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Ghost in the Machine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 11:09 PM Original message |
The 2nd Amendment in modern language |
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rwheeler31 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
1. Read your history. |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 11:27 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. What is your point? |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 11:34 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. History agrees with him. |
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IDFbunny (530 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 11:53 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. Federalist Papers 29 |
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votingupstart (535 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 11:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
21. he apparently did - i cant say the say for you |
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X_Digger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
2. Well, you're equating two things that were polar opposites.. |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 01:10 AM Response to Reply #2 |
11. "after all, the bill of rights doesn't grant rights, it's telling the government what |
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Euromutt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 08:11 AM Response to Reply #2 |
16. X_digger's got it pretty much spot on |
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beevul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 11:57 AM Response to Reply #2 |
17. Spot on, X_Digger. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 08:32 AM Response to Reply #2 |
22. +1 n/t |
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tularetom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 11:24 PM Response to Original message |
3. What's your point? |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 08:43 AM Response to Reply #3 |
23. "Unfortunately we would stand absolutely NO chance in a ground war against the government." |
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DissedByBush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-26-09 12:29 AM Response to Reply #23 |
32. 200,000,000 |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 11:36 PM Response to Original message |
6. Re your last sentence, it was to assure the people's right to revolt. |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 11:43 PM Response to Original message |
7. Well regulated militia absolutely did not mean standing army. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 08:45 AM Response to Reply #7 |
24. Sadly your right. |
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patriotvoice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 11:54 PM Response to Original message |
9. Males out number the Federal forces by more than 100 to 1. |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 12:00 AM Response to Original message |
10. Good post. |
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Nailzberg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 01:41 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Very True. The Soviets couldn't take Afghanastan. The US couldn't take VietNam. |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 02:06 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Red Dawn...... |
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Euromutt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 03:20 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Of course, in all three historical examples... |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 12:43 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. Good points. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 08:49 AM Response to Reply #10 |
25. Not only that the "guns won't protect you from govt group" fails to realize... |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 01:47 PM Response to Reply #10 |
26. Also I think the prospect of facing armed insurrection |
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Will E Orwontee (72 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 07:53 AM Response to Original message |
15. Here's what I came up with years ago . . . |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
18. If the 2nd Amendment was rewritten today it would be 50 pages long... |
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Deadric Damodred (365 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
20. You need to get very exact in order to shut the grabbers up. |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 02:17 PM Response to Reply #20 |
27. Funny thing about gun-grabbers |
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Deadric Damodred (365 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 02:23 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. They see the irony, |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 02:28 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. I don't like anyone who isn't working for the government |
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jeepnstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 02:48 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. "Hi, I'm from the government and I'm here to help." |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-25-09 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
31. the right of the People to keep and bear arms to protect themselves against tyranny shall not be ... |
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