You can have my guns when you pry them from my cold, dead hands
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Via the Hot Air headlines, we have this little piece of stupid from the pinheads at the Chicago Tribune. Anymore, in this age of insta-everything (no knock on the godfather, Glenn Reynolds, however), I find myself more and more inured to the mountain of bull that gets slung into the mediasphere by the liberal loons of the Fourth Estate. That said, there are occasional times when the volume of dumb gets cranked to eleven, and I have visions of rending my garments and covering myself in sackcloth and ashes. This is one of those times...
[Repeal the Second Amendment]...No, we don't suppose that's going to happen any time soon. But it should.
The 2nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is evidence that, while the founding fathers were brilliant men, they could have used an editor."
Erm, excuse me?! No, you blathering dolts, the Fathers wrote that document exactly as they intended it to be formed. I find myself awestruck by the overwhelming arrogance, the unmitigated gall, to parse the words of the Constitution as if it somehow was merely written incorrectly. As if men who laid the fortunes of their lives, their families and their future on the altar of self-governance and freedom would somehow make a few mistakes here and there on their foundational document.
How dare they, these pusillanimous, traitorous dogs! Should we be grateful that these divine demi-gods have descended from their Ivory Tower to bestow tidings of wisdom and peace upon a desperate, gun-clinging, bitter populace? Should we kneel before the almighty virtues of Peace, Hope and Change? Would that there were no evil men in this world, I'd be willing to listen. But there are evil people, devils in the flesh, who would kill me and mine.
There is no better equalizer than a firearm. It cannot be un-invented, nor can it be wished away into the land of unicorns and pixies and squishy feelgoodness. Those who would violate the sanctuary of my freedom, and try to impose their will upon me, would meet a violent end. This is as it should be, because no entity, NO ONE...not the state, not me, not anyone...has the right to abrogate the basic freedoms of another man. These yellow-bellied wussies at the Trib seem not to understand that firearms are a tool, possessing no spirit or will of its own.
Some view this court decision as an affirmation of individual rights. But the damage in this ruling is that it takes a significant public policy issue out of the hands of citizens. The people of Washington no longer have the authority to decide that, as a matter of public safety, they will prohibit handgun possession within their borders."
You're d*** skippy it's an individual right! It's my right to defend my life and my property. It's my right to honor the sanctity of my freedom by preserving its very nature. It's my right to defend my community, my family and my nation from all enemies of freedom and liberty, foreign and (especially) domestic. And it's my right to tell you, sweet Solomons on high, that you can shove off and shut up.
If you desire to live in a safe, gun-free society, I suggest you move to Britain, where a sweeping gun ban has drastically increased the level of violence among its populace. See, the predators have no fear when their prey have been de-clawed and de-fanged. I will not be a sheep for the wolves to destroy. I, and so many others, are sheepdogs. We defend the helpless, and we cherish our unalienable rights. We are not Euro-weenies, neutered and scared of the dark. We are Americans, bootstraps and all, and we founded this nation on guts and guns, and a vision of a land where every man is free to choose his destiny.
The constitutional freedoms enumerated by the Fathers brook no contest, nor specious attempts to dissolve the meaning and intent of a document clearly intended to enshrine my rights as a citizen of the last, great hope of this world. So don't tell me that the 2nd Amendment is outmoded and in need of repeal. That "outdated" right is the fortress which will shelter its citizens should an overly-expansionist government seek to claim our liberty. It preserves our lives, our fortunes and our self-claimed fate. I treasure my freedom, and you can take it from my cold, dead hands.
-- Flyover Country
And that article is the surest proof that even if a newspaper has an editor, they still need to hire someone with a brain to write for it.
was a long, hot summer of wrangling over every word to be included.
Some very camel-like compromises to accommodate the various (big vs small states, agrarian vs manufactory, centralized vs dispursed powers) interests. But they did achieve clarity of thought. It's what makes the originalist arguments so persuasive. And also makes me appreciate the original Document (plus the immediate 11 Amendments) so much more than the current result of 19th and 20th century tampering.
