Comment: The Principles to Shays Rebellion can be Summarized as this

The rebellion was created by public strife.

John Locke presents a historical lesson on WHEN and HOW such rebellions should occur:

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229. The end of government is the good of mankind; and which is best for mankind, that the people should be always exposed to the boundless will of tyranny, or that the rulers should be sometimes liable to be opposed when they grow exorbitant in the use of their power, and employ it for the destruction, and not the preservation, of the properties of their people?

230. Nor let any one say that mischief can arise from hence as often as it shall please a busy head or turbulent spirit to desire the alteration of the government.

>>>It is true such men may stir whenever they please, but it will be "only to their own just ruin" and perdition.

>>>>>For till the mischief be "GROWN GENERAL", and the ill designs of the rulers become visible, or their (the peoples) attempts "sensible to the greater part", the people, >>>who are more disposed to suffer than "right themselves by resistance", are not apt to stir... "

(APP Note: Review the Declaration of Independence for these exact words and or meaning)

"...The examples of particular injustice or oppression of here and there an unfortunate man moves them not. But if they universally have a persuasion grounded upon "manifest evidence that designs are carrying on against their liberties", and the general course and tendency of things cannot but give them STRONG suspicions of the >>>>"evil intention of their governors", who is to be blamed for it?

Who can help it if they (the peoples representatives), who might avoid it, "bring themselves into this suspicion"? Are the people to be blamed if they have the sense of rational creatures, and can think of things no otherwise than as they find and feel them? And is it not rather their fault who put things in such a posture that they would not have them thought as they are?

I grant that the pride, ambition, and turbulency of private men have sometimes caused great disorders in commonwealths, and factions have been fatal to states and kingdoms.

But whether the mischief hath oftener begun in the people's wantonness, and a desire to cast off the lawful authority of their rulers, >>>>>or in the "rulers' insolence and endeavours to get and exercise an arbitrary power over their people", whether oppression or disobedience gave the first rise to the disorder, I leave it to impartial history to determine.

This I am sure, whoever, either ruler or subject, by force goes about to invade the rights of either prince or people, and lays the foundation for overturning the constitution and frame of any just government, he is guilty of the greatest crime I think a man is capable of, being to answer for all those mischiefs of blood, rapine, and desolation, which the breaking to pieces of governments bring on a country; and he who does it is justly to be esteemed the common enemy and pest of mankind, and is to be treated accordingly.

#231. That subjects or foreigners attempting by force on the properties of any people may be resisted with force is agreed on all hands; but that magistrates doing the same thing may be resisted, hath of late been denied; as if those who had the greatest privileges and advantages by the law had thereby a power to break those laws by which alone they were set in a better place than their brethren; whereas their offence is thereby the >>> greater, both as being ungrateful for the greater share they have by the law, and breaking also that trust which is put into their hands by their brethren.

232. Whosoever uses force without right -- as every one does in society who does it without law -- puts himself into a state of war with those against whom he so uses it, and in that state all former ties are cancelled, all other rights cease, and every one has a right to defend himself, and to resist the aggressor. "

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So what we have in the Shays Rebellion, was a uprising because of several issues, heavy taxation; partly from a heavy war debt; Bad lending practices being allowed (most likely from the practice of USURY), poor local representation and protection of the citizen's private property by local government;

Then when it was too late, the common practice of government to "finance force" to resolve the issue was enacted, instead of standing up to represent those being misused or having legitimate grievances.

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History, as John Locke presents, illustrates that the issue had not "grown general" enough to warrant a revolt (of this Type);

I see however in reading more on the rebellion, that the aftermath showed that the action made the way and created a new state by which those taking part in the rebellion received greater representation;

So the rebellion was actually successful.

I do not see anything that would favor a federal force over a local force; Nor any need of change in the Original Constitutional Principles that allows neighboring Local Militias to come to the aid in protecting private property at the request of a neighboring state.

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You may note however, that John Adams had been making several major mistakes causing other provocations as well during that time not in line with his earlier "quotes" of the revolution; Using unjust force as well at that time; Namely signing the "Alien and Sedition Acts" and arresting Jefferson Followers who were "deemed seditious";

These acts were soundly NULLIFIED by the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions: See in full at: http://www.pacificwestcom.com/candidates

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In summary:

The Shays Rebellion shows similarity to many of today's issues;

1.) Governments allowing Usury and confidence artistry to be practiced by lending institutions.

2.) Removal of Protections of private property, including removal of bankruptcy protections.

3.) Heavy Bureaucratic Debt.

4.) Heavy War Debt.

5.) Heavy handed tax collecting.

6.) Refusal of local Representatives to reduce the tax burdens, refusal to nullify laws against liberties and property, and refusal remove and reduce undelegated and unneeded state and federal bureaucracies.

7.) Continued granting of Exclusive Privileges that turn free trade into privileged trade and freedom of contract into Privileged Contracts.

(see http://www.pacificwestcom.com/americanpatriotpartynewsletter... )

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So the inevitable, may very well become inevitable today because the the abuses may just become "grown general" enough.

Let's hope we can put a harness on the issues and turn it around before that takes place.

The rule is to Educate, Educate, Educate. Then take action within the government"S" that we have to make those changes.

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