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To: Hazcat
The best way to make sense of the Second Amendment is to take away all the commas

That is only true if there were no commas in the original text of the second amendment.

56 posted on 12/18/2007 11:42:01 AM PST by MEGoody (Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.)
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To: MEGoody
One comma.

It separates the prefatory clause from the operational clause. The operational clause stands alone without the prefatory, not the other way around. Ergo, the Right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

58 posted on 12/18/2007 11:51:05 AM PST by Dead Corpse (What would a free man do?)
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To: MEGoody
"The best way to make sense of the Second Amendment is to take away all the commas"

I tried taking away all the vowels. It made no sense whatsoever.

59 posted on 12/18/2007 11:52:58 AM PST by robertpaulsen
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