We used to have laws aimed at restricting the power of government and affirming the rights of individual citizens. I can think of a list of 10 offhand. However, most of those laws have been turned on their head. Some are now even interpreted as meaning the opposite of what their framers actually intended.
On the bright side, the government has not yet dared to try to quarter troops in my home.
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greymule
More whiskey—and fresh horses for my men!
Roll Tide!
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