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2008-11-09
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Originally Posted by itschy
I am not sure why my statement would scare you? I do not believe in war, or automatic weapons? but if the threat from whoever, crosses into my land, I will defend it.
These are the kind of statements that scare me.
I won't even start to explain whats wrong with them. Most people should recognize and I won't waste words on the other kind.
Please waste your words, explain to me why I scare you, I do not understand?
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To all my Maemo friends. I will no longer be monitoring any of my threads here on a regular basis. I am no longer supporting anything I did under maemo at maemo.org. If you need some help with something you can reach me at tablethacker.com or www.facebook.com/penguinbait. I have disabled my PM's here, and removed myself from Council email and Community mailing list. There has been some fun times, see you around.
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2008-11-09
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Originally Posted by fatalsaint
Which is utter nonsense. The Second Amendment reads:
The supreme court disagree's with you. Washington D.C. just got pwned thanks to that.
"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
The District of Columbia is not a State, so the Second Amendment doesn't even apply there!
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2008-11-09
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Originally Posted by itschy
See, that's the idea. We scare you by talking about shooting anyone who invades our country, and then you won't invade our country. (Thus saving us the trouble of shooting you; a regular win/win, isn't it?)
These are the kind of statements that scare me.
I won't even start to explain whats wrong with them. Most people should recognize and I won't waste words on the other kind.
If, OTOH, you weren't thinking of invading our country, not sure why it would scare you...
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2008-11-09
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Originally Posted by mullf
Um... the Second Amendment, and in fact the entire constitution, bill of rights, and all those other documents that we like to think of giving us our freedom.... applies to everyone....
Which is utter nonsense. The Second Amendment reads:
"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
The District of Columbia is not a State, so the Second Amendment doesn't even apply there!
Whether DC is a state or not has absolutely nothing to do with it... It applies everywhere. I have already explained that in the time of the writing.. the "Militia" was every able-bodied man between the ages of 17-65... and therefore the "right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed."
The first part giving a justification, the second part giving a right. DC may not be a state.. but the people of DC still have an inherit right to be "free".
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2008-11-09
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But the justification is "the security of a free State". DC is not a State. This particular amendment makes particular reference to "State", and is thus particularly limiting this amendment.
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2008-11-09
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Again.. the first is a Justification. Not the only one.
The courts ruled the 2A is an individual right. No matter what DC calls itself it cannot Usurp an individual right. Unless you mean to say that the Fourteenth amendment also doesn't apply to DC:
In which case.. meaning DC can do whatever the heck it wants to whomever it wants and is completely exempt from any and all laws.
The courts ruled the 2A is an individual right. No matter what DC calls itself it cannot Usurp an individual right. Unless you mean to say that the Fourteenth amendment also doesn't apply to DC:
Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
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2008-11-09
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You can't just ignore words in the Constitution. What if some future president decided, why not just ignore the words "or of the press;" in the First Amendment? After all, who cares that the words are actually in the Constitution? Would you be ok with that? Well, then you can't just read the word "State" out of the Second or Fourteenth Amendments. If you disagree with what they say, you are free to propose an amendment altering the language. But you don't get to ignore words you don't like.
What do you think of people who want to ignore ALL of the words in the Second Amendment, and act like there is no right to bear arms at all? And then you do the exact same thing, interpreting the Amendment the way you would like it to read, rather than the way it ACTUALLY reads.
What do you think of people who want to ignore ALL of the words in the Second Amendment, and act like there is no right to bear arms at all? And then you do the exact same thing, interpreting the Amendment the way you would like it to read, rather than the way it ACTUALLY reads.
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2008-11-09
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I didn't read it "out".. I said it provided one example of justification to show the intent of the writer.
The fourteenth amendment, right up front, said: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."
Do you not consider Washington DC as part of the "United States"?
The fourteenth amendment, right up front, said: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."
Do you not consider Washington DC as part of the "United States"?
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2008-11-09
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Im right now readling my way thru Cory Docorow's "Little Brother". And i can see the need for tool to overthrow a critically broken system.
However, at times i get the feeling that some of the more vocal for this right are itching to use them at the least of provocations.
This is what worries me. we are talking about devices that have one job only. To end a persons existence on this planet.
I think a lot of people would relax a bit if there was a more solemn attitude going round.
Violence may be the last argument of kings, but it also needs to be the very last one. The one reached for when all others have been exausted.
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However, at times i get the feeling that some of the more vocal for this right are itching to use them at the least of provocations.
This is what worries me. we are talking about devices that have one job only. To end a persons existence on this planet.
I think a lot of people would relax a bit if there was a more solemn attitude going round.
Violence may be the last argument of kings, but it also needs to be the very last one. The one reached for when all others have been exausted.
Last edited by tso; 2008-11-09 at 07:18.
I won't even start to explain whats wrong with them. Most people should recognize and I won't waste words on the other kind.