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Always amazes me that so many people think the constitution grants people the rights. The constitution grants the govt rights. The people have all the rights
by geggam 7y ago
Always amazes me that so many people think the constitution grants people the rights.
The constitution grants the govt rights.
The people have all the rights not expressly forbidden by law.
Law enforcement seriously lags in this as well
- diminoten 7y agoWhat really matters is what rights the people with the guns are willing to give you...
- geggam 7y agoWhich is the reason the 2nd amendment was written. The founders knew politics 101. Violence is required.
- diminoten 7y agoWell, it was. Now, not so much.
- whatthesmack 7y agoI assume you're responding to the GP's "Violence is required." Perhaps actual violence is not required now, but the threat of violence is still just as real and necessary.
- diminoten 7y agoNope and nope. The threat of violence from the people is not real in the US any longer, nor is it necessary.
- geggam 7y agoInteresting, if you think this is true, speed 5mph over the limit and refuse to follow directions from the officer. eg dont pull over Let me know how the violence thing doesn't happen in a victimless crime.
- diminoten 7y ago? I'm not going to shoot a cop so I can go 5mph over the speed limit if that's what you're saying... I'm trying to say that the threat of violence from the people isn't there anymore, for many reasons, one of which is the huge disparity between the military and consumer availability.
- geggam 7y agoSorry, I misread. I disagree, recently one event has shown the violence is just under the surface. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundy_standoff https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundy_standoff Large groups of people went to that mans ranch just to threaten the govt.
- diminoten 7y agoThe government was not threatened in any meaningful way. You're just going to disagree regardless though, aren't you?
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