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jmg257

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20. Makes sense - to an extent. Of course there were other roles for the State Militias,

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Jan 16, 2013, 11:59 AM

Jan 2013

and suppressing insurrections (both white and black) was a vital one.

But let's not ignore repealing invasion and enforcing the laws, establishing justice & domestic tranquility, the common defence and securing the blessing of liberty. Or that whole 'large standing army' thing.

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The Second Amendment was Ratified to Preserve Slavery [View all] kpete Jan 2013 OP

It has always been clear to me that the 2nd is the legalistic tool of racist bullies. nt onehandle Jan 2013 #1

It has always been clear as can be that revisionist history is heinous dog shit cali Jan 2013 #5

Complete revisionism pipoman Jan 2013 #2

Dr. Bogus..... NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #3

Revisionist history and stupid, but then I'm in the minority here cali Jan 2013 #4

Let us all know when... 99Forever Jan 2013 #10

wow. you mean if you don't have a peer reviewed dissertation any and all criticism cali Jan 2013 #12

No, I "mean" that... 99Forever Jan 2013 #14

SO you mean those doctoriaal thesis whistler162 Jan 2013 #18

Uhhhh... 99Forever Jan 2013 #19

Very good - I like it! GoneOffShore Jan 2013 #23

On loan from a likeminded friend... 99Forever Jan 2013 #35

nice proof there, i guess we are stupid unless we just take your word for it CreekDog Jan 2013 #24

I'd love to read you're dissertation on the subject. Deep13 Jan 2013 #28

My daughter, a PhD in American History, vetted this and determined that it is Ninga Jan 2013 #6

care to divulge a bit more detail? cali Jan 2013 #8

Of course. She read it, -and assured me it was fine to send out, but I will have to Ninga Jan 2013 #15

Some quick thoughts from my daughter that may or may not speak to your question. Ninga Jan 2013 #25

Too many problems with point 2. Guns were FREQUENTLY listed JimDandy Jan 2013 #31

Not necessarily revisionist. This scholar makes a pretty good case Still Sensible Jan 2013 #7

That is pure bullshit in my opinion. n/t MadrasT Jan 2013 #9

Mine too obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #13

No it wasn't. 1-Old-Man Jan 2013 #11

Ridiculous Demo_Chris Jan 2013 #16

This is the same publication which insisted that Karl Rove had been indicted: Freddie Stubbs Jan 2013 #17

Not a fair comparison. The issue with the Rove indictment was the fault of the particular journalist stevenleser Jan 2013 #21

Truthout actually gave a promotion to Leopold Freddie Stubbs Jan 2013 #32

Wrong. Impossible. 99Forever Jan 2013 #30

Truthout is an organization which has a history of having trouble with the truth Freddie Stubbs Jan 2013 #33

Thom Hartmann didn't use ... 99Forever Jan 2013 #34

Fail. Kingofalldems Jan 2013 #36

Makes sense - to an extent. Of course there were other roles for the State Militias, jmg257 Jan 2013 #20

This is unpersuasive, I'm afraid Spider Jerusalem Jan 2013 #22

And one of the key drivers of the anti-Federalist sentiment Still Sensible Jan 2013 #26

Come on now! It was to kill Indians, too. Deep13 Jan 2013 #27

That is part of it, but not as large as... nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #29