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calimary

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34. GREAT post!

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Wed May 25, 2022, 07:40 PM

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Someone finally came out and said it. The PRESIDENT of the U.S. FINALLY came out and said it! [View all] DFW May 2022 OP

..but it is... thomski64 May 2022 #1

So am I DFW May 2022 #2

Good bumper sticker, concise sanatanadharma May 2022 #11

GOOD one! calimary May 2022 #17

"Man is born free; and everywhere he is in chains." bucolic_frolic May 2022 #3

Some of those chains have weak links DFW May 2022 #4

Another good one! calimary May 2022 #33

"Well regulated" seems to be ignored! SheltieLover May 2022 #5

hear , hear. read the thing in whole. AllaN01Bear May 2022 #9

Absolutely this!! thenelm1 May 2022 #28

And also mentioned that regular citizens were not allowed to own or posess weapons of war Cheezoholic May 2022 #40

The problem is that SCOTUS ignored the "well regulated militia" part in the Heller case. TomSlick May 2022 #18

The day the Heller decision was rendered is a day that will live in infamy. ShazzieB May 2022 #22

Agreed. The orginalism or textualism crap is just that - crap. TomSlick May 2022 #23

Any expert in linguistics can tell you soldierant May 2022 #44

Interesting. I have not heard that definition of "bearing arms." However, it makes sense. TomSlick May 2022 #46

Stevens' dissent told them what the original intent was. They didn't care. SunSeeker May 2022 #54

Yes. Stevens was no fool. But no one listed (except you and me.) soldierant May 2022 #65

The concept of originalism should had been challenged. LiberalFighter May 2022 #30

The Preamble to the Constitution is about as originalist as it gets. sop May 2022 #31

It's the interpretation of the Second Amendment that needs to be challenged. Lonestarblue May 2022 #6

++++++++++++++++++++++ h2ebits May 2022 #7

Agreed. SCOTUS rewrote the 2nd Amendment making it a suicide pact. TomSlick May 2022 #19

He was an orginalist. ShazzieB May 2022 #27

I'm a terrible cynic but it seems to me that both "originalist" and "textualist" TomSlick May 2022 #39

Good point! ShazzieB May 2022 #52

Even Scalia said that. SYFROYH May 2022 #8

Yeah but, TomSlick May 2022 #20

Here is a solution that has been suggested. It would work if we loved our kids more than Guns. usaf-vet May 2022 #59

That would work but how do we get there from here? TomSlick May 2022 #62

YUP! Sadly I think that is exactly what isn't going to happen. nt usaf-vet May 2022 #63

He is correct. No right is absolute. Caliman73 May 2022 #10

We have already recognized that the 2nd amendment is not absolute 70sEraVet May 2022 #36

+1000 roamer65 May 2022 #45

I say it on Twitter every damn day. Tucker08087 May 2022 #12

GREAT post! calimary May 2022 #34

Thanks for the EO today Mr. President. spanone May 2022 #13

It wouldn't pass an English test lame54 May 2022 #14

The purpose of a government is collective security. Chainfire May 2022 #15

I will loudly say and defend "Repeal the 2A" unto death AnrothElf May 2022 #16

Lord, hear our prayer. TomSlick May 2022 #21

There is no "Lord" to hear it. AnrothElf May 2022 #24

I live in hope as the best alternative for me. TomSlick May 2022 #37

hey if bdamomma May 2022 #25

It's called an amendment. It can be amended IronLionZion May 2022 #26

At the very least the Heller decision should be revisited. After all, if it's okay for Roe to be Vinca May 2022 #29

You make a good point. TomSlick May 2022 #38

"You can have my gun when you pry it from my cold dead fingers" Martin Eden May 2022 #32

A well regulated militia does not mean sell to any asshole 18 year old. OverBurn May 2022 #35

What IS absolute is that those murdered children are not coming back. n/t Beartracks May 2022 #41

Back in the 1970s was when the NRA "rewrote" Steve Canuck May 2022 #42

But where is the "well regulated militia" that all these shooters belong to? Rhiannon12866 May 2022 #43

And wouldn't those gun nuts be fine with being well-regulated? calimary May 2022 #48

Exactly! That's the thing! Rhiannon12866 May 2022 #49

Abolish the second amendment Matt Finnish May 2022 #47

Exactly! Rhiannon12866 May 2022 #50

"The Second Amendment is not absolute." Aussie105 May 2022 #51

It can be easily deleted or updated? JustABozoOnThisBus May 2022 #55

As it stands, the 2nd amendment is a diseased vestigial structure killing what should be a Magoo48 May 2022 #56

As long as the votes of reasonable people hold far less sway than those of Dark n Stormy Knight May 2022 #53

The 2nd Amendment says well regulated militia Marthe48 May 2022 #57

They all remember Bill Clinton saying that is who done him in The NRA Oppaloopa May 2022 #58

Use retired police and military to guard schools Seinan Sensei May 2022 #60

the gun buys want it both ways azureblue May 2022 #61

Seth Meyers really nailed it. SleeplessinSoCal May 2022 #64