04-21-2013, 01:59 AM
stanc Wrote:I doubt it. IMO, the Founding Fathers primary interest was gaining power, not eliminating tyrannical acts from government. Example: One of the complaints against British "tyranny" was a royal tax levied on booze; opposition to that tax helped fuel the American Revolution. But, what was one of George Washington's first acts after becoming President? Placing a "tyrannical" tax on booze!The war was about taxation without representation. Today we have the majority"government workers and Obama phone people" living off the shrinking tax payers. When you have no stake in the game like war, taxes, or even making a living, its easy to become complacent and have apathy towards freedom ,the Constitution or anything else
