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To: William Tell; y'all
William Tell wrote:

-- The pre-existing right to keep and bear arms, protected by the Second Amendment is a right of the people of Kalifornia as well. It's just not recognized by the government.


Notice how some here claim Californians should shoot for stronger language in their State constitution; - something along the lines of "the people have the right to keep and bear arms" -- even while saying that we, as a society, decide which rights we will protect. --- We may choose not to protect your right to guns.
If and when a majority of the people decide that we should, then we will.
Given that we're a self-governing nation, there's nothing to stop the majority from deciding this.

The above type of 'majority rule' socialism is a strange political disease, one that completely ignores the US Constitutions restraints on all levels of gov't.

151 posted on 10/06/2007 7:24:52 AM PDT by tpaine (" My most important function on the Supreme Court is to tell the majority to take a walk." -Scalia)
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To: tpaine
tpaine said: "The above type of 'majority rule' socialism is a strange political disease ..."

I agree. Our unalienable right to defend ourselves with arms did not originate through majority vote, nor can it be eliminated by majority vote.

The Kalifornia Constitution assures us that "all people are by nature free and independent and have inalienable rights." Despite the lack of mention of a creator of our nature, who would suggest that majority rule can have any impact on our nature?

191 posted on 10/06/2007 10:24:32 AM PDT by William Tell (RKBA for California (rkba.members.sonic.net) - Volunteer by contacting Dave at rkba@sonic.net)
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