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To: tpaine
Stop paraphrasing my words and taking them out of context. Last warning.

Society has a right to impose reasonable restrictions. Always had.

Don't tell me that the private possession of property cannot be prohibited. It can and is.

166 posted on 01/11/2004 11:20:36 AM PST by robertpaulsen
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To: robertpaulsen
I think most people have a warped idea of what reasonable restrictions on rights are.

A reasonable restriction of the right of free speech is you can't slander someone.

A reasonable restriction on the right to keep and bear arms is that you can't shoot someone just for the fun of it. It doesn't mean the government can decide that the right doesn't really mean anything which is the current state of affairs.

170 posted on 01/11/2004 12:27:53 PM PST by yarddog
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To: robertpaulsen
You've written:

"Your elected representatives in Congress concluded that an individual growing, manufacturing, trading, selling, bartering, ... whatever, illegal drugs wholly within that individual's state, has an effect on interstate trafficking (commerce). Obviously, I agree, as I think most rational people would --- "

I Paraphased:
--- Your elected representatives in Congress concluded that an individual manufacturing, trading, selling, bartering, ... whatever, 'illegal' weapons wholly within that individual's state, has an effect on interstate trafficking (commerce). Obviously, I agree, as I think most rational people would ---

You can't have it both ways kiddo.. -- the private possession of property like guns, booze, drugs, cigarettes, etc; ---- cannot be prohibited.
-- Their public usages can be reasonably regulated, but only under our BOR's protections.

Stop paraphrasing my words and taking them out of context. Last warning.

Or what? Are you gonna take your marbles home?

Society has a right to impose reasonable restrictions. Always had.

Yep, I just made that clear [boldly] above. -- Read much?

Don't tell me that the private possession of property cannot be prohibited. It can and is.

Of course it is.. Working to end such prohibitions is one of FR's goals.
You don't like being told that?
Leave..

171 posted on 01/11/2004 12:45:45 PM PST by tpaine (I'm trying to be 'Mr Nice Guy', but FRs flying monkey squad brings out the Rickenbacher in me.)
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