tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post4051665631416326862..comments2024-03-18T22:21:33.261-07:00Comments on The Debate Link: Of Traitors and TerroristsDavid Schraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-24937720867811159792010-04-12T15:36:09.702-07:002010-04-12T15:36:09.702-07:00That whenever any Form of Government becomes destr...<i>That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.</i><br /><br />You only get called a traitor in history books if you lose. If you win, you're the Founding Fathers and the greatest collection of white dudes that ever existed.<br /><br />Of course, the problem for the Confederates in trying to compare themselves to the Founders is that they were sadly lacking most of the reasonable objections that, for example, John Adams had. They were represented in Congress; they had the same freedoms as the other members of their polity, <i>plus</i> the joys of denying freedom to another group of people; they could continue to expand their populations (and thus representation) by attracting immigrants who could be naturalized.PGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09381347581328622706noreply@blogger.com