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Clue for the Court?

Submitted by brokenbarrel, Nov 26, 2007 12:34

If the framers of the constitution wanted to protect only an armies right to bear arms, there would be no reason for the words "the right of the people"...MAYBE I'M THE ONLY ONE THAT SEES IT THAT WAY?


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Of course, the state and federal constittions are not the same document, but Maine's would be hard to misinterpret with... [MORE]

isirajo 

Nov 27, 2007 20:54

John Adams, author of the Massachusettes Constitution, and its included Declaration of Rights, wrote in Article 1: "... the right... [MORE]

jcr 

Nov 27, 2007 15:41

As a Jewess in the US, I just want to ask: Shouldn't we ALL put our precious 2nd Amendment FIRST?... [MORE]

Wendy Weinbaum 

Nov 27, 2007 13:20

Ultimately,the Supreme Court gains nothing by re-reading the Massachusetts State Constitution. Their source document for consideration in this case is... [MORE]

terry albertson 

Nov 27, 2007 09:59

i've pushed the answer on every person i know,the n.r.a.,glenn beck and my state's elected offices.i found the answer.this case... [MORE]

scott cockrell 

Nov 27, 2007 04:35

I believe the Founding Fathers meant, "What is true of every member of the society, individually, is true of them... [MORE]

John Ebanks 

Nov 26, 2007 23:04

The U.S. Senate actually debated adding "for the common defence" to the Second Amendment, and chose not to do so.... [MORE]

Clayton E. Cramer 

Nov 26, 2007 13:32

If the framers of the constitution wanted to protect only an armies right to bear arms, there would be no...

brokenbarrel 

Nov 26, 2007 12:34

The Second Amendment is deliberately different from the Massachusetts constitution regarding the very phrase you mention. On September 9, 1789,... [MORE]

Professor Joseph Olson 

Nov 26, 2007 12:22

Everywhere in the articles, people means just that, PEOPLE. There were no standing militias, only farmers and storekeepers running to... [MORE]

chuck higgins 

Nov 26, 2007 08:53

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