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Re: New Web Page
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Fri, 14 May 1999 19:48:38 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks writes:
> It's really easy. "A well regulated militia being necessary to a free
> state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms will not be
> infringed."
Nitpick: You got the wording slightly wrong (which can make a world of
difference if you start analyzing it)
"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."
Jeff
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| (...) Thanks, I was doing it from memory - thinking I got it right and noticed that I was wrong after the fact. I think the commas I left out are more significant than security, but it's better to have it all. (25 years ago, 17-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) You know, I don't get that. I've seen lots of newsgroups explode into US v. Canada or US v. UK debates, and its always so silly. Ultimately, you get a tiny little say in what goes on in your government and I get a tiny little say in mine, but (...) (25 years ago, 14-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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