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beardown

(363 posts)
20. Constitutional rights were earned from 1775 to 1783.
Tue Oct 20, 2015, 05:38 PM
Oct 2015

The KKK called. They want their 'earn' the right to vote idea back.

Search engines are available to all Doubledee Oct 2015 #1
And for clarity's sake, 2A recognized an individual right to keep and bear arms. Eleanors38 Oct 2015 #15
the devil in the details Doubledee Oct 2015 #22
I am not confused. That was the language of the day. What is clear: Eleanors38 Oct 2015 #27
Lets agree Doubledee Oct 2015 #28
That's fine. That kind of language re: 2A is found in some state constitutions, Eleanors38 Oct 2015 #30
That they should be able to load and fire guns. immoderate Oct 2015 #2
Perhaps we should enlist members of this militia to fight ISIS. LonePirate Oct 2015 #3
Any comments concerning the OP? Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2015 #6
Make militia membership mandatory for gun ownership then send militia members overseas to fight ISIS LonePirate Oct 2015 #9
Good, you keep saying that and let us know when anything changes DonP Oct 2015 #10
The more that gundamentalists hate an idea, the more it needs to be inplemented. LonePirate Oct 2015 #12
Gee, Pirate, are you "terrorized?" Eleanors38 Oct 2015 #13
Only people who suck at math are "terrorized." Lizzie Poppet Oct 2015 #16
The same could be said for gundamentalists who own based on fears of crimes that will never happen. LonePirate Oct 2015 #17
Let's see, gun crime and murders are about half what they were in 1994 DonP Oct 2015 #18
chest puffing about the GOP congress jimmy the one Oct 2015 #24
I don't disagree, actually. Lizzie Poppet Oct 2015 #19
pb bullets for sale, cheap jimmy the one Oct 2015 #25
I'll have to check. Lizzie Poppet Oct 2015 #26
BTDT /nt sarisataka Oct 2015 #11
Actually, if the militia were called up for that, you would be on the list. Eleanors38 Oct 2015 #14
Constitutional rights were earned from 1775 to 1783. beardown Oct 2015 #20
The militia is for securing a free state. Expeditionary campaigns are for the military. Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2015 #23
That has nothing to do with the OP. What, if any, regulations were placed on the militia when the Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2015 #29
So your position is to put boots on the ground in the Middle East. n/t krispos42 Oct 2015 #21
Its a popular but incorrect notion, among some folks. beevul Oct 2015 #4
That phrase actually jeepers Oct 2015 #5
I think it's more of a rationale than it is a precondition. [nt] Jester Messiah Oct 2015 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author Lizzie Poppet Oct 2015 #8
A little tricky due to the timing, but not hard to figure out... jmg257 Oct 2015 #31
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