> Sam wrote: > So if local police carry guns does it mean we're not really free? >
No, because the people have empowered the police to carry guns to enforce publicly enacted law. The broader point it's ill-advised to oust an existing gov't (that's been around for multiple generations) by gunpoint, and then tell the citizens, "ok, you're new system of gov't is democratic. Go vote." Odds of success seem really low under those conditions, but, in this case, there had been a groundswell after the first gulf war. Whether all of those community leaders were killed or not, I dunno. You sure don't see much bottom-up democracy though. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:185606 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
