Posted on 02/18/2016 4:30:47 PM PST by Elderberry
It’s unalienable. Inalienable rights can be bargained away by the possessor, Unalienable rights, the ones your born with from God, are immutable, it’s not possible to transfer them.
That may seem like picking nits, but on the legal field there is a huge difference. Government frequently tries to blur legal distinctions so as to convince the citizenry that they’ve acquiesced to schemes that infringe or subvert their unalienable rights.
Read “Term Limits” or “Unintended Consequences” for the answer.
I thought inalienable were rights of aliens.
Is our creator the source of rights in the declaration only or do you lump in the bill of rights also?
Well I know what I’d do.
Get my order in on a new Adcor BEAR Elite 16”.
Reliable
Accurate
Easy to maintain
Just like the long rifle of the Revolutionary War, the various AR-15 type rifles would be the symbol of liberty.
I’d also get ammo carrying packs for my dog and she would ....supply the revolution.
Then grab a bunch of Indian coders and make a kickin phone game/app called “The Red and the Blue” which would simulate the New American Civil War making millions to reinvest in militia training and building up ...you guessed it...the New Continental Army.
The possibilities are endless.
Gimme that Crusade and let’s rock.
:-)
Exactly correct! And it need not happen all at once (that would cause considerable blow-back). It could happen in stages: prohibit handguns, then semi-auto rifles, etc.
That is not so far-fetched. We saw exactly the same process with the 10A. Even after the Civil War, states were darn near sovereign entities. Now DC can tell some school in, say, Idaho, what they must serve for lunch.
They are beginning to realize Article V may be a forgone conclusion. I predicted this. Article V supporters will NOT get the results they think they will.
if they repeal the 2nd amendment I’d finally have the best use in the history of this republic for my ammunition.
And I’m telling you the court can suck my ass....so can you.
You were in the military?
You say you own firearms, might I suggest you learn what they are really for or are you going to let the “law of the land” tyrants to take them away from you?
ooops, meant to take the “and so can you part out....silly me, I forgot.
They can tell schools in Idaho what to serve for lunch only as long as the schools in Idaho accept Federal money for the school lunch program. In other words, accept the king’s shilling, expect to do the king’s bidding. They do not have to participate in the Federal program. The voters of Idaho can reject the federal money and feed their children what ever they feel is appropriate, all they have to do is be willing to pay for it.
Right you are. But that was just one example of federal overreach. They take your money, then offer to give some of it back to you if you jump through their hoops.
There are hundreds of other examples that are not money-related. For example, you want to modify that marshy pond on your property? 100 years ago, you just went ahead and did it. Now, you risked huge fines from the EPA, even if your state gave you permission.
My point: it took awhile, but the 10A is dead. The 2A could follow that same path.
The right to keep and bear arms is an inalienable right, the words can be removed from the constitution, but it is not the constitution that “gives” rights, nor can the government take them away.
I’m not “lumping in” anything, just describing it from the legal definitions. The BOR points out what the government can’t do, otherwise that would be an infringement.
The government might not be able to remove ones unalienable rights, but they definitely could keep one from exercising them by sticking you in a hole or blowing ones brains out. In that frame of reference the people are at least able to deter or resist the inherent tendency of government towards tyranny (if they’re vigilant).
Why should I suck your ass, it stinks. If you want your guns pried from your cold dead hands, go ahead.
that is your right. I suspect the U.S. Marshals service, and the FBI,know how to use fire arms. A quick change in the law and I suppose they could use United states Army to take fire arms, should they be proscribed.But regardless of what you wish, the government has the power to do that, if they feel it in necessary. Stand up for your rights by all means, but be prepared for the consequences.
What is the source of the rights in the constitution? My reading is “We the people of these United States” is the source. That means we the people can amend the constitution and limit or remove a right. This would be different than in the declaration in which Jefferson cited the creator as the source of the rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. I welcome correction.
Unalienable. I’m good with that.
CC
You sound like a coward, go ahead and live on your knees. I’ll die a free man.
You can just wipe your chin every night after you have pleased your masters...enjoy.
Thanks. You saved me a lot of typing on my iPad. Yes, you cannot repeal a right.
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