Man carries assault rifle to Obama protest -- and it's legal

[highwaystar101]

TheRealMafoo said:

highwaystar101 said:

If you want to overthrow a government then logically the best method is to begin a grass roots political movement based on non-violence and democratic means. If people support you then you will eventually gain enough power to make a change.

To start a war with weapons against the government should be a last resort at best.

If you feel that's all one should need to overthrow the government, they start a movement to change the constitution. 

Until you do that however, that's how it is.

I can't change the constitution, I'm British. But rest assured that if two measures were suggested to overthrow the government for a cause I and the mojority of the USA believes in, one being to gain support and begin a non-violent democratic upheaval and the second was to begin an armoured campaign based on violent upheavel, then I  know which one I would pick first. The first wont fail unless the government goes to great unconstitional lengths (abolishing parties, taking votes away) to supress a serious uprising. Then and only then would it be justifiable for a violent uprising.