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Originally Posted by scottyt
as for whom, lets say the US goes full on depression, and the .gov decides that because i have a big enough house and have enough means to keep it warm that i must take in some home less in winter. or lets says the ATF reinterprets some more laws and decides that they now mean that lets say the ak that was legal 6 months ago now is not.
you also made no comment of my washington statment
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The government makes up new laws all the time.....so that is nothing new. If you want to start a new Civil War over it, go ahead - be my guest. The North will win again.
As to the founders, oh - they most definitely made laws against sedition and insurrection....almost from Day One.
The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798
"the Sedition Act, passed on July 14 declared that any treasonable activity, including the publication of "any false, scandalous and malicious writing," was a high misdemeanor, punishable by fine and imprisonment."
Other such acts were passed afterward, some rescinded, some amended, etc.
In WWI, a particularly heavy one was put into place. Just saying a few things could get you arrested.
Nothing much has changed. Get back to me after the first real arrests and prosecutions you don't agree with and we will discuss the nuances.