That was every a bit a robbery, it doesn't matter if he strongarmed a dollar. You are confusing theft with robberies.
Fair enough. I still hope this wasn't in one of those states where they expect victims to "attempt to flee" their own property.
That was every a bit a robbery, it doesn't matter if he strongarmed a dollar. You are confusing theft with robberies.
Fair enough. I still hope this wasn't in one of those states where they expect victims to "attempt to flee" their own property.
Those are great quotes. However, they do not have anything to do with why the 2nd amendment was specifically put into the Constitution. I wrote why it was put into the Constitution.Do you have a link for the old constitution? Never heard of this before and this sounds more like your professor trying to marrying up their personal beliefs regarding the second amendment and not the true meaning behind it.
Here are a few quotes regarding the right to bear arms against a tyrannical government. Part of what your saying may be true, haven’t looked into it. However, the entire basis of the second amendment was to avoid a corrupt government, such as a monarchy, to control the people. Militias were formed and had taken down the world super power at the time, Great Britain.
“What country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance. Let them take arms."
- Thomas Jefferson, letter to William Stephens Smith, son-in-law of John Adams, December 20, 1787
“The laws that forbid the carrying of arms are laws of such a nature. They disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes.... Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man."
- Thomas Jefferson, Commonplace Book(quoting 18th century criminologist Cesare Beccaria), 1774-1776
“Besides the advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation, the existence of subordinate governments, to which the people are attached, and by which the militia officers are appointed, forms a barrier against the enterprises of ambition, more insurmountable than any which a simple government of any form can admit of."
- James Madison, Federalist No. 46, January 29, 1788
“The right of the citizens to keep and bear arms has justly been considered, as the palladium of the liberties of a republic; since it offers a strong moral check against the usurpation and arbitrary power of rulers; and will generally, even if these are successful in the first instance, enable the people to resist and triumph over them."
- Joseph Story, Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, 1833
“What, Sir, is the use of a militia? It is to prevent the establishment of a standing army, the bane of liberty .... Whenever Governments mean to invade the rights and liberties of the people, they always attempt to destroy the militia, in order to raise an army upon their ruins."
- Rep. Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts, I Annals of Congress 750, August 17, 1789
“If the representatives of the people betray their constituents, there is then no resource left but in the exertion of that original right of self-defense which is paramount to all positive forms of government, and which against the usurpations of the national rulers, may be exerted with infinitely better prospect of success than against those of the rulers of an individual state. In a single state, if the persons intrusted with supreme power become usurpers, the different parcels, subdivisions, or districts of which it consists, having no distinct government in each, can take no regular measures for defense. The citizens must rush tumultuously to arms, without concert, without system, without resource; except in their courage and despair."
- Alexander Hamilton, Federalist No. 28
That was in the act if there ever was.Fair enough. I still hope this wasn't in one of those states where they expect victims to "attempt to flee" their own property.
The first slaves in America were white. I wonder if @kalimgoodman and @Mr.Eko's teachers told them that?Didn't you hear. Some woman changed 100s of years of US history with a stroke of the pen. Our country was founded 1619 just so we could own slaves.
Not me brother. I was being as sarcastic as possible.The lies of the 1619 Project and CRT have clouded your better understanding. This is how you brainwash people into giving away their country and their soul entirely.
The color of the first slaves has nothing to do with the arguments presented in this thread. In actuality this thread has 2 components: 1. could a case be made that assault weapons might not be covered by the 2nd amendment. 2. What are the true origins of why the 2nd amendment was put into the Constitution.The first slaves in America were white. I wonder if @kalimgoodman and @Mr.Eko's teachers told them that?
We all serve a master, Sir.The color of the first slaves has nothing to do with the arguments presented in this thread. In actuality this thread has 2 components: 1. could a case be made that assault weapons might not be covered by the 2nd amendment. 2. What are the true origins of why the 2nd amendment was put into the Constitution.
Just because you wrote it doesn’t make it true. Please post undeniable facts that the only reason the second amendment was put in the constitution was solely based on the south and slave ownership. I’d prefer the men who actually waged the war, won us our freedom from Britain and signed the constitution.Those are great quotes. However, they do not have anything to do with why the 2nd amendment was specifically put into the Constitution. I wrote why it was put into the Constitution.
You can believe (or at least explore) what I wrote, or you can believe what you have always believed. That is your choice and your choice alone.
As it stands now, #1 is covered by the constitutionThe color of the first slaves has nothing to do with the arguments presented in this thread. In actuality this thread has 2 components: 1. could a case be made that assault weapons might not be covered by the 2nd amendment. 2. What are the true origins of why the 2nd amendment was put into the Constitution.
