And the last I checked, prison inmates no longer have the right to bear arms.
Maybe we aren't on the same page with regard to the meaning of absolute?
I don't know, do they still have the right to bear arms? It's a right that shall not be infringed, right? Is it absolute or not?
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
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