The thing that's being missed here is that, if elections can be won by > running on a pro-freedom slate, politicians will be found to do that. Note > that guns are still legal in the US, despite the fact that armed private > citizens are apparently *very* unpopular with the decisionmaking elite in > the US. (This makes sense, too. My risks of being shot by anyone are > quite low, as I live in a middle-class neighborhood and take reasonable > precautions. But if you're a politician or public figure, you're much more > likely to be a target, and much more likely to be able to hire an off-duty > cop or other carefully-screened person to carry a gun and defend you.)
When was the last time in these here Untied Status that a political figure was shot for political reasons? While it is certainly arguable that there have been plenty of inter-party assasinations, and despite the vehement protestations to the contrary, it "appears" that the empirical evidence suggests that JFK died as a result of political power plays. McKinley was killed by a whack job at the behest of William Hearst (some liberty taken there with the facts) Garfield was also shot by a serious whacko. Lincoln alone seems to stand as the only political marytr. When the likes of Diane Feinstein and that ilk whimper and cringe at the thought of an armed populace and arm themselves while depriving their constituents of their given rights while retaining those rights for themselves, (Feinstein has a concealed carry permit, but will not grant one) One must question exactly what these "leaders" have in mind. History has shown them (the powerful) as being in no danger from the general population, and whack jobs don't follow the rules. Political assasination by populists in this country? Hardly. Political kidnapping? Nope. Even on a local level, when has a corrupt lethally violent power crazed venal sherrif or top level cop (they certainly exist and have existed) ever really been in fear of a public uprising? When has such an uprising ever happened? The coal field wars of West Virginia back in the 20s started to look like this, and were crushed by the US military. The Bonus Army incident is still rather controversial as to what exactly happened. If any political figure is worried about being assasinated by their constituents, I'd really like to hear why. Where are the teeth to these threats?
