Lets have a careful look at the clause, better yet let me ask, what part of well regulated don't you understand. To what extent does well regulated militia equate with unorganized militia?
As for states rights, the constitution carefully delineates rights and responsibilities of the states, for a reminder see http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.table.html - its the complete text of the constitution. larry > A few things, Larry. > > 1. Were the guys who wrote our Constitution idiots? No. Why would they use >the term "the people" in every other amendment to mean the individual and >then use it in the Second Amendment to mean the State? These were purposeful >people. > > 2. Why does a "state" need to be free? It's the people that are free, not >the State. The State is a subject of the people's will. It has no rights, it >can not be free. > > 3. States don't have rights. The government has no rights. The government >can only do those things we authorize it to do. Rights are inherent to >individuals only. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 1:19 PM >To: CF-Community >Subject: Re: Poll was(RE: Court Upholds Calif. Assault Weapons Ban) > > >State right. based on the first clause of the statement. > >larry > >At 12:23 PM 12/6/02 -0500, you wrote: >>OK folks. Snap poll: >> > >"A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, > >the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." - >>The second amendment to the constitution of the United States >> >>1. This proclaims an individual right. >> >>2. This proclaims a state right. >> >>My rant will follow. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
