How Do YOU Interpret The 2nd Amendment? [W:199:2834]

[Misterveritis]

Re: How Do YOU Interpret The 2nd Amendment? [W:199]

If ten million American citizens with deer rifles want a politician dead, he's toast

Agree. Even a sufficiently large pile of broken bricks would do the trick.

 

[Misterveritis]

Re: How Do YOU Interpret The 2nd Amendment? [W:199]

Better yet...Why do we need the 2nd Amendment?

Perhaps you don't.

I exist. Therefore I have a right to defend myself and to protect my property. The government, whose duty includes defense from external threats, and police powers to protect the people and property cannot be everywhere. So if it is to be it is up to me. The second amendment does nothing more than recognizes my right.

 

[alsos]

Re: How Do YOU Interpret The 2nd Amendment? [W:199]

That question is up to the duly elected representatives of the American people and finally the US Supreme Court. And if the people do not like whatever decision comes down, we ultimately can employ Article V of the Constitution and amend it.

That’s a copout of an answer.

You have things in the wrong order. We elect them and we get them out when they don’t do OUR will. YOU, as a voter, supposedly as a freedom-loving, constitution-respecting American, at what point would you vote your rep out for banning guns? It’s up to you to decide whether you agree with what your rep is doing.

I want to know how many guns you will allow to be banned before you consider it to be an infringement on our 2nd amendment rights?

 

[alsos]

Re: How Do YOU Interpret The 2nd Amendment? [W:199]

On the other hand look at what 20,000 armed people are doing in Afghanistan.

If several millions (say 8-10) of US citizens, armed and ready to fight, decide to take on the US military, then the US military does not stand a chance of winning. That is the point.

That's assuming any meaningful percentage of our military would even take up arms against Americans. I think the vast majority would side with the people.

 

[Misterveritis]

Re: How Do YOU Interpret The 2nd Amendment? [W:199]

That's assuming any meaningful percentage of our military would even take up arms against Americans. I think the vast majority would side with the people.

At one time it would not have been in doubt. Now it is. I believe most would fire upon Americans.

 

[alsos]

Re: How Do YOU Interpret The 2nd Amendment? [W:199]

At one time it would not have been in doubt. Now it is. I believe most would fire upon Americans.

What is this based on?

 

[haymarket]

Re: How Do YOU Interpret The 2nd Amendment? [W:199]

If ten million American citizens with deer rifles want a politician dead, he's toast

Visions like sugar plums dance in the head of the far right. Disgusting. Totally and completely disgusting.

 

[haymarket]

Re: How Do YOU Interpret The 2nd Amendment? [W:199]

That's assuming any meaningful percentage of our military would even take up arms against Americans. I think the vast majority would side with the people.

That is the half wet dream and half mental delusion that the far right suffers from. They actually believe that if the day of right wing armageddon ever comes and they start slaughtering their fellow Americans in the name of their extremist agenda that the police and military will break ranks and actually join them in the blood bath. Very sick and very sad.

 

[TurtleDude]

Re: How Do YOU Interpret The 2nd Amendment? [W:199]

Visions like sugar plums dance in the head of the far right. Disgusting. Totally and completely disgusting.

I guess some people worship politicians so much they would have defended Hitler or Pol Pot

 

[haymarket]

Re: How Do YOU Interpret The 2nd Amendment? [W:199]

I guess some people worship politicians so much they would have defended Hitler or Pol Pot

Two strawmen for the price of one. :doh:roll: Must be a post holiday clearance sale. :lamo

 

[Linc]

Re: How Do YOU Interpret The 2nd Amendment? [W:199]

the Hitler/Pol Pot card has now been played

 

[TurtleDude]

Re: How Do YOU Interpret The 2nd Amendment? [W:199]

Two strawmen for the price of one. :doh:roll: Must be a post holiday clearance sale. :lamo

so you cannot envision government ever getting so bad that some members of it need shooting?

that's some serious state worship there

 

[TurtleDude]

Re: How Do YOU Interpret The 2nd Amendment? [W:199]

the Hitler/Pol Pot card has now been played

Gun control was a favorite of both of them

 

[Linc]

Re: How Do YOU Interpret The 2nd Amendment? [W:199]

fast forward 70 years and equate

Gun control was a favorite of both of them

 

[Linc]

Re: How Do YOU Interpret The 2nd Amendment? [W:199]

Since you state that some members of government will need shooting, anyone in mind?

so you cannot envision government ever getting so bad that some members of it need shooting?

that's some serious state worship there

 

[TurtleDude]

Re: How Do YOU Interpret The 2nd Amendment? [W:199]

Since you state that some members of government will need shooting, anyone in mind?

