Another 1776: Would An Armed Revolt Work Today?

[Eddie_T]

A timely article, seems that Jefferson's criteria was;

The government becomes destructive of the proper ends of government which are the protection of life, liberty and property and/or pursuit of prosperity. This does not mean that a government should be abolished if it fails to perfectly protect these foundational rights. Such a principle would lead to chaos since no government can possibly protect us perfectly.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jerrybow...lt-work-today/

The key word is destructive.

[lvcabbie]

Probably not.

One has to understand the times and technology of the original revolution. Only a small percentage of the population supported the revolution - but they were the people who provided the food and goods needed to keep the nation going.