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To: PubliusMM
While the US Constitution outlines provisions for its amendment, we should tread very lightly on the ground around repeal of ANY rights granted by this timeless document.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but erasing the 2A doesn't eliminate that right. The Constitution doesn't grant rights; it lists some.

And even then, just because they are listed doesn't mean that they are the only ones or that the listed ones are any more valuable than non listed rights.

31 posted on 06/27/2008 5:49:58 PM PDT by Eagle Eye (I'm a RINO cuz I'm too conservative to be a Republican. McCain is the Conservatives true litmus test)
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To: Eagle Eye

You are correct. But, the gun-grabbers see an easier road if that right is no longer spelled out, recognized. Makes things a bit murkier...IMO. And, murky is a good thing from their perspective.


32 posted on 06/27/2008 5:53:26 PM PDT by PubliusMM (RKBA; a matter of fact, not opinion)
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To: Eagle Eye

Sigh, as right as you are we barely got 5 justices to agree on this, if you read Kennedy’s concurring opinion he is itching to make clear that while it is individual right it is subject to reasonable regulation.

As an aside, Chicago has already announced it is going to ignore the decision, claiming the right does not apply to state (as opposed to federal) action. First round has been narrowly won, but now the real fun begins.


41 posted on 06/27/2008 6:53:21 PM PDT by Steelerfan
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