And I can’t believe that you are still making that argument after I shot you down twice.
Why don’t you just write one yourself and see how far you get? I was thinking of telling you that on the SAM thread. At least James actually wrote an entire new constitution proposing some very real fixes. You keep saying that you are smarter than he was so prove it and do even better - WRITE ONE.
What you don’t understand is that I have both feet in this world … then I have one foot in this world and the other into the beyond. And then I have both feet in the beyond and shit gets really crazy.
I can guarantee you, james never experienced this his entire life.
I think you might have a problem with those two statements together.
Just focus on your version of how a good constitution for millions of people should be worded. And don’t forget that around 200 million people have to agree to it else there will be no constituency for the nation. James’ solution for that was to have it for a small group that replicates into a huge grouping. What is your solution (and also don’t forget about “arms”)?
the text of the law says that the right to bear arms can’t be infringed
that means that if you got a gun in your hand, nobody can take it from you
doesn’t mean everyone gets a gun
idiot
It’s a right to bear arms, not a privilege, a right.
Everywhere else in the constitution and declaration, right is defined as EVERYONE!
That means that (by the letter of the law) I can walk up to the pentagon and ask them for my nuke. If they don’t give it to me, I’m constitutionally entitled to hang them all as traitors.
“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.”
Some of course read it this way:
[size=50] "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State,[/size] the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
Others read it more this way:
“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State,[size=50] the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”[/size]
I maintain that this is embedded subjectively in political prejudices rooted in dasein. The objectivists insist that, on the contrary, there is only one objective interpretation and it is theirs.
We have been through this before too. Ecmandu, you seem to have a short memory.
The right “to bear” means legally have permission to have in possession.
As explained before a right to own is NOT a guarantee to own. It means that others are not free to take it away.
Right to life does NOT mean the government must keep you alive. It means that others are NOT allowed to take it away.
The right to pursue happiness is NOT mean the government pursues it for you. It means that others are NOT allowed to prevent your pursuit.
A right merely means an unimpeded permit restricting others from interference.
Unimpeded permit to own and bear arms restricting others from interference.
Unimpeded permit to live restricting others from interference.
Unimpeded permit to pursue happiness restricting others from interference.
Currently in the US Constitution, SCOTUS decides to what degree proposed laws meet the constitutional requirements and rights therein. To do that they have to try to see what was originally intended (and not be stupid about it).
If you want the word to mean something else, I suggest you leave it out of YOUR CONSTITUTION - still waiting for that.