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  • Is the Second Amendment for Just the Militia?

    04/05/2018 6:12:42 PM PDT · by Kaslin · 93 replies
    American Thinker.com ^ | April 5, 2018 | William Sullivan
    Let's begin with the simplest of observations.  Our United States Constitution serves two distinct purposes.  The first is to explicitly enumerate the powers and procedures of our nation's central government, which was defined as the three distinct bodies (which, by the way, two thirds of the high school students currently lecturing us about the Second Amendment cannot name) – the Legislative, the Executive, and the Judicial, with levels of authority descending in that precise order. The second is to explicitly enumerate the limitations of that central government's power, which is the sole reason why our Bill of Rights exists.  The Constitution would...
  • Dems better take Hillary off board

    08/28/2006 10:31:22 AM PDT · by raccoonradio · 73 replies · 3,068+ views
    Boston Herald ^ | 08/28/06 | Brett Arends
    When chess buffs get bored, they sometimes fool around with a game called “suicide chess.” The rules are similar, but the goal is to lose all your pieces. If you need an illustration, just watch the Democrats. How else do you explain the fact that so many of them are seriously considering nominating Hillary Clinton for president in 2008? Earlier this month I revealed here that even 45 percent of Democrats, in “purple” New Hampshire, tell focus groups they hate her. Hate. Among their comments: “B-tch . . . political wh-re . . . evil . . . diabolical.” It...