Study: Nearly 30% Of Americans Advocate For An Armed Rebellion

Nearly 30% of Americans advocate for an armed rebellion (RT, May 2, 2013):

Nearly one-third of Americans say an armed revolution might need to occur in the next few years to prevent an escalating war against constitutional liberties, a new study finds.

Fairleigh Dickinson University’s PublicMind surveyed 863 US residents randomly in late April and found that 29 percent of those polled believe a revolution isn’t just imminent but imperative.

According to the study, 29 percent of Americans agree that “an armed revolution might be necessary in order to protect our liberties” during the next few years. Forty-seven percent said they disagreed with the statement entirely, with one-fifth of the sample saying they weren’t sure how to answer.

When quizzing only the most conservative of respondents, though, the call for revolution is supported by a much more significant chunk of the sample pool. PublicMind found that 44 percent of Republicans polled in the survey agree that an armed revolt is the answer to an apparent infringement of liberties. By comparison, 27 percent Independents agreed with the statement, as did only 18 percent of Democrats polled.

Pollsters say there is a reason for this inkling towards revolution, and it shouldn’t come as a surprise that it involves a constitutional right that has become increasingly more of a contested issue among members of Congress and regular citizens alike in recent month. At the heart of this issue, suggests PublicMind, is the gun control debate that has rekindled discussion of the Second Amendment since last year’s Aurora, Colorado and Sandy Hook, Connecticut shootings. According to the results of a second question asked during the study, 73 percent of Democrats say Congress needs new gun laws to protect Americans from gun violence, but 65 percent of Republicans are against any changes whatsoever to current legislation..

“If there was a bipartisan moment after Sandy Hook to pass gun control legislation, it’s past,” Fairleigh Dickinson professor of political science Dan Cassino writes in the report that accompanies the poll. “Partisan views have strongly re-asserted themselves, and there’s no sign that they’ll get any weaker.”

“The differences in views of gun legislation are really a function of differences in what people believe guns are for,” Cassino adds. “If you truly believe an armed revolution is possible in the near future, you need weapons and you’re going to be wary about government efforts to take them away.”

Earlier this week, RT covered a separate poll conducted recently by Fox News in which respondents were asked, “Would you be willing to give up some of your personal freedom in order to reduce the threat of terrorism?” The result of that survey when coupled with similar ones made during the last dozen years or so reveals that Americans are less willing now to part with personal freedoms in exchange for an added sense of security than they were after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

“Whether or not the government overreacted in the immediate aftermath of 9/11 (and, given the information available at the time, reasonable people can disagree), Americans then broadly supported a vigorous domestic counterterrorism policy,” Alan Rozenshtein wrote for Lawfare Blog. “This time around, a rights-restrictive approach might not garner the same public support — if indeed that’s the road the government intends to go down.”

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Comment by Bildo on June 24, 2013 at 4:38pm: AGAIN~~~A foreign-owned corporation has taken over!!! SCREW DEFENSE. Go on the offensive!! Don't you get it? You don't have a lawful government! You say we have a "legitimate government" that is being attacked. BULLSHIT. It's a corporation. Has been for a long time. The lawful government [the Republic] was VACATED~~~UN-SEATED!!! Over a hundred years ago. Yes, they swear an oath. Does ANYONE hold THEM accountable when they violate their oath? NO! They pay their tickets and taxes and go on their merry way. WEAKLINGS! I've had it with these "US citizens". In case you missed it:

http://12160.info/profiles/blog/show?id=2649739%3ABlogPost%3A101036...

Comment by T Stirhen on June 24, 2013 at 3:07pm: "Nearly one-third of Americans say an armed revolution might need to occur"

That is where they are wrong. What is needed is an armed DEFENSE, then we are still in the right. A revolt is not lawful. Remember that it is those treasonous scum occupying *unlawfully posititons within the three branches of our federal government are the ones attacking our legitimate government. They are the "domestic enemies" spoken of in every oath the governments of the USA require.

