15 January 2011

QOTD: George Mason Bonus

I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people except for a few public officials.
As others have noted, a week ago today, the militia acted, in concert, and WITHOUT formal training.  Just goes to show that society is not dependent upon the government for response to conflict or crippling problems.

Now, if someone could just tell congress to butt out of our lives, we'd be in good shape.

QOTD: George Mason Disagrees with Legacy University

“[W]hen the resolution of enslaving America was formed in Great Britain, the British Parliament was advised by an artful man, – who was governor of Pennsylvania, to disarm the people; that it was the best and most effectual way to enslave them; but that they should not do it openly, but weaken them, and let them sink gradually, by totally disusing and neglecting the militia.”
Sebastian over at SIH covered this the other day when the Virginia Supreme Court sided with George Mason University to restrict carry in buildings and dorms, but thanks to a smart poster over on MD Shooters, our founding father tends to disagree with the lot of them. 

Obviously, as we have learned over the last week, to be enslaved does not necessarily mean to JUST your government or purely as a piece of chattel.  Nope, we can also be enslaved to ugly and perverted thugs whom are demons praying on the weak.  As the saying goes, best to be prepared when the fight comes to us, instead of to be always looking for a fight.