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18. the means to fight off tyranny

Sat Jan 12, 2013, 10:49 PM

Jan 2013

is free and fair elections held every two years not armed revolt

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So you think you WHY the Second Amendment was added to the Constitution? [View all] 99Forever Jan 2013 OP

Not specifically, rather a deterrence against tyranny of all sorts. TheKentuckian Jan 2013 #2

Free from what? Free from foreign invaders. CJCRANE Jan 2013 #3

The Founders pipoman Jan 2013 #9

It's a tricky one though... CJCRANE Jan 2013 #13

The hard part of any good insurection pipoman Jan 2013 #15

the means to fight off tyranny ThomThom Jan 2013 #18

We agree.. pipoman Jan 2013 #19

You make sense there, your logic wins. freshwest Jan 2013 #5

It does, but not in the way the NRA-lovers think jeff47 Jan 2013 #14

Ah, I see. That makes sense. CJCRANE Jan 2013 #16

The answer to that is: Spider Jerusalem Jan 2013 #4

Have you read the disertation I linked to? 99Forever Jan 2013 #6

I'm sorry... 99Forever Jan 2013 #20

Not to mention VT's constitution (which predates our own) 1777 X_Digger Jan 2013 #33

The Senate, too Recursion Jan 2013 #7

If I had a name like that, I'd change it. Fast. Warpy Jan 2013 #8

"Professor Bogus"? Is that his real name? nt bananas Jan 2013 #11

LOL! That's what I was thinking, too. Turborama Jan 2013 #17

Yes, that... 99Forever Jan 2013 #21

Yep - and it isn't all that tough. In 1 page or less... jmg257 Jan 2013 #12

"Glanced at link.." 99Forever Jan 2013 #22

I noted that..reading it now and so far agrees wonderfully.. jmg257 Jan 2013 #24

BTW..interesting paper..thanks for posting it! nt jmg257 Jan 2013 #26

yep H2O Man Jan 2013 #23

The professor makes a pretty good case Still Sensible Jan 2013 #27

i listened to Thom Hartmann JanT Jan 2013 #28

His argument about the weakness of the English right to arms is flawed. Spider Jerusalem Jan 2013 #32