Posted on 09/20/2002 6:31:53 AM PDT by The Unnamed Chick
The right of individuals to keep and bear arms may have some validity on the federal level, but states have a right to regulate and ban firearm ownership among the people, says California Attorney General Bill Lockyer.
In a letter sent earlier this month to David Codrea, co-founder of Citizens of America, a California-based gun-rights organization, Lockyer said that while his duty is to enforce the laws of his state and the nation, "the responsibilities of my office do not permit me to independently interpret the state and federal Constitutions or the statutes written pursuant to those Constitutions."
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=29009
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BTW - ask your buddy Zon if the southern states had the "right" to secede, or if he has ever used the term "States' Rights" - LOL!
BTW - ask your buddy Zon if the southern states had the "right" to secede, or if he has ever used the term "States' Rights"
I have no comment. Feel free to misconstrue that how ever you choose. It won't change the fact that I have no comment.
1. Questioning
2. Obfuscation
3. Exposure
4. Silence
Don't worry, Zon - I've been tearing up people by forcing them through those stages for years at this site. Consider it free therapy - LOL!
One other right that the federal government has usurped is the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, which IS an enumerated right. The federal government has no business passing ANY legislation in relation to firearms, thus the National Firearms Act, Gun Control Act, and the ban on "Assault Weapons" are ALL unconstitutional.
Which has what to do with your original assertion?
The Supreme Court dictated that there is a right in the Constitution that allows a woman to abort her baby. I've never seen where in the Constitution that right is enumerated, have you?
Just because 9 people in robes dictate something doesn't mean it's right or true.
My original assertion implied that the federal government has overstepped its authority. You and the federal government selectively choose which parts of the Constitution you agree with. Although the Supreme Court might "interpret" that document in ways they see fit, it doesn't make it right, and is a major defect in our form of government that apparently needs to be fixed.
Any in particular you recommend?
False.
How am I wrong? DO you now admit that the federal government has overstepped its authority with its restrictions on firearms. Do you admit that the federal government has no business prohibiting substances?
The charge is false.
DO you now admit that the federal government has overstepped its authority with its restrictions on firearms.
When have I ever expressed the contrary?
I'm sorry if the words of our Founding Fathers frighten you.
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