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Re: Who the devil are we to lecture on 'nucular' non-proliferation? (careful, long rant)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 5 May 2005 17:54:19 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler wrote:
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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Put the power (nuclear or otherwise) in the hands of the people.
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That too. I think the second admendment goes up to personal tanks in
applicability...
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I know we’ve all discussed this before, and I confess that I don’t have a
clear concept of what’s appropriate for whom to possess, but I have I have
question about the history of this interpretation.
How did the founding fathers feel about private, individual ownership and use
of artillery pieces? Practically speaking, I think that these were the
pinnacle of land-portable weapons technology of the day; was ownership
permitted to anyone (well, to any white, land-owning male, I guess) who could
afford it?
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I’d refer you to the Federalist Papers for something a bit more authoriative,
but my guess would be no, their cutoff seemed to be “man portable” rather than
“portable if you have a whole team of horses”. Before you ask, that DOES rule
out “personal tanks” or anything that has a motor to move it around, I’d say.
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On a philosophical note, if the FF could have foreseen the level of
man-portable destructive capability that would arise, might they have worded
the 2nd differently?
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Who, absent a time machine, can say for sure?
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Which is a greater power, in real-world terms: the
ability to tax interstate commerce, or the ability to blow up a city?
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The former, as it has no check.
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