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Sheesh - how many times is this going to be posted? SO WHAT!? jmg257 Jan 2013 #1
Thank you. Vattel Jan 2013 #6
Your Nation's History is Nonsense? Ichingcarpenter Jan 2013 #8
ditto... noiretextatique Jan 2013 #10
The suggestion that the rationale for the second amendment Vattel Jan 2013 #18
You can't handle the tuth. baldguy Jan 2013 #29
Yes, it doesn't really matter why it was ratified in the first place. nt Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #26
K&R&bookmarked -- I can't believe this doesn't have more recs yet. nt eppur_se_muova Jan 2013 #2
K and R for the gungeon Kingofalldems Jan 2013 #3
And the First Amendment guaranteed pro-slavery screeds could be published, so... nt Romulox Jan 2013 #4
And this was used as legalized violence Ichingcarpenter Jan 2013 #7
Our country was FOUNDED on a violent revolution. So yes, the First Amendment is included Romulox Jan 2013 #9
I can't help but notice that only one side is armed. Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2013 #14
Interesting piece, thanks for posting it. freshwest Jan 2013 #5
Thank you for this. thucythucy Jan 2013 #11
It certainly explains a lot of things AnnieBW Jan 2013 #12
If millions of slaves had been armed, would they have remained slaves? Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2013 #13
There were some good points here, BUT...... AverageJoe90 Jan 2013 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author HangOnKids Jan 2013 #21
Only to protect slavery? No one is saying that RobertEarl Jan 2013 #24
I missed that part...how did 'state' vs 'country' make a diff for what jmg257 Jan 2013 #25
It was part of the 13 colony morph into the US RobertEarl Jan 2013 #28
..... AverageJoe90 Jan 2013 #31
The words "free state" actually meant free country - in context. mzmolly Jan 2013 #16
Same supreme Court that justified Dred Scott Ichingcarpenter Jan 2013 #19
Sad mzmolly Jan 2013 #22
Indeed, the Supreme Court has never been immune from corrupt partisanism. AverageJoe90 Jan 2013 #32
I had never heard this before, but I'm not about to write it off completely like some people... joeybee12 Jan 2013 #17
Thom Hartmann reported on this a few weeks ago. Ilsa Jan 2013 #20
Thanks...I assumed the link was to Thom Hartmann... joeybee12 Jan 2013 #23
Today, ask yourself... backscatter712 Jan 2013 #27
+100 lunasun Jan 2013 #30
So many historical errors. legaleagle_45 Jan 2013 #33
Damned lies. At some point gross inaccuracies become lies. NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #34
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