"Peter Aitken" wrote in message
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"Bill McKee" wrote in message
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None of those items are in the constitution!
The 2nd amendment is the only one that is even close, and it does not
specify or limit type of arms.


Huh? That's my precise point. If you believe that the constitution must be
interpreted on a literal word-for-word basis, then states can have slavery
if they wish (because the constitution does not expressly prohibit it),
states can prevent women and blacks from voting (because the constitution
does not expressly prohibit it), and the government has no right to
regulate drug sales (because the constitution does not expressly provide
for it). If the intent of the framers is so important, the surely the
"arms" mentioned in the 2nd amendment does not include repeating pistols
and automatic rifles because the framers did not know of such things and
could not possibly have intended them to be included in the definition of
"arms."

Peter Aitken


There is an amendment prohibiting slavery in the US. Drug sales are
interstate commerce. Expressly allowed to be controlled by the Fed's. The
Fed's do overstep their authority at times. Is why we have courts that can
rule on such cases. The state of Texas should have sued the Fed's over
Waco. Was clearly a case of Fed's overstepping their authority. Actually
people should have been tried for murder and gone to jail for other crimes
in that case. Calling out the active duty military, should have had
everyone who authorized it unemployed. If we want to change the
constitution, there are procedures. Been used to pass 16 admendments in
addition to the Original 10 Bill of Rights.