A well regulated militia,... (there's those pesky regulations again...) ---------------------------------------------------
[The second amendment] is an individual right, unconnected with service in a militia" US Supreme Court, June 8, 2008. That one is OVER! Try again in another 70 years On Jan 13, 8:01 am, MJ <[email protected]> wrote: > At 12:19 AM 1/13/2011, you wrote:A well regulated militia,... > (there's those pesky regulations again...) > ...being necessary to the security of a free State, > In reality you have identified a nominative absolute.(if it's necessary, > government should provide them to me for free) > No. Legitimate Government SECURES rights. It is not a gang that > plunders SOME to the benefit of OTHERS.the right of the people to keep and > bear Arms, shall not be infringed. > And you have found the 'meat and potatoes' of the sentence. > Remember diagramming way back when ...Infringed; advance beyond the usual > limit. Go against as in rules or > laws. > (I wonder what the usual limit was back then? I bet most people had a > dozen or more back in 1776.) > A perusal of the REMAINDER of the Constitution quckly reveal that > no power exists to 'infringe' in the first place.I'll assume Arms refers to > any weapon able to fit in ones arms, and > not specifically a gun anymore than a spear or sword. > Why can't I have a bazooka or rocket launcher? > It fits in my arms. > Because Government is VIOLATING its charter.And it would also make any guns > people carry practically valueless in > the same way guns made spears and swords valueless. > Not really, but if it aids your pleasing vision. > Regard$, > --MJ "A well-educated electorate being necessary for self-governance in a > free state, the right of the people to keep and read books shall not be > infringed." Is there anyone who would suggest that means only registered > voters have a right to read? --Robert Levy, Georgetown University professor -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
