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Yo, SCOTUS “originalists!” I’ve got a FF* message for you
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
Posted in "Woke" Chronicles, Government, Judiciary, Politics, The Facts of Life, The god problem
Tagged "originalism", Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, MSNBC, SCOTUS, Ten Commandments, The Federalist Papers, US borders, US Constitution
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What is a militia? Not what interpreters of the 2nd Amendment say it is
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
Posted in Government, Guns in the U.S. of A., Politics, The Facts of Life, War
Tagged 2nd Amendment, Alexander Hamilton, Confederacy, District of Columbia, Federalist No 29, Federalist Papers, Founding Fathers, insurrection, Militias, National Guard, originalists, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, US Army, US Constitution, well regulated militia
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Guns 2: What I did to challenge the NRA
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
Posted in Politics, The Facts of Life
Tagged 2d Amendment, Bill of Rights, Bob Herbert, culture soaked in blood, dwindling testosterone, gun violence in New York City, Kirsten Gillibrand, New York Daily News, New York Times, NRA, Second Amendment, US Constitution
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