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Originally Posted by Derwood
so you're all for giving guns to prisoners and the mentally deficient, then?
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Derwood, I know you're an intelligent person and have read the Bill of Rights. Do you remember the 5th Amendment?
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nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law;
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This means that prisoners have minimal rights via due process of law. they've been tried and convicted and while serving a prison sentence, have the barest of rights.
same with mentally deficient individuals. They get their hearings and evaluations, then if they are deemed mentally unstable or deficient, they get placed somewhere in the system where they can be treated to get better, or if they can't get better, then for their own safety they need to be kept there.
It's not that difficult to understand.
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Originally Posted by rahl
Not really. You made the assertion that rights are absolute. Martial Law disagree's with you. So do all the other restrictions put upon most of the "rights" you feel are absolute.
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yes, really. I broached the subject in this thread because it touches on the first amendment. Martial law has nothing to do with the first amendment, unless it's being used to quell political dissent. If it is, would it be constitutional or legal?
and just because the USSC allows restrictions on our rights for 'reasonable' beliefs does not mean that they are actually legitimate, despite the feelings of those who wish to be subservient to state authority.