Comments on: Gallup Poll: Nearly 3/4 of Americans Can Read the Constitution http://www.sundriesshack.com/2008/03/27/gallup-poll-nearly-34-of-americans-can-read-the-constitution/ Delivering the Best of the New Media Since 2004. Thu, 24 May 2012 03:48:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: suekhttp://www.sundriesshack.com/2008/03/27/gallup-poll-nearly-34-of-americans-can-read-the-constitution/comment-page-1/#comment-636699 suek Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:11:40 +0000 http://www.sundriesshack.com/?p=4254#comment-636699 Someone posted on a SC decision that stated that part of the fact that blacks were freed men included the right to own arms. I'm not sure where I saw this, but it was a clearly stated part of the court decision. That seems to me to pretty much wipe out any possibility of the right to own arms being only if you're in the active militia - even if it wasn't already pretty clearly stated in the 2nd amendment. Someone posted on a SC decision that stated that part of the fact that blacks were freed men included the right to own arms. I'm not sure where I saw this, but it was a clearly stated part of the court decision. That seems to me to pretty much wipe out any possibility of the right to own arms being only if you're in the active militia – even if it wasn't already pretty clearly stated in the 2nd amendment.

]]> By: Thomas Jacksonhttp://www.sundriesshack.com/2008/03/27/gallup-poll-nearly-34-of-americans-can-read-the-constitution/comment-page-1/#comment-636336 Thomas Jackson Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:38:50 +0000 http://www.sundriesshack.com/?p=4254#comment-636336 The joke of the gun grabbers is quoting "well reglated militia" which in the parlance of the times meant well equipped. The real whammy is the militia was self equipped, there could be no muilitia if the individuals did not own weapons. The founding fathers well understood that the threat to liberty came from government and intended for the the people to have the means to defend their liberties. The joke of the gun grabbers is quoting "well reglated militia" which in the parlance of the times meant well equipped. The real whammy is the militia was self equipped, there could be no muilitia if the individuals did not own weapons. The founding fathers well understood that the threat to liberty came from government and intended for the the people to have the means to defend their liberties.

]]> By: Lorihttp://www.sundriesshack.com/2008/03/27/gallup-poll-nearly-34-of-americans-can-read-the-constitution/comment-page-1/#comment-636293 Lori Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:35:23 +0000 http://www.sundriesshack.com/?p=4254#comment-636293 Very interesting. Have you seen if this bit of "news" has seen its way into the MSM yet? You can bet if a poll said that 73% of Americans believed that any number of liberal "pet" issues was actually protected by a constitutional right, we'd hear about it night & day for a week. That would be trued for abortion, stem cell research, free health care, gay marriage, etc. I doubt they will play this up much lest the other 27% see that huge number & start rethinking their own position is flawed. We'll see what happens. Very interesting. Have you seen if this bit of "news" has seen its way into the MSM yet? You can bet if a poll said that 73% of Americans believed that any number of liberal "pet" issues was actually protected by a constitutional right, we'd hear about it night & day for a week. That would be trued for abortion, stem cell research, free health care, gay marriage, etc.

I doubt they will play this up much lest the other 27% see that huge number & start rethinking their own position is flawed. We'll see what happens.

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