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To: gatex
What is your point? Militia was considered every able bodied free man in 1787. Not all the People were in the militia.
431 posted on 02/11/2004 7:35:19 AM PST by justshutupandtakeit (America's Enemies foreign and domestic agree: Bush must be destroyed.)
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To: justshutupandtakeit
"What is your point."

My point is --" Posted by justshutupandtakeit to gatex On News/Activism 02/10/2004 10:38:44 AM PST #279 of 440
The members of the militia which was stated as a justification for the 2d. Is the "people" the same as "an individual person?" Wonder why the amendment was not written to say "...the right of citizens or inhabitants?" This isn't a trick question. Do you have any idea why that particular wording was selected "

So I pointed out to you that "the people is used in several places in the Constitution and asked you about it.

You keep avoiding it.

445 posted on 02/11/2004 8:34:12 AM PST by gatex
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