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- Thread starter jsimmons
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Brian Pfleuger
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That's pretty cool. Nice one.
The comma between State and the is there for a reason: To state two different and distinct thoughts.
I was putting some thinkin' on the 2nd Amendement, and came up with and posted the following in another forum yesterday:
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As most of you probably know, the framers were highly reluctant to support the idea of a standing army due to the government's ability to wield said army in any way that was deemed to fulfill the government's purpose, or the possibility that the military would attempt a takeover of its own.
I think the 2nd Amendment was put in place as a compromise toward that idea. The first part of the 2nd Amendment clearly illustrates that they recognize the necessity of a standing army (a *well regulated* militia) to provide for the country's defense from foreign aggression:
"A well regulated Militia, being necessary for the security of a free State..."
But then they followed that idea up with this:
"...the right of the People to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed."
In other words, the right of the people to keep and bear arms was put in place in order to resist/put down an out-of-control federal government that used the military as a vehicle for oppression of said citizens, or worse, a military that attempted to take over the government by force.
The 2nd Amendment really has nothing to do with defending one's family/property, but instead, is about defending the principles set forth in the Constitution because a standing army - and its use by the federal government - was not to be trusted.