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Civil Liberties

X_Digger

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3. Seems pretty straightforward to me.

Reply to NYC_SKP (Original post)

Sun Feb 22, 2015, 12:57 AM

Feb 2015

Acrobatic protestations from the peanut gallery aside.

Why would Madison (among others) write protection of an individual right into their respective state constitutions if it was to be some 'collective' right? Some of those were written before the federal constitution, some at the same time, some after.

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Madison: Federalist No. 46, on the makeup of the militia: [View all] NYC_SKP Feb 2015 OP

Jefferson may be better exemplar. He didn't like standing armies. Panich52 Feb 2015 #1

articles of confederation (x post) jimmy the one Feb 2015 #2

Seems pretty straightforward to me. X_Digger Feb 2015 #3

He mentions 500,000 militia members at a time when the total U.S. population was under 4 million. NYC_SKP Feb 2015 #4

1790 census & madison's dream jimmy the one Mar 2015 #5

state constitutions circa 1787 jimmy the one Mar 2015 #6

Conjunction junction, what's your function? X_Digger Mar 2015 #7

Gee, if ccw was an individual right jimmy the one Mar 2015 #8

Matrix-worthy dodge there. X_Digger Mar 2015 #9

digger's pseudo realism jimmy the one Mar 2015 #10

You're coming at the bill of rights almost as a 'grants' document.. which is bullshit. X_Digger Mar 2015 #11

glad to oblige jimmy the one Mar 2015 #12

Well if the ACLU says so, it must be true, right (appeal to authority.) X_Digger Mar 2015 #13