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In reply to the discussion: Time to overturn Heller and use the originalist view of the 2nd Amendment [View all]ExWhoDoesntCare
(4,741 posts)74. Wrong
The slave uprising in Haiti began on 24 August 1791. It didn't succeed until 1 January 1804.
James Madison submitted a proposed Bill of Rights in 1789. It consisted of 19 Amendments, including the 10 that would later get ratified. The House approved 17 of them, and the Senate whittled the list down to 12 by 25 September 1789. In October, Washington submitted the 12 Amendments to the states for ratification. The states ratified ten of them, and they became law on 15 December 1791.
The Amendments did not change in wording between October 1789 and December 1791.
So, no, the Second Amendment was not based on a Haitian revolution two years in the future that wouldn't prove successful for another 12 years. That's just nonsense.
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Time to overturn Heller and use the originalist view of the 2nd Amendment [View all]
Marius25
May 2023
OP
Amen is ancient Abrahamic Hebrew. It is used by multiple religions, including Islam, Judaism,
Celerity
May 2023
#4
SCOTUS only becomes 18th Century originalists when it comes to birthing babies. n/t
allegorical oracle
May 2023
#5
I see you totally (and conveniently) ignored the practicalities I pointed out.
ShazzieB
May 2023
#66
I much prefer repealing the 2A completely but we can start with this incremental step.
LonePirate
May 2023
#7
A force organized, armed, and disciplined by Congress, and under control of state governments.
Mister Ed
May 2023
#30
Under our present constitutional structure, you will never get ratification of a repeal.
roamer65
May 2023
#21
Agree. The only way gun-loving legislators and Congress idiots will take action on this crisis is
allegorical oracle
May 2023
#44
Get the insurance companies to escalate liability premiums on businesses that sell ammo.
roamer65
May 2023
#50
Broad interpretation of the 2nd. amendment contradicts the preamble to the Constitution:
usonian
May 2023
#16
Get the insurance companies to start escalating premiums on any business that sells ammunition.
roamer65
May 2023
#23
With the appointment of Boof Boy, Handmaid, Gorsucks, etc this court has no legitimacy.
Ligyron
May 2023
#42