Firepower and freedom

The brilliant thinkers that wrote our Constitution had it right… They had just fought a war to overthrow an oppressive government, and they had won it by having similar technologies to this oppressive Government and tactics more suitable to the type of war they were fighting. These geniuses wrote the Second Amendment to ensure that this balance continued for the future of this great Nation.

“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a Free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”

- The Second Amendment to the US Constitution

There is a story from my wife’s family that makes this so perfectly clear…

“During the year 1780 Lord Dunmore conducted a campaign against the forces of Revolutionary General Andrew Lewis, who was placed in the area of Mathews County. Dunmore’s assault was by sea up the Pianketank River and by landing party via Point Pleasant. This placed Milford Haven, home of Houlder Hudgins, was directly in the line of battle. Enraged by this, Houlder Hudgins fitted out one of his fleet, the brigantine ‘Queen Charlotte’ as a war vessel, manned it and presented it to General Lewis to repel the invaders. There ensued the Battle of Gwynns Island, at the end of which the attack was thwarted and the forces of Lord Dunmore dispersed.”

An account of the above incident appeared in the July 10, 1812 issue of The Virginia Argus follows;

“Houlder Hudgins, Esq.; was a member of the Gloucester County Committee of Safety, and in 1780 fitted out, manned and presented to General Andrew Lewis a vessel called ‘Queen Charlotte’ which played a critical part in The Battle of Gwynns Island in which the forces of Lord Dunmore were decisively defeated. Mr. Hudgins was the owner of a fleet of vessels trading to and from the West Indies. His home was situated directly in the line of attack of the Dunmore forces. It was a natural and patriotic action for him to assist in the destruction of the enemy by driving him from the shores of his own country and his very home.”

A 21st Century Houlder Hudgins, faced with an Aegis cruiser in his backyard would have no such option. Imagine for a moment, walking out your door to find an M1-A2 tank outside. Can you own anything that can do more than annoy a tank? No, you cannot. Can you own anything that can even reach an F-16? No, you cannot. The FBI or BATF would knock on your door within hours if you tried to order such an item, or even discussed it with any intent. (Attention all Federal agents…this is all discussed as a matter of potential future interest, not a plot to overthrow the Government today…ya got it….?)

So…what must our 21st century Houlder Hudgins do to free his home from a future oppressive Government? Simple…Vote Libertarian!

The Libertarian Party is the only political party that is totally committed to the principle of the Second Amendment. In a Libertarian society Government would be so small and limited in power and authority that it would be terribly unlikely for Government to get out of control. The People however must always have the ability to make Government fear the people rather than the People fear the government as so many do today.

I thank the geniuses that wrote our Constitution, as well as patriots like Houlder Hudgins for giving us the gift of Freedom! We cannot allow our generation to be the one that watches it slip away. Vote Libertarian!