alt.politics.gw-bush

On Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:04:28 -0600, David Hartung
wrote:

>Nicklas@ wrote:
>> On Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:01:16 -0600, David Hartung
>> wrote:
>>
>>>> Hartung thinks everyone has a right to carry a gun
>>>> wherever they want to.
>>> That's the basic message of the Second Amendment.
>>
>> No, it is not
>>
>> The "Basic message", crafted in rural, agrarian, 18th
>> century, suggested that every individual should be
>> ready to help a small, frail central government enforce
>> military-type duties against foriegn enemies and
>> outlying attacks.
>>
>> The second "underlying message" was reflected in the
>> fact that IF a central government became "large" (which
>> it was not at the time) like European governments, it
>> was put into writing THEY (the government) could not
>> pass laws that set themselves up to thwart a "rule of
>> law".
>>
>> But WE devised a "rule of law" (constitution) that
>> addressed ALL the known "grievances" which would
>> logically preclude having to use "guns" to force
>> government to stay within the bounds of that contract
>> with the people
>>
>> Blanket "everyone gets a gun" nonsense is stupid,
>> Hartung
>>
>> States DO have the right to pass gun laws
>>
>> THey have for generations
>>
>> That negates ANY "literal reading " of the 2nd
>> Amendment.
>
>So, you can make the Constitution mean whatever you wish?

Hartung---YOU seem to think YOU can interpret the
constutition anyway YOU think it should be---despite
the logical arguments of WHY the amendment was written,
when it was written and the venue in which it pertained
when written---then skip 220 some odd years and apply
it "literally"

You're as goofy as those fucking "federalists" are.