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cthulu23 · 07-08-2004, 06:56 AM

Roachboy,

Is your logic selectively applied to the 2nd amendment or does it stand for all of the Bill of Rights? One could also say that free speech is only seen as inviolate because the 1st amendment has not yet been overturned. Although the meaning of the 2nd amendment has been stretched absurdly by the power of modern weapons, it is dangerous business to begin striking down parts of the Constitution and Bill of Rights. This opens the door to all sorts of kooks who may not agree with you on what rights should be stricken.

I agree that extremist language has been leaking into mainstream conservative thought about guns, and I think that it is a dangerous trend. My posts here have tried to illustrate this trend and it's logical conclusion.

07-08-2004, 06:56 AM	#31 (permalink)
cthulu23 Banned	Roachboy, Is your logic selectively applied to the 2nd amendment or does it stand for all of the Bill of Rights? One could also say that free speech is only seen as inviolate because the 1st amendment has not yet been overturned. Although the meaning of the 2nd amendment has been stretched absurdly by the power of modern weapons, it is dangerous business to begin striking down parts of the Constitution and Bill of Rights. This opens the door to all sorts of kooks who may not agree with you on what rights should be stricken. I agree that extremist language has been leaking into mainstream conservative thought about guns, and I think that it is a dangerous trend. My posts here have tried to illustrate this trend and it's logical conclusion. Last edited by cthulu23; 07-08-2004 at 07:20 AM..