Re: CAN THE STATE MILITIAS EVER BE ABOLISHED?

"Morton Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> "Yardpilot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > "The Lone Weasel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > > Robert S. Baron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in
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> > > > The Lone Weasel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 29 Nov
> > > > 2003 18:27:30 GMT Message-ID:
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> > > >>Peter H. Proctor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in
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> > > >>> On 28 Nov 2003 19:46:56 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > >>> (Leif Rakur) wrote:
> > > >>>>When the Second Amendment was written, the states already
> > > >>>>had their militias.  The amendment was about protecting
> > > >>>>the people in their right to continue their state militia
> > > >>>>systems of security without infringement from the federal
> > > >>>>government.
> > > >>>
> > > >>>      Actually,  it was protecting the "Right of the
> > > >>>      People" separate
> > > >>> from the states.   Otherwise,  it would have said
> > > >>> "states" as in the 10th amendment.
> > > >>
> > > >>"A well regulated militia being necessary to the security
> > > >>of a free state..."
> > > >>
> > > >>You boys have a real problem with that part of the Second
> > > >>Amendment.  How can you just delete the states from the
> > > >>Second Amendment then insert "individuals" for "the
> > > >>people"?
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> > > >   RSB: The 'security of a free state' is not referring to
> > > >   state security, it is referring to the continuing liberty
> > > >   of the people. How can you ignore that the concept of
> > > >   freedom applies to individuals?
> > >
> > > The two are synonymous according to the Second Amendment.
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> > English evidently confuses you.
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> Does Lee understand that the primary function of our government, by oath
of
> office, is to preserve and protect the Constitution of the United States
of
> America?

Do you really think he cares? All he really wants is any attention he can
get.