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To: robertpaulsen
So my analogy is holding up.

Yes, it's holding up. ...as an example of what is deeply, profoundly wrong with your premise re:RKBA. If we had the same restrictions on books as we have on arms, as indicated by your excellent analogy, we would have already had another revolution.

Book clubs existing only to benefit members thereof, and anyone not a member and/or not acting under its arbitrary rules may be denied the right to read or own books? Insane! Preposterous! Absurd! ...and equally so the right to arms your reasoning would deny us.

Take the hint from your own analogy.
Book clubs only viably arise from the right of the people to own and read books in general.
Militias only viably arise from the right of the people to keep and bear arms in general.
Any government which infringes on either of those rights gravely harms its populace and itself.

325 posted on 03/21/2007 3:22:40 PM PDT by ctdonath2 (The color blue tastes like the square root of 0?)
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To: ctdonath2
"If we had the same restrictions on books as we have on arms ..."

And if a frog had wings he wouldn't drag his a$$ on the ground. We don't have those restrictions on books, so what's your point?

"and anyone not a member and/or not acting under its arbitrary rules may be denied the right to read or own books? Insane! Preposterous! Absurd!"

They MAY be denied if the state constitution allows it. Hey, if it's that important to the people of the state, PASS A STATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT AND STOP YOUR WHINING ALREADY!!

"Book clubs only viably arise from the right of the people to own and read books in general"

Sure. And if the state wishes to protect an individual right to own and read books, they are free to do so.

But if you're talking about federal protection of books, they only protect the books as they relate to the formation of the Book Clubs themselves.

339 posted on 03/21/2007 3:51:21 PM PDT by robertpaulsen
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