Is Mass Civil Disobedience Our Future?

Guest Post by Pat Buchanan

Is Mass Civil Disobedience Our Future?

On the holiday set aside in 2020 to honor Martin Luther King, the premier advocate of nonviolent Gandhian civil disobedience, thousands of gun owners gathered in Richmond to petition peacefully for their rights.

King had preached that there was a higher law that justified breaking existing laws that mandated racial segregation.

When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat in the front of the bus in Montgomery, when Freedom Riders integrated bus terminals, when black students sat at segregated lunch counters in North Carolina, they challenged state law in the name of what they said was a higher law.

And Virginia gun owners believe their moral obligation to protect families, friends and themselves in a violent society justifies their right to keep and carry firearms, no matter what the Virginia legislature says.

Americans have a long history of breaching laws in the name of a higher law or God-given rights.

The patriots of Boston gathered an arsenal at Concord in defiance of the British. To protest a tea tax imposed by parliament, they dressed as American Indians and threw shiploads of imported tea into Boston Harbor.

Shays’ Rebellion in Massachusetts, to protest debt collections in 1786-87, and the 1794 Whiskey Rebellion in western Pennsylvania, to protest a tax, both had to be crushed with force.

Abolitionists supported the violation of fugitive slave laws, the enforcement of which Lincoln endorsed in his first inaugural as a national necessity to restore and preserve the Union.

A constitutional prohibition of the sale of beer, wine and liquor in the U.S., following the enactment of the 18th Amendment, led to massive civil disobedience in the Roaring ’20s, before it was repealed in 1933 by the 21st Amendment.

During Vietnam, burning draft cards was a regular feature of anti-war rallies.

Historians may describe the racial riots of the 1960s — Harlem, Watts, Newark, Detroit, and 100 U.S. cities including Washington, D.C., after King’s assassination — as popular uprisings, but many required National Guard and federal troops to stop the looting, shooting and arson.

By the late 1960s, LBJ, who had passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, could not visit a college campus without a violent demonstration.

This week, Washington hosts the 46th annual March for Life to commemorate the 60 million unborn killed in the abortion mills of America since Roe v. Wade in 1973.

In conservative states, restrictions imposed on abortion facilities have put some out of business. The legislators and governors who have done so believe the right to life trumps the Warren Court ruling in Roe v. Wade.

Perhaps the greatest manifestation of civil disobedience today is the illegal presence of between 12 million and 20 million immigrants who broke into our country or are breaking the law by being here after their visas expired.

Their collaborators are the business owners who hire them and the public officials who refuse to treat them as lawbreakers.

“Sanctuary cities” have been created where local and state authorities refuse to cooperate with immigration enforcement.

Now, towns, cities and counties are creating “Second Amendment sanctuaries,” where laws restricting gun rights will not be enforced.

If state and local police, themselves gun owners, stand with those who defy the new state laws on guns, who enforces the new laws?

The Virginia Senate has begun to move bills requiring background checks for gun purchasers including red flag laws to disarm individuals deemed at risk to themselves or others, and bills granting permission for locales to restrict the carrying of arms in government buildings and confining the purchases of handguns to one a month.

There are other restrictions the Democratic legislature in Richmond and governor are ready to move, including restricting the number of bullets in clips and magazines and halting sales of rifles like the AR-15.

Gun owners see these as the onset of an all-out assault on gun rights.

For a republic to endure, there has to be a common consent on the rule of law and what constitutes a good society. But these seem to be at issue again in America.

Is abortion the killing of an innocent human being? Do Americans have a constitutional and human right to keep and carry firearms to protect themselves and their loved ones?

Who is and who is not a rightful resident of our national home?

Do illegal migrants have a right to come here and stay here? Or do their numbers imperil our national identity and existence as “one nation and one people”?

Violent crime was greater in America in the early 1990s. Urban riots were far more common in the 1960s. And there is nothing today comparable to the bloodletting of the 1861-65 War Between the States.

Still, Americans seem to disagree with each other more and to dislike each other more than they have in the lifetime of most of us.

One wonders: How does it all stay together? And for how long?

Patrick J. Buchanan is the author of “Nixon’s White House Wars: The Battles That Made and Broke a President and Divided America Forever.” To find out more about Patrick Buchanan and read features by other Creators writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators website at www.creators.com.

