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Submitted by Maggie, Jan 14, 2008 23:45

"The brief argues that the Second Amendment protects the rights of states to keep militias without interference from the federal government, and is therefore primarily about state sovereignty. In that sense, the brief suggests, a reading of the Second Amendment that put restrictions on what states can or can't do "would dramatically alter the Amendment's meaning and turn its federalism-grounded purpose on its head."

-- Mr. Cuomo is pushing typical tyrannical rhetoric. He's twisting the intent of Thomas Jefferson and all of those who fought for our freedom and the right to defend our ourselves against the possibility of a corrupt government that turns against it's people.

The 2nd amendment clearly states that the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. What do I do in the event of a thug attack? Should I wait around for my state militia to show up and protect me? I can't even depend on a policeman to do that. Or should I have the right and the unhindered right to defend myself?

The second amendment was written for us.. we the people. Without it we are just as vulnerable as the Jews that were herded onto the cattle cars or the tens of millions of people that Joseph Stalin obliterated.

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Any person who believes that the second amendment is a collective right instead of individual might be reading the wrong... [MORE]	Jay	Jan 14, 2008 16:56
Dear Sir's Don't you think that if the right to Bear arms meant something different than what it actually means. Than... [MORE]	Ted	Jan 14, 2008 16:19
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this is very interesting regardingliberty.blogspot.com [MORE]	RL	Jan 14, 2008 12:48
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