We do have a responsibility here ...

Governments extort. The Colonies knew that.

For we who love the United States, and what it stands for, today is for celebrating our founding, and perhaps reflecting on what this nation is all about.  I was going to find a tortured parallel with that joke about Johnny and the pickle factory with the bony pickles, but Lawrence Henry  blows that away with What America Is All About “  I find that close decision [Supreme Court's recent 5-4 ruling affirming that the Second Amendment to the Constitution ] frightening. How can there be any doubt? How can there be any argument? Let's review: Our Founders said, explicitly, that when a people found their rulers had usurped the rightful reach of their powers, it was the people's right to "alter or abolish" that government. And no mistake, our Founders, being realists, knew that "alter or abolish" might mean "change the government by violent means, if necessary." Even in modern times, a lightly armed and aroused populace can cause a government a whole s**tload of trouble -- something of which tyrants are well aware. Government began with extortion. Some landed character with muscled henchmen in hire threw a barrier across a road, and demanded tribute from all who would pass. Keep that concept in mind, because it underlies all that follows.   . and here's what follows. ” Just a half-dozen paragraphs remain ... so you'll have lots of time to watch this video from  American Joe that you meant to watch earlier, but didn't have time for.  It's who we are. I hope those pissants in Washington  understand all this.