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To: William Tell
"Are you claiming that the same "20%" you have identified for the Second Amendment are the only people protected by the Fourth?"

Less than 20% of the population was protected by the second amendment in 1792. I don't know the percentage of the population protected by the 4th amendment. 30%, maybe?

"That a woman living in her own home alone in 1792 could suffer her home to be searched without a warrant?"

Of course. Unless the state constitution protected the right for women.

"You are claiming that the majority of our Founders intentionally failed to protect their own individual right to keep and bear arms."

By "failed to protect" I assume you mean failed to protect by the second amedment. Sure. If they weren't in a Militia, why did they need the second amendment to protect them?

Their right to keep and bear arms was protected by their state constitution.

122 posted on 03/17/2008 10:29:14 AM PDT by robertpaulsen
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To: robertpaulsen
robertpaulsen said: "Of course. Unless the state constitution protected the right for women."

Let's not mix in any incorporation issues.

Did the Fourth Amendment protect a woman living alone in 1792 from warrantless search by agents of the federal government?

124 posted on 03/17/2008 10:32:55 AM PDT by William Tell (RKBA for California (rkba.members.sonic.net) - Volunteer by contacting Dave at rkba@sonic.net)
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