Sorry, Bill, you do not get to dictate how I write my posts. I stated my case with a very sound argument with quite a bit of detail about the facts. As i said to the fine gentlemen who I went back and forth with, you can believe what I wrote (or at least explore the amendment's history) or believe what you have always believed. That suggestion hasn't changed. you have to do the additional legwork now.Just because you wrote it doesn’t make it true. Please post undeniable facts that the only reason the second amendment was put in the constitution was solely based on the south and slave ownership. I’d prefer the men who actually waged the war, won us our freedom from Britain and signed the constitution.
Perhaps. We won't know until a case challenges the court that assault rifles are not covered by the 2nd amendment due to particular exception (if this sounds strange, you can go back and read the beginnings of the possible argument in this thread).As it stands now, #1 is covered by the constitution
No, no, no, that’s not how this works. You’re coming from a point of authority on the subjects you post about in which you are not, or have not proven to be in expert in anything. All you’ve done is made opinions on the subjects you decide to post on or that you feel how things should be. You’re entire premise on every post is a fallacy in itself if you do not offer factual evidence to validate your posts.Sorry, Bill, you do not get to dictate how I write my posts. I stated my case with a very sound argument with quite a bit of detail about the facts. As i said to the fine gentlemen who I went back and forth with, you can believe what I wrote (or at least explore the amendment's history) or believe what you have always believed. That suggestion hasn't changed. you have to do the additional legwork now.
As for the bolded 2 words above: Preferring something has nothing to do with what is true.
If you explore the 2nd amendments' history thoroughly, you will find everything I wrote was factual.
Yes, yes, yes this is how it works. I laid the groundwork for you. Obviously, you are interested in my argument, since you are writing this, you don't believe me, so follow all the facts I've given you and go explore. I gave you all the facts. Otherwise, you are wasting my time by writing the same thing over & over again.No, no, no, that’s not how this works. You’re coming from a point of authority on the subjects you post about in which you are not, or have not proven to be in expert in anything. All you’ve done is made opinions on the subjects you decide to post on or that you feel how things should be. You’re entire premise on every post is a fallacy in itself if you do not offer factual evidence to validate your posts.
Since I’ve come back to this board and I’ve read your posts, not one shred of evidence has been given to support your claims, not one. What this tells me is that you’re either intellectually dishonest, live in the echo chamber that you subscribe to or you truly believe what you’re saying as fact also knowas living in a fantasy world. You’re opinions are just opinions with no factual data to prove otherwise.
The biggest issue with progressives is you’re thoughts, misconstrued view of the world are nothing more than you’re feelings getting in the way of logical reasoning. For example, nothing you say or what you believe in is wrong. take the topic on hand, the second amendment. You’ve doubled down on what you perceive as correct in thinking the second amendment was added to the constitution to include the slave states. I’ve posted numerous quotes by the founding fathers who say differently. As a logical person, your opinion makes zero sense as you have yet to back up any claims other than what some liberal professor used as reference to a text book.
You’ve also claimed that assault rifles, a term you still haven’t defined, are not protected by the second amendment, also false. You’re thinking is skewed because you correlate a gun that looks like a military weapon but yet doesn’t function as a military weapon. i.e. you do not know what you’re talking about. Again, your feelings get in the way of a subject that is perceived as negative.
You’ve also claimed that the constitution is an ever changing document, also false. This opinion should be the easiest of your claims to defend and yet you’ve offered nothing of substance to validate your posts.
It does now. There is no '2nd version' of the constitution, at least not one from 1791.The color of the first slaves has nothing to do with the arguments presented in this thread.
Sounds like he's just repeating what some activist professors told him. That's why he can't site any source for any of his claims, or speak from a position of knowledge about any topic he has offered.Since I’ve come back to this board and I’ve read your posts, not one shred of evidence has been given to support your claims, not one. What this tells me is that you’re either intellectually dishonest, live in the echo chamber that you subscribe to or you truly believe what you’re saying as fact also knowas living in a fantasy world. You’re opinions are just opinions with no factual data to prove otherwise.
Dude, I stated a fact. If you want to know particulars take the time and go look it up. I'm not your personal encyclopedia. Isn't that what Suri is for- LOL. So, don't ask me questions that you can easily look up. That's just lazy.It does now. There is no '2nd version' of the constitution, at least not one from 1791.
Again, tell us which 'slave states' wanted the 2nd Amendment added in 1791 before they would join the US.
Because there were only 14 states at the time, and they had all joined the union by then.