evidence: –Winston Churchill "In Revolutionary times, the cry "No taxation without representation" was not an economic complaint. Rather, it was directly traceable to the eminently fair and just principle that no sovereign power has the right to govern without the consent of the governed. Anything short of that was tyranny. It was against this tyranny that the colonists "fired the shot heard ’round the world." Independence Day Oration, July 4th, 1946 –John F. Kennedy "Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself. — George Washington "As far as military necessity will permit, religiously respect the constitutional rights of all."