From: "E.J. Totty", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[...]
Judge Garwood: "Is it the position of the United States
that persons who are not in the National Guard are
afforded no protections under the SecondAmendment?"
Meteja (for the government): "Exactly."
[...]
Interesting, and it might be noted that the
'National Guard' actually started out in the State of
New York, in the latter part of the 1870's. The New York
Seventh Regiment, nick named the 'National Guard',
comprised of the sons of the rich or moneyed interests.
This particular 'militia' group was involved with
suppressing striking miners and factory workers.
Enquiring minds want to know:
* Did the nation's founders affirm a right as
belonging to "the people" who did not yet exist, and for
which there was no concept (except for that of a standing
army - which has no right - , and was already mentioned
as unto itself requiring funding at two year intervals)?
* Were the founders clairvoyant to a degree
such that they dedicated several entries to the original
constitution to the matter, but under a pseudonym of
'militia' just to confuse the people long enough to get
the constitution ratified?
Ludicrous! What soldier needs a 'right' to
possess an arm, an item for which he is _ordered_ to
possess and maintain?
And, if only the National Guard soldiers may
have that right, then I guess that leaves out every other
branch of the 'armed' services.
Oh, and this: If the soldiers of the NG are
possessing of said right, then why cannot they possess
those arms at any time they are in the execution of that
office? Why are their arms kept under lock and key in an
armory?
One can only hope that this current refrain of
sheer stupidity, idiocy and ignorance will carry all the way
through the case, and right in front of the USSC judges.
It might result in another 5/4 decision, but I
think it's likely to be 7/2 in favor of Emerson, with Bader
and Suter being the sticks in the mud.
ET
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