It seems to me that the issue revolves around the concept of USA citizens "taking up arms" against the USA. If one takes up arms against one's own country that is instant treason or armed insurrection and instantly removes the individual from citizenship and any protections attached to that status. When John Dickinson and Thomas Jefferson wrote The Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms which was a document issued by the Second Continental Congress on July 6, 1775, to explain why the Thirteen Colonies had taken up arms (specifically at Lexington and Concord) a in what had become the American Revolutionary War The phrase meant literally picking up a gun and using it. Today, of course, things are not so clear cut.
Monday, February 11, 2013
Taking up Arms
The critical is question is: When does an American Citizen forfeit the right of due process and become subject to immediate "execution" as opposed to the requirement for the implementation of due process to include (presumably) some form of independent judicial review.
It seems to me that the issue revolves around the concept of USA citizens "taking up arms" against the USA. If one takes up arms against one's own country that is instant treason or armed insurrection and instantly removes the individual from citizenship and any protections attached to that status. When John Dickinson and Thomas Jefferson wrote The Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms which was a document issued by the Second Continental Congress on July 6, 1775, to explain why the Thirteen Colonies had taken up arms (specifically at Lexington and Concord) a in what had become the American Revolutionary War The phrase meant literally picking up a gun and using it. Today, of course, things are not so clear cut.
It seems to me that the issue revolves around the concept of USA citizens "taking up arms" against the USA. If one takes up arms against one's own country that is instant treason or armed insurrection and instantly removes the individual from citizenship and any protections attached to that status. When John Dickinson and Thomas Jefferson wrote The Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms which was a document issued by the Second Continental Congress on July 6, 1775, to explain why the Thirteen Colonies had taken up arms (specifically at Lexington and Concord) a in what had become the American Revolutionary War The phrase meant literally picking up a gun and using it. Today, of course, things are not so clear cut.
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