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Nuclear Unicorn

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18. Who formed the Continental Congress? Who appointed the officers?
Wed Oct 21, 2015, 11:45 AM
Oct 2015

There was only one truly legal government -- the Crown. The rebels were, almost by definition, self-appointed; just as is the case in all rebellions, even ones in the modern world.

Defense against what? Human101948 Oct 2015 #1
I don't think the army of the crown wore jackboots in those days but if you're referring to Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2015 #3
Certainly they killed British officers and troops as members of a militia or army... Human101948 Oct 2015 #12
All of them. Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2015 #14
A unique reinterpretation of history... Human101948 Oct 2015 #17
Who formed the Continental Congress? Who appointed the officers? Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2015 #18
They were not self-appointed... Human101948 Oct 2015 #21
The colonies had no legal authority to appoint them. The colonies belonged to the Crown. Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2015 #22
It was not a group of unorganized individuals... Human101948 Oct 2015 #23
No, they were not unorganized. They were self-organized. Even anarchists do that. Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2015 #31
Know your history... sarisataka Oct 2015 #26
It is not applicable today upaloopa Oct 2015 #2
The idea of a free state has no place in the modern world? Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2015 #4
The idea of citizen-militias with rifles defending a 21st century First-World country. DetlefK Oct 2015 #6
You mean like Vietnam, Afghanistan or Cuba? DonP Oct 2015 #7
"...the right of the people to keep and bear explosives shall not be infringed." DetlefK Oct 2015 #9
Common misconception sarisataka Oct 2015 #10
Sounds like you have a problem with the first amendment too beardown Oct 2015 #13
And the purpose of the militia is to secure "a free state" -- not "the state." Hence the OP. Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2015 #15
The Swiss aren't prepping to wage war against their own country. DetlefK Oct 2015 #25
Well, it certainly wouldn't be worth it for their own government to wage war on them. Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2015 #29
In 1968 we used to see the red light on the horizon upaloopa Oct 2015 #32
I'm guessing the enemy was resoundingly defeated. Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2015 #33
And all that hardware is why we won against the little men with rifles, oh wait. DonP Oct 2015 #34
Do you think you could pacify 80+ million people with over 300 million weapons? Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2015 #8
It doesn't take violence for a tyrant to prevent a revolution. DetlefK Oct 2015 #11
Your every argument seems to depend on very lurid fantasies. Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2015 #16
How many Germans opposed Hitler? DetlefK Oct 2015 #19
So because the Germans abrogated their basic human decency that gives you the moral authority Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2015 #20
All I'm saying is that weapons don't guarantee freedom from tyranny. DetlefK Oct 2015 #24
"How likely is a tyranny to break out?" Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2015 #30
Gordian Knot complexity valuation beardown Oct 2015 #35
Many non-Germans did. Straw Man Oct 2015 #36
Tyrants discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2015 #28
On insurrection, etc.: Lizzie Poppet Oct 2015 #39
"Well, tell me how many militia-men and how many rifles it would take to take down the FBI..." beevul Oct 2015 #40
Oh, you're dreaming of a big, clear-cut revolution of good-vs-evil. DetlefK Oct 2015 #41
I'm dreaming? Its YOUR hypothetical. beevul Oct 2015 #42
My bad. I had lost track of this thread. DetlefK Oct 2015 #43
No problem. I appreciate you owning up to it. beevul Oct 2015 #45
But this would lead to new problems for the rebels: DetlefK Oct 2015 #46
Feel free to start a repeal movement, keep us posted on the progress DonP Oct 2015 #5
Were not sarisataka Oct 2015 #27
The Militia were STATE entities, long before the 2nd was authored, jmg257 Oct 2015 #37
I've read several of the opinions offered in your thread discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2015 #38
a Free State...a republican gov't. And how it is to remain so, via the Militias. jmg257 Oct 2015 #44
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