It is time for the farmers of the San Wakeen valley to go to war with the federal govt

Your arguments are crazy. They are actually beyond crazy in the ordinary sense of the word. They are downright psychotic and even suicidal. Are they really? What did our founding fathers give up for life liberty and the pursuit of happiness when all attempts at resolution failed as it has in this case. To sign the Declaration of Independence was to commit an act of treason -- and the punishment for treason was death. They were risking everything, and they knew it. Nine of the 56 died during the Revolution, and never tasted American independence. Five were captured by the British. Eighteen had their homes -- great estates, some of them - looted or burnt by the enemy. Some lost everything they owned. Two were wounded in battle. Two others were the fathers of sons killed or captured during the war. "Our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor." It was not just a rhetorical flourish. Source for above http://www.yorktownsailor.com... Were these 56 men crazy, suicidal and psychotic also? I see no difference in what they were fighting and what theses farmers are fighting, a tyrannical oppressive dictatorial govt denying them their life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. As I have shown, these farmers are going to loose everything they own if the water is not turned back on now. I will again refer my opponent back to video #3 showing Congress voting "No" to some kind of civil resolution to the problem. Congress is as high as it gets, there is know where else to go from there, unless my opponent knows of some secret branch of govt that will listen to the plight of the farmers and take action. In the third paragraph of contention 1 my opponent describes what he be lives would happen if a war was declared against the govt. Although it is one scenario, it is highly unlikely. Gory and graphic details to try and sway opinion in his direction. To pull at your heart strings and say war is preposterous and out of the question. Is it really? A civil war is a war between organized groups within a single nation state[1], or, less commonly, between two nations created from a formerly-united nation state[2]. The aim of one side may be to take control of the nation or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies[1 Let me offer a different scenario that is far more strategic and would not even require a single shot being fired in anger. A declaration of war would all that would probably be necessary. The farmers would not have to fight at all or attempt to do anything, Just say they will. Write up a declaration of war saying if the water isn't turned on immediately all property taxes will stop being paid, all access to roads in the area will be closed with blockades and a militia will be formed to take action by force if neccesary. The farmers will have the support of the hundreds of thousands if not millions of people that will support them once the Govt and the news media receives their Declaration of War. I know I would give generously to their cause to hurt the govt where it counts. IT'S SELF SERVING, SHALLOW, POMPAS, REPUGNANT EGO. Politicians, being the self centered, shallow, pompas, repugnant, cowards they are, will be beside themselves and wont know what to do other than to concede and turn the water back on or look like the tyrannical monsters they really are in the eyes of their constituency. Filling out petitions and calling representatives and the like has not worked. I have proven this categorically. It is time to threaten civil unrest. war and violence if anything is going to happen. In contention 2 my opponent directs his argument to me on a personal level and asks me to read about Gandhi and then plays some sort of race card. Irrelevant babble. My opponent is clearly a pacifist and his writings and responses to me indicate that he would not even fight and die for his own freedom, life liberty or pursuit of happiness. I can understand why he thinks no one else should either. This is not an unwarranted editorial on my part as he has stated violence is "never" the answer. Freedom was born from violence. Violence keeps freedom alive. Passiveness always results in tyranny and oppression. The farmers are being passive right now, and look at the result. "I can barely think of a more pointless use of violence than the one my opponent has beckoned us to" The pursuit of, life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are pointless reasons to fight the federal govt. My opponent does not even acknowledge the monumental criminality and unconstitutionality of this heinous and barbaric act of our federal govt. Leaving these people to starve and make their land unusable and worthless without any compensation or one shred of representation. This is as tyrannical and criminal as it gets. I ask my opponent how long do these people have to wait for action? The crops are already dead. the land is turning into an arid dust bowl, 40,000 people are unemployeed.