Guest Post: Current Events in Virginia and the Declaration of Independence by DVM

A few days ago I removed from my desk a copy of the Declaration of Independence and read it again with current events in mind. Here are my thoughts as a Virginian:

The seriousness of what our Founding Fathers were doing is evident in the first paragraph. They spoke of dissolving political bands and gave the reasons for what they were doing. They believed a Creator had given all men rights (Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness) and that Governments existed to secure those rights and that Governments are not able to separate us from those rights. They believed that when Government becomes destructive of these ends it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it…. Yes, this phrase is in the DOI. Admittedly, they also warned that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes. I think we all agree with this concept. I would also add, however, that long established policies like 2nd Amendment should not be changed for light and transient reasons. The Founding Fathers noted that people tend to suffer evils for a long time before they will abolish the forms they are accustomed to. I think we have seen that restraint by law-abiding patriotic Americans, but I am not sure for how much longer.

They noted that when a long train of abuses and usurpations…designed to reduce them under absolute Despotism had occurred that it was the people’s right and duty to throw off such Government. Interesting. They then called out the King of England by name and proceeded to give facts that proved their case.

Here are some of the complaints they made against the King that seem to parallel our situation.

He has…sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance.

This sounds like the threats of sending in the State Police and National Guard.

He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.

This sounds like our Governor trying to override our local sheriffs (who have clearly stood with people) with the State Police and National Guard.

For imposing taxes on us without our consent.

We won’t even go here for now.

For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury.

Think about the Red Flag Laws….

For…abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments.

Think about the coming infringement on our 2nd Amendment rights.

He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.

Our Governor is ramming through unconstitutional laws and then threatening to come and get us. We’re just not quite there yet.

He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.

This originally applied to people taken captive on the high seas, but the idea is that a tyrannical Government will send citizens to harm (and be harmed by) their fellow citizens. Again, the parallel is the Governor’s administration threatening to send the State Police and National Guard to enforce hasty new laws over the wishes of Sheriffs. This is not going to have a good outcome.

In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury.

Note the Peaceful Protest on January 20th. Note the response the next day of total indifference and continued pursuance of tyrannical gun laws, etc.

Like our forefathers we appeal to the Supreme Judge of the world to help us avoid any coming conflicts, but that conflict appears more and more likely. This week I found it helpful to read again the Declaration of Independence, which is such a part of our national history, and I hope it has encouraged you. We will go forward, like those before us, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, [and] we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.

 

DVM is a retired veterinarian who lives in central VA. He teaches college classes in anatomy, physiology, and ethics. His hobbies include wooden boat-building, disaster preparedness, amateur radio, and networking with like-minded patriots. He also holds an MDiv from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has been a Believer since 1992.

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NC Scout is the nom de guerre of a former Infantry Scout and Sergeant in one of the Army’s best Reconnaissance Units. He has combat tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan. He teaches a series of courses focusing on small unit skills rarely if ever taught anywhere else in the prepping and survival field, including his RTO Course which focuses on small unit communications. In his free time he is an avid hunter, bushcrafter, writer, long range shooter, prepper, amateur radio operator and Libertarian activist. He can be contacted at [email protected] or via his blog at brushbeater.wordpress.com .

5 Comments

  1. johnyMac February 5, 2020 at 13:39

    DVM,
    I too have reread the Declaration of Independence lately and am amazed that our grievances of today mirror the ones from 1776. Therefore, I think we are headed for a revolution verses a civil war as some others are predicting.

    The reelection of President Trump will be the last civil attempt by most of the American people to hedge off the coming conflict. Then what happens five years from now is anybody’s guess.

    Good article Brother!

  2. Anonymous February 5, 2020 at 23:01

    4.5

  3. Exring February 6, 2020 at 08:10

    I believe the issue of Civil War is not as compelling as that of a Revolution. Even in the 1770’s, only approx. 1/3 of the population supported the Freedom that they fought to obtain. 1/3 were for maintaining the assoc. with the “Crown” and 1/3 didn’t seem to give a damn one way or another (that group took the benefits without the sacrifice, at least in the beginning).. How does this differ from what seems to be happening today? DVM and johnyMac seem to have a good grasp of what is happening. No one wants to be in a “Fight to the Death” but when it comes to being Free or Not! There are many that will sacrifice, once the point of “No Return” is hit!

  4. Les February 6, 2020 at 12:00

    Exring, I agree with only one exception. While a revolution was conducted against King George, I think what we are seeing today is a revolution being conducted by the communists against the established Constitution. They are the revolutionaries and the ones on offense. We best better go on the offense ourselves because mounting only a defense is not survivable.

  5. enn ess February 6, 2020 at 13:45

    I have been noticing for close to 20 years not how similar our present political situation is compared to the political situation which evolved into the American Revolution in 1776. The similarities are scary! We are fast approaching another “We the People” moment which led to that famous Lexington confrontation. The biggest issue I see at present is that “We The People” don’t have any so called leaders that we can get behind to bring the coming confrontation to a head. Hence I fear it will evolve into another civil war in which no one actually wins much of anything but end in chaos with various factions viewing for power in different parts of the country. Opening us up to takeover attempts by outside forces, namely UN.

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