Respond to: “...Constitution is being subverted by the Left, but also (the right) manage(s) to find their own pet “noble cause clauses” when it suits...”
Our inalienable rights are to life liberty and PROPERTY....TJ enlarged it to a more encompassing and jingle worthy “pursuit of happiness”.
We were quickly approaching anarchy because of the erosion of self defense over time. Thankfully, that tide has been turned.
Likewise, property rights and defense thereof needs to be addressed. Otherwise our property becomes a 24/7 yard sale with every price zero for a fast moving perp.
Our society continues to spiral into barbarity and anarchy at the behest of the big brother government.
The question to debate should be “what SHOULD a man be able do” in defense of property to avoid societal anarchy and protect the rights of the real victim....not what is he/she currently permitted to do.
We all know the answer.
Those rights were laid out long ago in the Old Testament.
And they do not favor the thief.