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To: RKV
Folks, if you have a hard time understanding the language of the Second Amendment, there is an easy way to parse it. Imagine that it referred to books instead of guns:

"A well-informed electorate being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and read books shall not be infringed."

Clearly "the electorate" is a subset of "the people", but this does not limit the right to read books only to registered voters.

-ccm

73 posted on 03/15/2007 11:06:16 PM PDT by ccmay (Too much Law; not enough Order.)
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To: ccmay

".....Clearly "the electorate" is a subset of "the people", but this does not limit the right to read books only to registered voters...."

Excellent clarity. Good job.


74 posted on 03/15/2007 11:12:40 PM PDT by JSteff
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