Tag Archives: US Constitution

Yo, SCOTUS “originalists!” I’ve got a FF* message for you

Posted on January 31, 2024 by Naomi

In pursuing this inquiry [urging ratification of the new Constitution], we must bear in mind that we are not to confine our view to the present period, but to look forward to remote futurity. Constitutions of civil government are not … Continue reading →

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What is a militia? Not what interpreters of the 2nd Amendment say it is

Posted on January 22, 2024 by Naomi

Oh yeah? Who sez different? Alexander Hamilton, in the Federalist No. 29, “Concerning the Militia,” where he describes in detail what a militia is and must be: The power of regulating the militia, and of commanding its services in times … Continue reading →

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Guns 2: What I did to challenge the NRA

Posted on October 9, 2017 by Naomi

In 2009, after noticing so many gun violence stories in the Daily News, I began to clip them. My purpose was direct, as I said in the initial letter I wrote to my senator, Kirsten Gillibrand. Here’s the lightly abbreviated … Continue reading →

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