driftrider

There are a whole bunch of people over at the Brady Campaign, lawyers with the ACLU, hundreds of (mostly liberal Democrat) politicians, and lots of ignorant run-of-the-mill Americans that don't think that the 2nd Amendment means what it says. I've had several people argue to me personally that the "militia" cited in the amendment refers strictly to the National Guard. Many are surprised to learn that the formal government controlled entity that falls under the perview of the Dept of the Army wasn't created until 1903, a full 114 years after the Constitution was ratified, and no such formal "militia" existed prior to this. I then ask them that, if the founders of the Constitution had meant to form and empower a national guard, why didn't they do it in 1789? The answer, of course, is that they expressly DIDN'T want formal government controlled "militias" roaming around because they feared that such forces could easily be coopted to trample the liberty of the people. Instead they wanted armed citizens, independent of government influence, who could rally in the event of invasion to defend the states until a formal Army could be mustered to meet the threat. But, try as I might, many of these people, in my experience, are too stubborn, dense or stupid to understand or acknowledge the truth.



I really hope you're not serious... [:@]

I don't like the guy either, but I'm not going to wish the man dead. We have peaceful means to deal with this joker, and one thing that makes this country great is that in four years we can fire him. Hopefully, by then, the starry-eyed Obamamania will have worn off and people will see him for what he really is, a radical liberal empty suit that's only real qualification for office is that he can read a rousing speech off a teleprompter. I'm just waiting for this 1.2 trillion dollar to NOT help the economy (which it won't). Then the dems alone will own the recession and in a couple years the pendulum will swing back to the right in this country. The libs think that Obama's 54% gives them a carte blanch mandate to do whatever they want, and like a spoiled teenager with daddy's credit card, they're going to go too far. When they do, the American people will slap them down again like we did in '94, '96 and '00.

Remain vigilant, but also be patient. The libs will screw up soon enough, like they always do, and it's up to us to un***k the GOP before that happens so we'll be ready to actually LEAD this country in 2-4 years, not rule it like Obama and his Marxist friends want to do now.

Mike