I would follow any constitutional amendment that was legally approved. I am however sick and tired of the BS that we have today, this process of ignoring the constitution and legislating right over it.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 7:47 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Gun Control, run from this thread now :) > > > -----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 > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 Experience Flex 2 & MX7 integration & create powerful cross-platform RIAs http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJQ Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:230321 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
