This:
But our history, and our law, all say you're wrong. So you throw those out the window, insisting again that whatever YOUR personal preference is, why, that MUST be what the Founders did. If I respond to anything you say on the subject from this point forward, expect nothing but dismissiveness, derision, and ridicule. You've more than earned it here. Fogblower, you've been given lots of elbow room and civil respect on this forum - by me, and many others. I've patiently explained my thinking and made my case to you many times, using quotes from the Constitution, rational arguments, and essays by excellent thinkers on the subject.
Should've been merely:
But our history, and our law, all say you're wrong. So you throw those out the window, insisting again that whatever YOUR personal preference is, why, that MUST be what the Founders did.