"Domestic enemies pursue legislation, programs against the powers of the US Constitution. They work on destroying and weakening the Rights of the People guaranteed by the Constitution. Plus they create laws, amendments, bills, etc that goes against the restraint on the three branches of our government by the Constitution. They are also those who support those in action, or by inaction; vote, voice, money, etc who are going against or trying to weaken the US Constitution and the Peoples written guarantee of the protection of those Rights."

If there were never intended to be action to defend the Constitution from those who are domestically attempting to destroy its power and authority, why would each Oath require it of those who take the Oaths?

*The oaths of office are part of the contract made for them to be able to occupy offices and positions within our government, law enforcement, military, and state governments. Taking and keeping them are a lawful requirement of the position or office they want to occupy.

Comment by Nobody Will Observe on June 24, 2013 at 1:34pm: Jim,

I would tend to think that number is extremely inflated!

I think it might very well come to that. Would that put me in the 30%? Now will it be successful or bring better government?

I agree very much with Bildo and there is an old saying 'An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure'

If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be. The functionaries of every government have propensities to command at will the liberty and property of their constituents. There is no safe deposit for these but with the people themselves; nor can they be safe with them without information. Where the press is free, and every man able to read, all is safe. Source: THOMAS JEFFERSON, letter to Colonel Charles Yancey, January 6, 1816.The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, ed. Paul L. Ford, vol. 10, p.

I think the important question yet answered is: 'Want kind of government do we want' the answer, sadly is, As long as I'm doing ok. ie have $ house car gadgets. Americans don't really care and are getting what they deserve.

Nearly 30% Of Americans Advocate For An Armed Rebellion = temper tantrum??? I want more stuff!

Comment by Bildo on June 24, 2013 at 1:20pm: Ummm, we haven't had a legitimate government since waaaaaay before that. Plus, it is not a government. It is a foreign-owned, bankrupt corporation masquerading as your government.

Comment by joe banana on June 24, 2013 at 1:06pm: Where do I sign up? What we have here is an unconstitutional regime, it became illegitimate 12 years ago. As American citizens, it's our DUTY to alter or abolish this tyrannical form of government. It's not a right, it's our DUTY, we must act, we have no choice. If we don't act, we become the traitors, the "aiders and abetters", the enslaved.

Comment by ted dura on June 24, 2013 at 11:09am: sorry to say i agree with you by 2019 we will become a spanish speaking nation--if immigration passes, you can be assured that only the democats will be in power for ever--how frightening-

i'm also sure that something very big will happen very soon--heard lots of foriegn troops ready to roll on us-i'm in colorado mtns and the russian/ukranian troops are here daily-they practice most all night in my area using infared and practicing 100 ft drops--

Comment by karen arsenault on June 24, 2013 at 8:56am: By the year 2025 the U.S. could be split into two countrys the imagration bill will pave the way do away with our constitution.

http://dailycaller.com/2013/06/23/buchanan-hispanic-influx-from-imm...

Comment by Ken Brodeur on June 23, 2013 at 10:16pm: I travel the country and find people everywhere simmering, upset and ready to go!

Comment by Bildo on June 23, 2013 at 3:30pm: And the biggest thing that people don't realize is that it is NOT a lawful government that we have. Why can't we stop calling it "government"? It is a foreign-owned, bankrupt corporation masquerading as government. They rule you by statutes. Statutes are NOT law.

One has the feeling we are over governed by people who can not balance budgets and only think of them selves. Well, yeah, that's what corporations do. If there was an actual government, things probably wouldn't be this way. Corp US is not my government. I am not a member/subject/employee/citizen of their corporation.

Comment by Murray Stirling on June 22, 2013 at 7:49pm: -We appear to be screwed by governments all over the world. One has the feeling we are over governed by people who can not balance budgets and only think of them selves.