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old white guy
old white guy

When freedom is abridged violence occurs. The left in America are dangerous to individual and constitutional freedom.

gatsby1219
gatsby1219

All gun laws are unconstitutional .

Craven Warrior
Craven Warrior

Really? The 2nd amendment applies to the Federal government. States have the right to make their stupid gun laws. The people of that state must be willing to fight the state government to assure that the freedom is not taken from them. Looks like most people just aren’t willing to fight for their freedom (if they even understand true liberty), and many are willing to trade liberty for a false sense of security.

AC
AC

Really. The 14th Amendment imposed the same restrictions on the States.

Vixen Vic
Vixen Vic

The Supreme Court over the decades has been applying the amendments to all governments in the U.S. to include the state and local level. The Bill of Rights was initially for the federal government. But that was when states had rights.

CCRider
CCRider

“One wonders: How does it all stay together?” It doesn’t. Secede. From all government.

Crawfisher
Crawfisher

CCRider, you posted the same answer I had.
As to when, I can only assume when the government decides to impose their unconstitutional laws on one individual citizen, and that citizen decides to shoot back and dies from local / state government tyranny.
1 death will become 2, then 4, then 16, then 256, then 65k.

CCRider
CCRider

It’s very encouraging. More and more people are looking at this parasite called government and saying ‘think of how much better off we’d be without these nasty, deceitful bloodsuckers’. A trillion dollars a year left in the hands of those who actually earned it? A new dawn of human peace and prosperity would ensue.

Martel's Hammer
Martel's Hammer

In a homogenous society of like-minded individuals with a shared belief system self-governance in the form of a representative republic is difficult but possible.

America 2020 is none of those things…. messy salad bowl of conflicting ideologies, races, religions and an entitled elite with goals in opposition to American success.

Then let’s not forget the connections these elites to similar but competing groups across the globe (currently meeting in Davos) seeking to dominate everything and then divide the spoils amongst themselves after the individualists are enslaved or eliminated.

Pat makes a good point that illegal immigrants are a form of civil disobedience…..especially useful to the elites.

Withdraw your consent to be governed, to be ruled, to participate in their system…..Richmond was a great example.

Obviously many in VA do not consent to the new police state tyranny and while peaceful yesterday they will not go quietly….yes VA is going to pass the “bad” laws but the elites are on notice now. You do not have my consent.

Time to start staging “active withdrawals of consent”….non-violent but along the lines of the Boston Tea Party…..which is the shift from passive withdrawal to seeking to remove the boot from our throat.

Glock-N-Load

MH,

I’ve been calling for homogeny on TBP for years now.

M G

I believe it is possible to promote the idea of homogeneity in a way that seems less controversial. In a real community brought together in support of shared community goals (note, I did NOT say communal), a natural grouping of those most like one another tends to happen.

That natural grouping, absent government influence via policies such as busing or affirmative action, has proven able to coexist in ways that are beneficial to both communities. However, there is no known way to completely exterminate the negative impact of Government Influence.

M G

The Virginia Senate has begun to move bills requiring background checks for gun purchasers including red flag laws to disarm individuals deemed at risk to themselves or others, and bills granting permission for locales to restrict the carrying of arms in government buildings and confining the purchases of handguns to one a month.

Someone deserves to be shot by their own treasonous security guards, in my opinion.

gatsby1219
gatsby1219

Oh boy, you just made someone’s list…

M G

I made someone’s list years ago.

AC
AC

Looks like they should have taken the capital and hanged all the Dems they could find.

Nothing else is going to work.

Second Bernie caviar-communist staff member openly wants us dead.
https://www.thepostmillennial.com/bernie-sanders-staffer-calls-for-violence-while-living-lavish-lifestyle/

Lawfish
Lawfish

That little turd better watch himself. No soy-boy is going to take my guns away.

yahsure
yahsure

I admit that I am not impressed that folks in Va. voted this guy into power. WTF!
It will be a small percent of the population that actually does something. Just like during our revolution.

TC
TC

The “folks” didn’t. The flood of immigrants both legal and illegal, who vote 2:1 or 3:1 Democrat, did. These immigrants don’t value freedom of speech, nor the 2A.

