What is our most fundamental right? It is the right to defend our rights. And if we fail to exercise this right, we could lose all of the others!
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John Hancock sent Paul Revere to the First Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia with the news that the colony had established the first autonomous colonial government in the 13 colonies.
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People in government rarely give up their power. That's why we live under the biggest government in history. But it's not all bad news. It's not "game over!"
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You can't comply your way out from under that largest government in history.
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Resisting overreaching government is our duty and as James Iredell, one of the first Supreme Court justices put it, “The only resource against usurpation.”
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That means you can't rely on government to protect you. The only winning strategy is to resist government.
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There is nobody riding in on a white horse to make us free. It's ultimately up to "the supreme sovereignty" of the people.
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Creators always have the right to limit their own creations.
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Writing to James Madison about Shays’ Rebellion in early 1787, Thomas Jefferson said that “a little rebellion now and then is a good thing.” He considered it an essential check on government power - a warning that violations of the constitution and liberty might lead to serious trouble for rulers.
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The doctrine of “passive obedience and non-resistance” - was one the founders and old revolutionaries vehemently rejected as destructive to liberty. Yet, here we are today...is it based on fear, or maybe just old habits?
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