> -----Original Message----- > From: Bruce Sorge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 5:22 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Gun Control, run from this thread now :) > > ......Anyway we have some newbs on here, at we haven't done this one in > a > > > while, I figure it's about time. > > > > As someone stated earlier, the 2nd amendment is written in plain easy > to > understand English.
I don't disagree with the basic conclusions of your belief but I do get peeved at this kind of language - pretty much in any constitutional debate: 1) Constitutional language (including the second amendment) is FAR from unambiguous. There are multiple interpretations and denying that is just myopic. The very fact that, after so long, there are still numerous interpretative works being generated proves that out. 2) The founding fathers were not prescient. Changes to the constitution based on evolving realities is what they WANTED. The "you can pull it from my cold, dead fingers" argument is totalitarian, not democratic and, I believe, un-American at its core. In other words let's say that congress, by a two-thirds vote in each house, propose a constitutional amendment to bad handguns from private ownership. The amendment is then ratified by three-quarters of the state legislatures or special state conventions (whichever Congress specifies). Well, would you give up your handguns then? The ideals of the constitution are worth our blood and sweat. But it should never be dogmatized. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| ColdFusion MX7 by Adobe® Dyncamically transform webcontent into Adobe PDF with new ColdFusion MX7. Free Trial. http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion?sdid=RVJV Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:230196 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