Vixen Vic
Vixen Vic

You forgot the federal government employees that live in Virginia.

Mushroom Cloud
Mushroom Cloud

Just remember who caused the hardship when it rolls around…No forgetting no forgiving

Hardscrabble Farmer
Hardscrabble Farmer

What does he think the drug epidemic is? Or don’t be a snitch culture? 30 million illegals living large and loving life? How about all the government employees who routinely use the authority of their sinecures to break whatever laws they like? We already have mass civil disobedience on a multitude of levels across all sorts of economic, social, and racial levels.

M G

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(Martha here in a serious tone.)

I remembered a big research project on public education versus private education and following that trail led me to a surprising point in history. The establishment of the National Science Foundation enacted by Truman was directed by Roosevelt, but delayed by Harry until he could get his cronies on board in 1951.

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I have requested a private citizen’s link to the next webcast of the next meeting. I will either be allowed to watch the National Science Board of the National Science Foundation in action February 4 and 5 or I will be denied access because of lots and lots of very good reasons. Either way, it was interesting where my digging at NASA landed me.

This is the National Science Board, whose 24 members are from what I gather are the most highly qualified Scientists in the World. (They are NOT constrained to be US Citizens… in charge of the the direction of the technology of this country… their is a way to allow Foreign contributors to direct US Technology.)
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As a matter of fact? the next Director is probably gonna be one.

Nova Scotia? If you read this, this is for you.
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Glock-N-Load

Nothing like the farmer. I can’t think of a profession where one works closer to God. Well, maybe a Grace Country Pastor.

Long Time Lurker
Long Time Lurker

si·ne·cure
/ˈsīnəkyo͝or,ˈsinəˌkyo͝or/
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noun
plural noun: sinecures
a position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit.

I always learn new words here.

M G
M G

Kind of like most of our elected or appointed leaders.

Anonymousse
Anonymousse

“Freedom” is a social construct, one that can be socially deconstructed as well. Just look at the views of the younger generations on infringement of said “freedoms” that are constitutionally guaranteed. We have finally reached that social tipping point where true tyranny is not only possible, but IMHO quite likely. Plan accordingly.

Mushroom Cloud
Mushroom Cloud

What good is the key if you can’t see the chains? Most entitled Americans are more than content in shackles as long as they have their video games and InstaTwit to keep them distracted…

Aodh Macraynall
Aodh Macraynall

Sorry, but I do not need a communist, negro, whore-master nor do I need a negro house-maid to justify any principle I have. I am sorry that for Pat Buchanan thinks he does.

Anonymous
Anonymous

who is john galt ?

Austrian Peter

Dunno, but he said a lot:
https://www.inspiringquotes.us/author/4949-john-galt

Ah, I just found it, thanks Google:
“John Galt (/ɡɔːlt/) is a character in Ayn Rand’s novel Atlas Shrugged (1957). … As the plot unfolds, Galt is acknowledged to be a philosopher and inventor; he believes in the power and glory of the human mind, and the rights of individuals to use their minds solely for themselves.”

ILuvCO2
ILuvCO2

Please don’t thank Goolag for anything. DuckDuckgo.com

Austrian Peter

Ah, yes, quite correct; actually I use both ILuvCO2, but thanks for reminding me.

Vixen Vic
Vixen Vic

That was a rhetorical question. It was Anonymous’ opinion on the matter.

Austrian Peter

What’s rhetorical about it VV? Oh, I see, he was just referring to the book in deference to AR.

Vixen Vic
Vixen Vic

It’s a common response here, basically meaning buckle down and get ready. Some say, “Going John Galt.”

Austrian Peter

Many thanks VV – I had not heard of this before. Great zoo is TBP and I learn new things all the time!

Vixen Vic
Vixen Vic

In case I mislead you, when I said “here,” I mean the U.S. You won’t only see those John Galt phrases here, but they’re all over the Internet, especially from those who either consider themselves to be patriots or those who are ready for whatever falls. They plan to defend themselves and their families whatever may come. It doesn’t necessarily mean guns, but it means all phases of protecting them and theirs, which, by the way, does require guns, but not only that. 🙂

Vixen Vic
Vixen Vic

As an example, think of you and your family hunkering down at your home away from crowds and protecting what you have after the EBT cards (food stamps) don’t work and people are marauding, and defending yourselves, perhaps for months on end. You’re going John Galt.

