I know that has been the interpretation of the court. I have yet to hear an argument, when you look at what the founders believed, and how the amendment is phrased, that makes me agree. I don't think that it being a court decision makes it right. Dred Scott anyone?
Larry can you provide any support for this opinion that originates with someone that either helped author the constitution and bill of rights, or someone who signed it? Tim -----Original Message----- From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 8:57 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: US Citizenship Test That's more of a collective right than an individual one. The first clause and second clauses supercedes the third. The interpretation of the courts has been for over the last 150 years or so that its been a societal right rather than an individual one. larry At 07:47 AM 7/7/2003 -0400, Heald, Tim wrote: >So to extend your own argument, Dana, why then is the right to keep and bear >arms not an individual right? > >"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." > >Tim ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
