tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34974370.post6072377735619036012..comments2023-10-10T07:33:49.482-07:00Comments on The Tree: The 2nd AmendmentDr. Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08198275455277380927noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34974370.post-24536343826572926042007-03-12T21:21:00.000-07:002007-03-12T21:21:00.000-07:00"Are we now left with a right without a purpose?"T..."Are we now left with a right without a purpose?"<BR/><BR/>Technically, yes. By extrapolation, no.<BR/><BR/>What's the principle behind the right? To safeguard liberty by the freedom to bear arms--a patently libertarian notion. Will we ever change the ammendment? Probably not. So we'll just have to let it support the right to have weapons. It isn't perfect, but it's pragmatically acceptable.<BR/><BR/>Yes, it's somewhat outdated. Yes, it probably won't change. And yes, it gives us the right to bear arms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34974370.post-14536110301225474642007-03-08T22:47:00.000-07:002007-03-08T22:47:00.000-07:00Indeed it could. But the very fact that the reason...Indeed it could. But the very fact that the reason is not stated in the text of the amendment compels each generation of Americans to determine the reason for themselves.<BR/><BR/>My point is that failing to be clear on this will make it more difficult for all defenders of the 2nd Amendment to make their case in the face of unreasoned attacks.Dr. Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08198275455277380927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34974370.post-55823036202382767892007-03-08T19:13:00.000-07:002007-03-08T19:13:00.000-07:00I don't see where the right of the people to keep ...I don't see where the right of the people to keep and bears arms translates to the reason of protecting themselves from the power of the federal government. The reason for the right to keep and bear arms, at least here, is not clearly stated.<BR/>Could the reason be left up to the individual citizen, and taken as a right for self defense whenever deemed necessary?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com