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dairydog91

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16. Guns are currently a Constitutionally protected liberty.

Fri Dec 11, 2015, 10:47 PM

Dec 2015

So people are arguing that it is OK to take away a citizen's civil liberties based on nothing more than that citizen's presence on a secret list. Or they're arguing that in spite of current Supreme Court ruling there is nevertheless no private right to own guns so the watchlist system isn't taking away any civil liberty. Then again, this second view seems to rest on the assumption that the Supreme Court is no longer the final arbiter of what the Constitution means and that the Executive Branch is constrained only by the Executive Branch's private interpretation of the Constitution. An interpretation which, based on how everything else is handled in this Bushite pigfuck, will be classified too.

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I live in Connecticut. I don't necessarily agree with my governor. [View all] Atman Dec 2015 OP

Good for you for raising a fuss about this! I understand why Malloy did this tho... CTyankee Dec 2015 #1

Yes I thought about that too. There are so upaloopa Dec 2015 #2

Yes, the entire problem is tying the list to guns. The list itself is above reproach. (nt) jeff47 Dec 2015 #3

It's amazing to see the love for Bush-Co's list.. virginia mountainman Dec 2015 #4

what's amazing is democrats putting guns ahead of lives saturnsring Dec 2015 #6

So what other civil liberty are you willing to loose ... virginia mountainman Dec 2015 #7

which ones are we losing already? saturnsring Dec 2015 #8

I made a rather extensive post about it a few days ago.. virginia mountainman Dec 2015 #11

Here is what I have a problem with: smirkymonkey Dec 2015 #12

So the Bill of Rights doesn't include civil liberties? nt hack89 Dec 2015 #13

Guns are currently a Constitutionally protected liberty. dairydog91 Dec 2015 #16

It's a fucking gun. smirkymonkey Dec 2015 #17

seems like a small sacrifice for enhanced child protections saturnsring Dec 2015 #5

Please explain. Atman Dec 2015 #9

The problem is.. virginia mountainman Dec 2015 #10

I disagree that it makes the list untouchable. kcr Dec 2015 #14

How about saying "No" to an American secret police? dairydog91 Dec 2015 #15