The vassal loses his fee, if he commit a felony, and by law forfeits all his privileges. In the like case the king loses his right, and many times his realm also, if he despise God, if he complot with his enemies, and if he commit felony against that royal majesty.  – Junius Brutus, A Defense of Liberty Against Tyrants (1579) So I sought for a man among them who would make a wall, and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one. – Ezekiel 22:30  … Continue reading Bankrupt conservatism & Weston Wamp — the way out