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To: Leisler
Great stuff!

Rakove: "...Second, it would be difficult to identify any clause of the Constitution more open to the common sense objection that its modern interpretation should not be rooted in the concept of "original intent" or "original understanding," simply because firearms are now far more devastating than anyone in the eighteenth century could have plausibly imagined."

Thirdly, it would be difficult to identify any clause of the Constitution more open to the common sense objection that its modern interpretation should not be rooted in the concept of "original intent" or "original understanding," simply because free speech, via the Internet, can now be far more devastating than anyone in the eighteenth century could have plausibly imagined. ;-)

72 posted on 05/12/2002 4:11:03 PM PDT by an amused spectator
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To: an amused spectator
Guess who said this....

".."The broad principle that there is an individual right to bear arms is shared by many Americans, including myself. I'm of the view that you can't take a broad approach to other rights, such as First Amendment rights, and then interpret the Second Amendment so narrowly that it could fit in a thimble."

Answer here

89 posted on 05/14/2002 3:16:00 AM PDT by The Raven
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