Lost Sheep
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I take exception to the fact of that statement, "haven't fought".No. Brits are still subjects. They don't have a Republic. They still live under a monarchy. They bow to a queen who "allows" them some rights. They haven't fought for their rights, so they don't deserve any.
Big difference between us and our British cousins.
We used to be British subjects. We fought for our rights. We're not giving them up.
The sky is not falling. We are not giving up our rights.
The Brits HAVE fought for their rights. One of the biggest victories was in 1215-1216 (Magna Carta). The common citizen in the United Kingdom has been fighting for rights ever since. Some wins, some losses, never ceasing, always uphill.
The U.S. took a different course. Winning all our rights in 1775–1783 and reasserting them in 1812-1815.
And we have been giving our rights back to the Federal government ever since.
"Big difference between us and our British cousins." Yes, big difference. In the long view, they are still fighting uphill. We are sliding down.
Don't get me wrong. I do not believe in or agree with restrictions on our rights and would see it as a step forward if all gun control laws since 1964 were repealed or re-written.
Respectfully, I think you have the wrong opinion on the British. I also believe the sky is at risk of falling, every day.
The only thing keeping the sky from falling is the efforts (as in 1776) of you and me and patriots similar to those men who pledged "our lives, our fortunes, our sacred honor" to secure our inalienable rights.
Lost Sheep