Settle down class. Mama knows that yesterday was a grave day in American entertainment history (no pun intended). More important than the deaths of Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson is your Second Amendment rights. Yes, that's correct. Rights. Plural version of right.
Mama wants all of her precious little darlings to understand that the Second Amendment is more than just one big gi-normous (bleh) run on sentence.
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.
We have two rights under this Amendment. The first right is our right to keep a well regulated militia to secure our free state. Mama isn't talking about the Rambo style "commandos" like Dale Dribbel and his buddies. Mama is talking about the National Guard and well regulated militias that group together for the protection of the state and its people as a whole. We are not talking KKK or gangs. Those are not militias; those are leeches on society.
The second right is the right of the people to keep and bear arms. Mama does question the validity of some people who choose to stockpile weapons, but at the same time...as long as they aren't planning to hurt anyone or hurting anyone - it really isn't our business. Mama is all for concealed carry and protecting our families and ourselves. You break in to my house...it aint the 80 pound dog you better worry about. Mama and Daddy are both crack shots...and our precious little sweetums are both coming right along. Sure, they only have BB guns but they can put out an eye.
You know what, just for grins and giggles let's say the Second Amendment has three rights. The third one can really be coupled up with the other two, but it is its own right nonetheless. The right is that the other two rights shall not be infringed.
Remember though - your rights only extend to the point that you begin to threaten or violate another person's rights. So all of you gun-banning, tree hugging liberals please know one thing...if you ever happen to sleep at my home (don't know considering all of my family members, both immediate and extended, have a brain and we wouldn't know how to cater to a zombie) and someone breaks in, Mama will protect you just like you are one of her own precious little sweetums. Just remember, though, you have no right to take away our right to bear arms. It doesn't just apply to the military. Learn to read and learn how to interpret the almight comma.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Know Your Constitution - Second Amendment
Posted by the . recidivist at 8:31 AM
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Under the spirit of the second amendment, the National Guard doesn't qualify as a militia (nor do police or full-time military branches), as they are controlled, paid, and organized by the government. Current courts have decided that the Nat Guard qualifies as a militia, but historically, this is not accurate.
The second amendment, in a historical context, was penned to ensure that the population as a whole has a way to stand between their basic liberties and tyranny - be it foreign powers invading, domestic government run amok, or a simple home invader. Militias were not organized by the government, they were organized by the people SEPARATE from the government. Police and other military-style units get their arms, orders, and pay directly from Uncle Sam. That is a direct conflict of interest with the second amendment.
The founders wanted a way for people to "fix" the government should it become tyrannical and despotic - the entire context behind the Revolutionary War. They also wanted people to have the rights to defend themselves. However, since the courts have interpretive power over the Bill of Rights, the natural degradation of this right should be expected. For obvious reasons, this rights limits their power. Thus hindering it assists in avoiding civil disobedience and unrest.
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