Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: robertpaulsen

Are you still not reading the brief? That’s addressed. In the section “Preambles Cannot Negate Operative Text”, the brief at length addresses the convention of the time that the preamble does not limit the operative clause. Ergo, the “militia” of the preamble does not limit “the people” of the operative clause. I’ll let you go look it up (starts page 5, five pages) yourself since you have expressed a pathalogical aversion to me quoting it.


232 posted on 02/05/2008 11:37:10 AM PST by ctdonath2 (GWB wept for those who suffer. HRC wept for herself.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 229 | View Replies ]


To: ctdonath2
"Ergo, the “militia” of the preamble does not limit “the people” of the operative clause."

Correct. I said that way back at post #48.

The operative clause is already limited. It's limited to "the people". Not everyone. Not every person. Not every individual. Not even every citizen.

"The people". The enfranchised body politic. Adult, white, male citizens, who comprised less than 20% of the population in 1792. Their right to keep and bear arms was protected. WHY JUST THEM?

Well, we turn to the preamble for an explanation.

246 posted on 02/05/2008 12:38:05 PM PST by robertpaulsen
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 232 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson