11-30-2008, 03:04 AM
First off Zack, where did I ever say that I was worried about the Government taking away all of my guns? But since you referenced that guns are protected under the the 2nd Amendment of the Constitution and the Government can not take them away; I am curious if you caught the Supreme Court Decision earlier this year District of Columbia v. Heller?
In this decision which was 5-4 in favor of gun ownership the 4 dissenting judges wrote in dissent that the 2nd Amendment was not intended for individual gun ownership, but rather for using guns in a state militia. We were only one SCOTUS vote away from loosing our rights as we know it, so don't tell me it can not happen and that it is protected by the Constitution. But now that there is precedence on gun ownership I will admit an outright ban of all guns is less likely in the future.
With that said I will admit that I am worried that the Government will place un"Reasonable" restrictions on my Constitutional rights. Obama supports a Concealed Weapon Permit ban as well as an Assault Weapons ban, plain and simple.
Second, I would recommend doing a little research and look up some of my previous posts here on BFT. I am 100% against the Patriot Act, 100% against Government "Bailouts" of private enterprise, and 100% against big government no matter the party. I am a Libertarian, not a Liberal nor a Conservative. So do not assume that I am not educated or uninformed and just spuing Hannity talking points, because you will be sorely mistaken.
I am a firm believer that any person that is willing to give up ANY amount of their "Liberty" for "Prosperity" does not deserve either. Buying into an Obama presidency or even a McCain presidency if he would have won, and think that it is their job to make the world right or our lives better, is what is wrong with this country today. It is not our Governments job to give us "Utopia", but rather to uphold the Constitution by preventing the Government from allowing us to find our own individual sense of "Utopia".
Also, where did I ever say that I am not paying attention to anything that is going on in our country right now... I mean seriously.[:p]
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In this decision which was 5-4 in favor of gun ownership the 4 dissenting judges wrote in dissent that the 2nd Amendment was not intended for individual gun ownership, but rather for using guns in a state militia. We were only one SCOTUS vote away from loosing our rights as we know it, so don't tell me it can not happen and that it is protected by the Constitution. But now that there is precedence on gun ownership I will admit an outright ban of all guns is less likely in the future.
With that said I will admit that I am worried that the Government will place un"Reasonable" restrictions on my Constitutional rights. Obama supports a Concealed Weapon Permit ban as well as an Assault Weapons ban, plain and simple.
Second, I would recommend doing a little research and look up some of my previous posts here on BFT. I am 100% against the Patriot Act, 100% against Government "Bailouts" of private enterprise, and 100% against big government no matter the party. I am a Libertarian, not a Liberal nor a Conservative. So do not assume that I am not educated or uninformed and just spuing Hannity talking points, because you will be sorely mistaken.
I am a firm believer that any person that is willing to give up ANY amount of their "Liberty" for "Prosperity" does not deserve either. Buying into an Obama presidency or even a McCain presidency if he would have won, and think that it is their job to make the world right or our lives better, is what is wrong with this country today. It is not our Governments job to give us "Utopia", but rather to uphold the Constitution by preventing the Government from allowing us to find our own individual sense of "Utopia".
Also, where did I ever say that I am not paying attention to anything that is going on in our country right now... I mean seriously.[:p]
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