Subject:
|
Re: Those stupid liberal judges are at it again!
|
Newsgroups:
|
lugnet.off-topic.debate
|
Date:
|
Wed, 11 Sep 2002 14:18:40 GMT
|
Viewed:
|
888 times
|
| |
|
|
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys writes:
> >
> > > So you are part of a well regulated militia are you?
> >
> > I am. I'm able bodied, male, a citizen and have had training on how to use
> > my gun. That's what well regulated militia meant when those words were chosen.
So stipulated. But the hypothetical loony[1] who lives down the street
from me received no such training, but he nonetheless owns a shack full of guns.
> PS I don't think able bodied or male are still legitimate requirements,
> although they may have made sense back then.
Oh sure--*now* you clarify...
Seriously though, I've never been to clear on why the "intent" of the
founders is at all relevant, and I'm not being flippant. If anything,
Jefferson's intent was that we not enshrine his intent as sacrosanct, and I
believe he was correct in that regard. The other, more textual problem, is
that ten people can read Jefferson's words and come away with fifteen
interpretations of his "intent," just as we've seen here, when one poster
all but insists that Jefferson meant the US to be The Nation of God.
I'm not even addressing propriety of allowing free ownership of guns,
since that's an issue that really stands or falls on the facts of the time.
But I think it's a mistake to invest too much time in tailoring reality to
the interpretation, rather than vice versa.
Dave!
[1] I suppose he's hypothetical, but you never know. Anyway, I'm clearly
introducing a second issue here, which is how one's mental competency should
factor in to the "well regulated" clause. Should it? I certainly think so,
but I don't know if I'm on solid legal footing in making that claim. Thoughts?
|
|
Message is in Reply To:
220 Messages in This Thread:
(Inline display suppressed due to large size. Click Dots below to view.)
- Entire Thread on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
|
|
|
|
