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To: robertpaulsen
Paulsen asks:

Do you really believe that the Founding Fathers gave Congress the power to regulate interstate commerce only, thereby allowing the states to subvert and undermine Congress' regulatory efforts? What's the point? Why even give Congress the power if the states can do an "end around"?

Paulsen, do you really believe that the Founding Fathers gave our government the power to defend us against infringements of our RKBA's only to allow the states to subvert and undermine those efforts?
What's the point?
Why even give Congress the power if the states like CA can do an "end around" and ban socalled assault weapons?


Have you ever given any thought to your constant contradictions of logic, paulsen?

104 posted on 11/04/2004 8:21:21 AM PST by tpaine (No man has a natural right to commit aggression on the equal rights of another. - T. Jefferson)
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To: tpaine
"Paulsen, do you really believe that the Founding Fathers gave our government the power to defend us against infringements of our RKBA's"

No, I don't.

I believe that the Founding Fathers restricted the power of the federal government to infringe on our RKBA.

They left it to each state to protect that right, along with free speech, freedom from unreasonable searches, a right to an attorney, and any other right the citizens of a particular state wished to protect.

That's called "federalism". Learn your history.

106 posted on 11/04/2004 8:34:23 AM PST by robertpaulsen
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