Posted on 10/31/2022 4:18:59 AM PDT by marktwain
A new poll shows overwhelming support for the Right to Keep and bear arms amendment to the Iowa Constitution.
A new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll found 58% of likely voters plan to vote for the proposed amendment in the Nov. 8 midterm election. Thirty-seven percent of likely voters would vote against it, and another 6% are not sure.
The great seal of Iowa features a citizen soldier armed with a musket. The Great Seal, has, in bold letters emblazoned on the banner near the top of the Seal:
In spite of those bold words, Iowa is one of only six states which do not have protection in the state constitution for the right to keep and bear arms.
At the time of the adoption in 1847, the right to keep and bear arms was not controversial.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court made the argument that black people could not be recognized as citizens, because if they were, they would have the same rights as white men. From the infamous Dred Scott opinion, bold added:
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When trying to understand the Constitution, we should always first start with the main Articles(I, II, III, etc) or the delegated powers, since those set out the limitations of the Constitution.(or its legitimate functions)
You don't think the Constitution is all powerful regardless of whatever law they pass, do you? That's typically a more progressive point of view of how the Supremacy Clause works.
The U.S. Constitution is only "Supreme" in areas where it has been delegated to be supreme.
“When trying to understand the Constitution, we should always first start with the main Articles(I, II, III, etc) or the delegated powers, since those set out the limitations of the Constitution.(or its legitimate functions).”
“...since those set out the limitations of the Constitution.(or its legitimate functions).”
First of all, where did you get your education? Kenya?
Talk about stupid. The Articles you mention set the limits to government, not the Constitution. The Constitution was written to limit government, not itself.
“You don’t think the Constitution is all powerful regardless of whatever law they pass, do you?”
Yes, the Constitution is all powerful.
Who is “they” in “they pass’?
The Constitution was/is not passed. It was originally adopted by the states and requires the states permission to be changed or added to.
“The U.S. Constitution is only “Supreme” in areas where it has been delegated to be supreme.”
Another stupidity. It was delegated to be supreme in its entirety.
Help! I looked all over for a conservative voter guide for Iowa and can’t find one. The state and my local Republican Party websites are useless. Should we retain the judges, and if so, which ones? If we reject all of them, will Reynolds appoint ones that are more conservative?
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