Re: [OT]: The intent of the Founding Fathers

From: Rich Grise (null_at_example.net)
Date: 10/01/04 

Date: Fri, 01 Oct 2004 04:58:56 GMT

On Thursday 30 September 2004 04:36 pm, Jonathan Kirwan did deign to grace
us with the following:

> On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 23:02:31 GMT, "Clarence" <no@No.com> wrote:
>
>>Or Devolves, if we allow it to do so.
>
> I suppose so.
>
>>However the apparently defective conclusion in the last paragraph is so
>>wrong as to be a joke.
>
> That last paragraph is my opinion of the court's opinion. My own
> understanding is that the 2nd Amendment really was about an individual
> right, not a State right.

State's rights are covered under Amendment X:
   Amendment X
      The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor
   prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively,
   or to the people.

So, you see, the Constitution is _supposed_ to say, "This is what the
government is allowed to do, and they're _especially_ not allowed to
violate the following rights: <the BOR>". And that's all the government
is supposed to do.

Maybe it's time to call for a reinstatement of Original Intent, and throw
out all the bureaucrats.

Cheers!
Rich

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