David Frum

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David Frum @davidfrum

Appalled, the Illinois legislature in 1879 passed a law creating a National Guard as its state militia - and requiring any other would-be militias to request a license from the state governor. Presser's little group applied and was refused. 7/x — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 6, 2021

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Presser became convinced that the US was lurching toward a cataclysmic battle between Labor and Capitol. He recruited 30 fellow German and Czech immigrants into a militia against the coming class war. They got hold of Civil War surplus rifles and began to practice with them. 6/x — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 6, 2021

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Presser's group defied the ban. In December 1879, they shouldered rifles and marched in Chicago. They were all promptly arrested - including Presser himself, who was armed only with a saber, an exemption specifically allowed by state law. Presser was tried and convicted. 8/x — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 6, 2021