These guys are elitists - they think they would be leaders in the brave new world ran by the "intelligentsia" & control the masses. Little do they know that the same force that could remove amendment 2 also wants to remove amendment 1. In the SCOTUS ruling we have a victory for common sense - seemingly rare in this day & age. It's time to press forward the fight for our rights, & squarely puts incredible importance on the SCOTUS nominations by the next president. If Obama wins, it's likely that Stevens & Ginsburg would retire, & Obama would nominate relatively young statists to take their places.
"Some view this court decision as an affirmation of individual rights. But the damage in this ruling is that it takes a significant public policy issue out of the hands of citizens. The people of Washington no longer have the authority to decide that, as a matter of public safety, they will prohibit ABORTION within their borders."
Fixed.
Somehow I dont see the MSM ever writing that taking the abortion issue out of the public policy debate was a terrible thing. If this ruling was about Abortion, they would be claiming its wisdom for a week. But since its about one of those things which bitter people cling to, it gets the hackjob treatment.
At this point, the MSM is a joke.
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Is it because I is black? - Ali G
I saw on the news where some media organization was discussing the "new" right that the SC ruling brought to bear.
What's funny is this: If the second amendment said, "The right to autonomy being paramount to a free society, the right of a woman to an abortion shall not be infringed." Can you imagine the extent of wailing and gnashing of teeth that would ensue if there were any restrictions on abortion whatsoever?
The same liberals who are certain that the Constitution contains a right to abortion can't find a right to keep and bear arms.
I meant what I said and I said what I meant. An elephant's faithful 100 percent.
Did the framers intend for so much power to rest with one person (in this case, Justice Kennedy)? Just asking.... Libs, conservatives, do you have an answer? How do we fix this?
The current untenable situation has not been cause by a flaw in the Framers design, but due to an arrogant power-grab by Kennedy, who has fashioned himself as the moral conscious of the country. And this mentality is not just his own, but prevalent within the Judiciary.
Until we can get back to the fundamental principles of judicial interpretation, this sad state of affairs will not abate.
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Is it because I is black? - Ali G
Two options for getting my firearms.
1.) From my cold, dead hands.
2.) One hot, freshly fired round at a time.
Just depends on which temperature they'd prefer.
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Dependence is Slavery.
When weighing the options you present, I prefer Door #2, if for no other reason than I'm still alive at that point. Better to be judged by twelve than carried by six, y'know?
Yup.
I don't understand the idea anyway. If I'm a crazy killer that they think guns make me into, why would removing guns hinder my killing? Any stick can become a killing weapon, as can any knife.... or a car for that matter.
Firearms only work well if you have ammo. Knives just need to be sharpened now and then and cars filled with fuel.
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Dependence is Slavery.
...killing baby harp seals for their pretty pelts is much more satisfying with a knife or heavy club. So, by limiting my constitutionally-enumerated right to an Uzi, the gun-grabbers are actually encouraging the wholesale slaughter of baby seals by making it more enjoyable!
/sarcasm
Man, I wonder if the liberals really believe that's how conservatives think?! After all, we're bitter, xenophobic schmoes who require the blood of the innocent to power our Vast Right Wing Noise Machine. Or something like that.
killing baby harp seals for their pretty pelts is much more satisfying with a knife or heavy club. So, by limiting my constitutionally-enumerated right to an Uzi, the gun-grabbers are actually encouraging the wholesale slaughter of baby seals by making it more enjoyable!
The only thing that tastes better than clubbed baby seal would be Bald Eagle and Polar Bear stew.
*evil grin*
Man, I wonder if the liberals really believe that's how conservatives think?! After all, we're bitter, xenophobic schmoes who require the blood of the innocent to power our Vast Right Wing Noise Machine. Or something like that.
We don't require it, per se, but it works better than olive oil.
Nah, I understand what you're saying 100%. And, to put an even FINER point on it, we on the right want to embrace these rights to protect the very things that those on the left despise: Innocents.
That is the only conclusion I can come to. Why else would the left CONTINUE to support legislation and programs that put the innocents in harm's way and only serve to protect the criminal element?
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Dependence is Slavery.
I had a knit cap and an overcoat and a bat with fake blood on it. Then I hung some stuffed animal seals from the coat.
"Nothing works like freedom, Nothing succeeds like liberty"
Kyle
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