Truckers to arrest Constitution breakers and shut down the economy
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"Sure I read the Constitution. I can recite the Second Amendment by heart."
It takes true genius to be able to 'interpret' a different meaning of the statement, than what those who wrote, ratified and explained in their own words, said it means.Quote from dbphoenix:
Leaving out the reference to a militia, of course.
btw OP, what does this have to do with economics?
I say short dis muthatruckin' stock markeet.
Quote from dbphoenix:
Leaving out the reference to a militia, of course.
No freeman shall be debarred the use of arms.
--Thomas Jefferson
The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the people; that... it is their right and duty to be at all times armed.
--Thomas Jefferson
Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans, and must be that of every free state.
--Thomas Jefferson
"A free people ought to be armed."
- George Washington
"Arms in the hands of citizens may be used at individual discretion in private self defense."
- John Adams
"To disarm the people is the most effectual way to enslave them."
- George Mason
"I ask sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people except for a few politicians."
- George Mason (father of the Bill of Rights and The Virginia Declaration of Rights)
Now of course these guys were actually around when the 2nd amendment was written. So I suppose it is possible you guys know better than they what they meant in the 2nd amendment. Though I personally doubt it.
One of the early ideas floated by TJ was that "citizens" would be restricted to the landowner class, not entitled by mere birth.
In that light his high words about citizens and firearms have a different meaning.
In that light his high words about citizens and firearms have a different meaning.