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To: neverdem

They should be teaching the children exactly what Law Enforcement really is and what their jobs really are.

It is not to protect citizens from harm. Law Enforcement has no obligation to keep its citizens safe from harm.

If anyone does not believe this just check the many cases where citizens sued because they were not protected from criminals by the local Law Enforcement.


7 posted on 07/13/2006 2:26:53 AM PDT by SR 50 (Larry)
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To: SR 50
They should be teaching the children exactly what Law Enforcement really is and what their jobs really are.

A valid point, but the Second Amendment exceeds the concept of just aiding Law Enforcement. The Constitution and the Bill of Rights are about the balance of power. The Founding Fathers, some of the wisest, most thoughtful men who walked this earth (and, thank God, they were Americans!) knew that one of the best ways to counter the potential for an abusive federal government, was through an armed citizenry. They knew that, by authorizing an Army and a Navy to protect and defend the United States, the government would have all the weapons if they did bot balance the playing field by allowing the citizens to keep and bear arms. Liberals and leftists hate the thought that, because of this balance of power, the federal government cannot impose absolute power over the citizens and use the threat of armed force to back up their power. That concept is incorporated throughout the entire structure of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights and it is the very reason that the liberals/leftists of the NEA don't want our kids to know this.
13 posted on 07/13/2006 3:05:37 AM PDT by DustyMoment (FloriDUH - proud inventors of pregnant/hanging chads and judicide!!)
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