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> Cannot under any circumstances be circumvented. Tangentially - I find it fascinating how the originalists on the supreme court get fuzzy on what a "well regu

> Cannot under any circumstances be circumvented. Tangentially - I find it fascinating how the originalists on the supreme court get fuzzy on what a "well regulated militia" meant at the time the amendment was written.

rpmisms 2y ago
This has been explained ad nauseum, but here goes. Well-regulated meant, at the time, in good working order. The militia meant, and still means, able-bodied men from 18 to 45. The right was granted to the people, not the militia. Please make snide comments in good faith, at least.
- kjkjadksj 2y ago
  The experience of the black panthers had shown us that if many of us attempted to live by that interpretation the goal posts would just be moved by those in power.
  - rpmisms 2y ago
    Thankfully, many of the infringements upon rights committed during that period are being undone.
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15155 2y ago
This argument is so tired: the meaning of this prefatory clause is not intended to be a limitation as some would hope. Nobody is "fuzzy" - the left-most SCOTUS Justices don't make this argument, see Caetano v. Massachusetts.