Re: ACLU vs. Demopublican attacks on civil liberties (was: LetMeGet This Straight)

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From: Matt Jensen (mattj@newsblip.com)
Date: Mon May 14 2001 - 09:30:23 PDT


On Mon, 14 May 2001, Bill Stoddard wrote:

> OBTW, the National Guard didn't exist when the 2nd Amendment was penned, so
> the argument that the 2nd Amendment (unlike all the others) applies to a
> state entity rather than individuals is simply absurd.

State militias existed. They were organized ("well regulated").

But I agree that a National Guard that can be commandeered by the Federal
Government is not the defense the framers envisioned with the 2nd
amendment.

-Matt Jensen
 http://mattjensen.com
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