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robcon

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Fri Nov-12-04 09:17 AM
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72. 2nd amendment interpretation should be as expansive as the 1st.

As Senator Chuck Schumer(D-NY) stated (paraphrase): we cannot try to contain the 2nd amendment in a teacup, while extending the interpretation of freedom of speech expansively.

If we try to interpret the 2nd amendment as only applying to militias or the National Guard, we should, IMO, also have to narrowly interpret the "freedom of press" clause only to words that are created on "printing presses," i.e. not TV, radio, internet, etc.

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