On Jeffersonian Rights

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Originally Posted by Todash

I checked with the Tootsie Roll owl. He says three.

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He he he he :rofl:

Most appropriate schoolhouse rock for this thread I think.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...;v=t-9pDZMRCpQ

Though the status quo version of how America came to be in that video sucks, so here is a better one that is very applicable (though I did post this in another thread).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipujWRYUjS4

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Originally Posted by Amphiaraus

But according to the syllabus prepared by the U.S. Supreme Court Reporter of Decisions in the case of District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008), pages 54-56, the Supreme Court held: "Like most rights, the Second Amendment right is not unlimited. It is not a right to keep and carry any weapon whatsoever in any manner whatsoever and for whatever purpose: For example, concealed weapons prohibitions have been upheld under the Amendment or state analogues. The Court’s opinion should not be taken to cast doubt on longstanding prohibitions on the possession of firearms by felons and the mentally ill, or laws forbidding the carrying of firearms in sensitive places such as schools and government buildings, or laws imposing conditions and qualifications on the commercial sale of arms. Miller's holding that the sorts of weapons protected are those "in common use at the time" finds support in the historical tradition of prohibiting the carrying of dangerous and unusual weapons."

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Thanks for clarifying. In the sentence you corrected, you were referring to the restrictions supported under 1934's Miller, and not to the restrictions imposed by state legislatures. Gotcha. :)

schoolhouse rock ??

the tootsie roll owl ?!?!!

...another shot of 'a brief history of united states of america'..!!?!!


heck !! this gets my vote for BEST 3 PAGES EVER !!!

thanks, amphi, for livening the place up


... i can just see unka steves next opus written as you requested....

good thing its a haiku

...Jeffersonian?...what the hey?...my little hometown newsrag?????:dunno:...

http://www.lakeerieelectric.com/imag...rsonian-01.gif

ooohhhhh...vewy scaweee, G

what exactly is the brunt of a monster, anyway ?

I'm torn by that terrific 3-post explanation of American History. For one thing, it's spot on and well-done. On the other hand, it was written by a Canadian! :laugh:



Seriously, 'tis a sad thing indeed when a citizen from another country knows our own history better than (I'd wager) 70-80% (at least!) of our own citizens.

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Originally Posted by guido tkp

ooohhhhh...vewy scaweee, G

what exactly is the brunt of a monster, anyway ?

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...that was an issue related to the "monster storm"...that or an alien autopsy...can't quite remember which...

tery, i used to know alot of that... :down: ...then i became a republican :tongue:

:rofl:


:eek2: ...ummmm...i might have to rethink all that