Austrian Peter

Ah, now I have a clearer understanding VV – thank you very much. You see, here in UK we don’t have the same fear of civil disorder, in fact it is the furthest from our minds. In times of distress the Brits generally pull together, as we did during the war, and it appears there is a greater sense of ‘society’ in UK even if Maggie Thatcher claimed that ‘there is no such thing as society – we are all individuals’.

This says a lot about Maggie’s view of life and why our 1980s we so devastating for lots of people. Oh, and also we don’t have guns of any kind (except very severe licencing and illegals of course) – but lots of knives though! :-))))

Gilberts
Gilberts

Who is John Galt?

I am.
I will put a end to this once and for all.
I will stop the motor of the world.

Eyes Wide Shut
Eyes Wide Shut

‘Do Americans have a constitutional and human right to keep and carry firearms to protect themselves and their loved ones?”

Quite cowardly Mr. Buchanan for stopping soooooo short of saying to protect us from our own overreaching, power hungry, socialist leaning government.

Martel's Hammer
Martel's Hammer

We are born with certain inherent rights…..life liberty and the pursuit of happiness…the Constitution is simply the codification of those rights and a contract with our representatives to defend those rights.

Pretty obvious at this point we are living in a post-constitutional system where the government no longer feels bound to defend our rights as our elected representatives…….therefore we should no longer feel bound to follow any of the laws put forward by illegitimate authority.

Not following laws has potentially significant negative consequences as the Police State Tyranny has tremendous resources and a quasi-monopoly on the use of force to compel compliance.

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Anonymous
Anonymous

The Deplorable is dumb. Needs to recognize when he is in a 1 party system. And stop knocking his head into a brick wall.

Register as a Democrat and vote for a black or brown to piss off the Joos.

Ben Lurken
Ben Lurken

Speaking of which: is there a voting strategy we NH Republicans should employ in the upcoming Democrat primary? If we register as Democrat for the primary who should we vote for?

Hardscrabble Farmer
Hardscrabble Farmer

The guy with the muck boot on his head giving away free ponies.

M G

So, the division of labor around here involves me doing first light feedings and, as is the case in the deep freeze? water dish thawings and tendings.

I wore my knee high muck boots and put my foot through the fish pond which was once a goat trough. By the time I got back to the house my foot was getting numb. I had to change boots and finish chores.

No free ponies around here.

Never put your muck boots on your head or through the ice in a pond.

cz
cz

agreed. i’ve heard him speak. nobody else at the meetings i’ve seen him in would even bring up ponies.

ILuvCO2
ILuvCO2

OK, could someone clue me in. I’ve been in meetings all day, but have two pairs of muckboots, one with crampons. Help me out.

James the Wanderer

The one least likely to win the national election.

ILuvCO2
ILuvCO2

There are a dozen of them least likely to win the national election.

TN Patriot
TN Patriot

Blacks tend to not like homos, so I doubt they would come out in an election where their preferred party candidate is one.

Anonymous
Anonymous

Governments both Federal and State have become tyrannies and no longer deserve the support of the Citizens.
The Citizens need to realize the government has become their enemy and now only serves the corporate oligarchs who would rob the people of their freedoms and their prosperity. When the government becomes tyrannical, it is the duty of Citizens to resist the government. The government is not the authority in America, the people are.

Vixen Vic
Vixen Vic

Which is another reason I don’t vote. I don’t support the federal, state or local government. Not to mention the elections are rigged.

Austrian Peter

“King had preached that there was a higher law that justified breaking existing laws that mandated racial segregation.”

I am reminded of our Tony Benn MP in UK during the 1980s who said:
“conscience is above the law”. I have never forgotten that. Here are some more words of wisdom from Tony Benn: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/mar/15/10-of-the-best-tony-benn-quotes-as-picked-by-our-readers

bob
bob

Sorry. The second amendment is not about self defense. It is about a check against the state. It is about a free man has a hedge against the inevitable tyrannies that come when evil men govern. A man that knows he is free must act when his government moves to tyranny.

IluvCO2
IluvCO2

That’s what pisses me off about moonbats talking 2A. They talk of hunting rifles. True if the hunting rifles were aimed at them.

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