Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: robertpaulsen

Do you believe the Second Amendment protects and individual right or a collective right?

Do you believe the Bill of Rights (the first 10 amendments) limits government power or grants people rights?

Thank you in advance for two yes or no answers.


641 posted on 03/09/2007 5:13:26 PM PST by Abundy
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 634 | View Replies ]


To: Abundy
"Do you believe the Second Amendment protects and individual right or a collective right?"

It protects the ability of a state to form a militia from federal infringement. I guess that makes it a collective right, though it's really an individual right applied collectively.

"Do you believe the Bill of Rights (the first 10 amendments) limits government power or grants people rights?"

The first eight amendments protect certain rights from federal infringement. At least, that's how they were written.

"Thank you in advance for two yes or no answers."

Oops. Sorry. I didn't read ahead. Let me try that again.

"Do you believe the Second Amendment protects and individual right or a collective right?"

Yes.

"Do you believe the Bill of Rights (the first 10 amendments) limits government power or grants people rights?"

No.

How do you answer these?

664 posted on 03/09/2007 6:25:33 PM PST by robertpaulsen
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 641 | View Replies ]

To: Abundy

He believes it's an individual right to participate in a government-operated militia according to their rules with their equipment.

Took me a while to drag that out of him.


666 posted on 03/09/2007 6:40:00 PM PST by ctdonath2 (The color blue tastes like the square root of 0?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 641 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson