LemmyCaution - see huntsman's post for arguably the most influential Founding Father's views on the subject.
I'm well aware of Jefferson's views, and largely agree with them. That is a far cry from agreeing that Jefferson's personal views are in any way enshrined in the Constitution. That we are a nation of laws, not men sort of trump Jefferson's views on rebellion, as far as I am concerned.
The crux of it comes when the government does not obey the laws and/or Constitution. I'd argue that the previous administration was just as bad as the current, in that regard, but more importantly that most of the people who rail against the current administration would replace it with something equally, if not more vile, as far as the rule of law is concerned. That is why I tread carefully around discussions of rebellion. Rebellion is a destructive act. One had better have a pretty good idea of what will replace what has been destroyed before acting. I'm not confident in the Tea Party Movement's skills, in that regard.
That we, as a populace, have given our tacit agreement that the amendments 4th, 5th, 8th, 14th &etc. ad nauseam are quaint and anachronistic in light of the War on Terror gives me little hope that the rest of the Bill of Rights will last very long, either. And I lay the blame not on the overreaching of the government, but on our own complacency.
As Justin is fond of pointing out, we get the government we deserve, and we need to get it good and hard.