[cb]

Lets see, let me get this straight.....

the bill of rights is a list of individual rights not to be infringed by the Federal gov'ment.....That is, all but the second one and its different. Its some kind of wierd state right. Right!

Stand on your head you leftest scum in the queer city of San Francisco.

[Samwise]

Please forgive me, but with that title I just have to say, "No, Who's on first."

[error99]

Duplicate Post... see here

[pabianice]

Years ago Massachusetts public schools starting calling it "The Bill of Suggestions," and then deleted the suggestions they didn't like.

[Sentis]

This is a very simple debate for anyone who can actually read. Lets look at the first amendment for a second before we discuss the second.

Amendment I

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.




As we can see the First Amendment addresses several different and separate rights not just one. If we bring in the Liberal assertion that the second amendment was a single right why not state that the first is a single right also. By this standard only the freedom of religion is absolute, speech and assembly even the freedom of the press are outgrowths of religion. This is to say, by the liberal view, only freedom to speak, write, or assemble for religious purposes are protected by the constition.

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Amendment II

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.


There are two absolute rights ennumerated in the second amendment. The Militia which is defined as all able bodied men 18-54 (I think I may be wrong on the ages)and the right to keep and bear arms.


As the constitutional definition of Militia is as above it literally gives everyone the right to firearms on that basis alone not providing that it is two separate but equal rights.