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To: tpaine; Roscoe
That is exactly what he has been saying. - He just won't admit it.

If that is what he is implying, it is ludicrous. Why would our Founding Fathers restrict the powers of one Branch of government, while giving Carte Blanche to the other 2 Branches to violate our Rights? That is looney on its face!

And who gives a crap what the opinion is of some appointed Supreme Court Justice -- an AGENT OF THE STATE. We can read the words of the Second Amendment ("...shall not infringe..."). If Roscoe needs a demented old fart on the Supreme Court to tell him what that means, then no wonder he gets most of his stuff wrong.

330 posted on 05/16/2002 3:18:55 PM PDT by BillofRights
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To: BillofRights
We can read the words of the Second Amendment ("...shall not infringe...").

Ignorance of our history and the basics of federalism impedes understanding.

"To suppose arms in the hands of citizens, to be used at individual discretion, except in private self-defense, or by partial orders of towns, countries or districts of a state, is to demolish every constitution, and lay the laws prostrate, so that liberty can be enjoyed by no man; it is a dissolution of the government. The fundamental law of the militia is, that it be created, directed and commanded by the laws, and ever for the support of the laws." -- John Adams

478 posted on 05/17/2002 12:09:39 AM PDT by Roscoe
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