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To: tpaine
'We the people' can infringe on the right to keep explosives for health reasons? -- Neat new argument, -- for the Brady types.

Restricting the sale of C4 explosives is tyranny to you. OK got it. I think you've just pigeon holed yourself, but your honest.

Arms [including explosives] were 'singled out' because the King tried to infringe on our rights to keep them. We specifically enumerated that right for good effect, not wanting any level of our new gov'ts to have the power to infringe upon it; - fat chance.

Why enumerate any rights? Based on your assertive reading of the Constitution, it simply isn't required.

Prohibitionists believe that a moral majority rules in a democracy. -- We have a Republic.

Which you seem to forget is elected to serve the people. In nonenumerated areas, I'll take the judgement of the electorate over the dictate of nine appointed judges.

127 posted on 10/24/2006 12:03:07 PM PDT by SampleMan (Do not dispute the peacefulness of Islam, so as not to send Muslims into violent outrage.)
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To: SampleMan
'We the people' can infringe on the right to keep explosives for health reasons? -- Neat new argument, -- for the Brady types.

Restricting the sale of C4 explosives is tyranny to you.

~Prohibiting~ the sale of explosives is indeed tyranny. -- You disagree, and would pigeon hole gunpowder as contraband?

OK got it. I think you've just pigeon holed yourself, but your honest.

Amusingly, that works both ways. -- You're honest too, and just put your foot in your own mouth.

Arms [including explosives] were 'singled out' because the King tried to infringe on our rights to keep them. We specifically enumerated that right for good effect, not wanting any level of our new gov'ts to have the power to infringe upon it; - fat chance.

Why enumerate any rights? Based on your assertive reading of the Constitution, it simply isn't required.

Some of the founders made exactly that argument. Luckily, they were ignored, and we enumerated life, liberty & property as inalienable rights.

Prohibitionists believe that a moral majority rules in a democracy. -- We have a Republic.

Which you seem to forget is elected to serve the people.

Forget? - Not true. I speak out against majority rule constantly.

In nonenumerated areas, I'll take the judgement of the electorate over the dictate of nine appointed judges.

Me too, as long as the judgment of both electorate & officials comply with their oaths to support, protect & defend the Constitution.

131 posted on 10/24/2006 12:46:42 PM PDT by tpaine
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