EVER GETTING SO BAD

capiche?

 

[Linc]

Re: How Do YOU Interpret The 2nd Amendment? [W:199]

Those Libertarians comparing Americans to Hitler/Pol Pot have already removed themselves from serious debate..
Too bad "normal" NRA members on DP don't speak back to this ultra-hyperbole .

EVER GETTING SO BAD

capiche?

 

[TurtleDude]

Re: How Do YOU Interpret The 2nd Amendment? [W:199]

Those Libertarians comparing Americans to Hitler/Pol Pot have already removed themselves from serious debate..
Too bad "normal" NRA members on DP don't speak back to this ultra-hyperbole .

Another post that makes no sense whatsoever

 

[Federalist]

Re: How Do YOU Interpret The 2nd Amendment? [W:199]

If ten million American citizens with deer rifles want a politician dead, he's toast

This true, but I certainly pray to God that such a need never arises.

 

[Linc]

Re: How Do YOU Interpret The 2nd Amendment? [W:199]

It makes complete sense to the sensible, non-paranoid gun-owners.

Another post that makes no sense whatsoever

Once again, we have folks on DP comparing law-abiding Americans to Hitler/Pol Pot.
And now they are advocating killing politicians .

 

[TurtleDude]

Re: How Do YOU Interpret The 2nd Amendment? [W:199]

It makes complete sense to the sensible, non-paranoid gun-owners.

Once again, we have folks on DP comparing law-abiding Americans to Hitler/Pol Pot.
And now they are advocating killing politicians .

are you claiming that there is no possibility that some US politicians could become so bad that honest people might have to take up arms against them?

 

[haymarket]

Re: How Do YOU Interpret The 2nd Amendment? [W:199]

Those Libertarians comparing Americans to Hitler/Pol Pot have already removed themselves from serious debate..
Too bad "normal" NRA members on DP don't speak back to this ultra-hyperbole .

that is the environment they have created and the environment they want. It did not happen by accident and was achieved over time with the result they are very happy with.

When the fanatics of the far right start fantasizing about killing their fellow Americans and the thing they speculate about is how many of the military will join them - you know that there is officially a new basement underneath the bottom of the barrel.

Its very very sad.

 

[TurtleDude]

Re: How Do YOU Interpret The 2nd Amendment? [W:199]

that is the environment they have created and the environment they want. It did not happen by accident and was achieved over time with the result they are very happy with.

When the fanatics of the far right start fantasizing about killing their fellow Americans and the thing they speculate about is how many of the military will join them - you know that there is officially a new basement underneath the bottom of the barrel.

Its very very sad.

1)no one fantasizes about killing anyone

2) only those who don kneepads and bibs when approaching government can worship big brother so devoutly that they cannot ever contemplate a situation where government becomes oppressive and may need force to remove it

3) Or in some cases, those government worshippers plan on being the jackbooted storm troopers enforcing the will of their oberfuhrers

 

[Linc]

Re: How Do YOU Interpret The 2nd Amendment? [W:199]

that is the environment they have created and the environment they want. It did not happen by accident and was achieved over time with the result they are very happy with.

When the fanatics of the far right start fantasizing about killing their fellow Americans and the thing they speculate about is how many of the military will join them - you know that there is officially a new basement underneath the bottom of the barrel.

Its very very sad.

This business with how many of the military will join the paranoid right-ists is straight out of the Breitbart playbook.

 

[Linc]

Re: How Do YOU Interpret The 2nd Amendment? [W:199]

1)no one fantasizes about killing anyone

the TEA-rightists and their organs do it 24/7.

2) only those who don kneepads and bibs when approaching government can worship big brother so devoutly that they cannot ever contemplate a situation where government becomes oppressive and may need force to remove it

kneepads and bibs--got more arch-hyberbole.

3) Or in some cases, those government worshippers plan on being the jackbooted storm troopers enforcing the will of their oberfuhrers

and then finishes with Nazi references-I haven't seen these from you before td .