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jimmy the one

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30. gun control side won last 7 of 8 presidential elections
Sat Aug 21, 2021, 05:55 PM
Aug 2021

Last edited Sat Aug 21, 2021, 08:50 PM - Edit history (2)

I am well aware of heller and macdonald, but they are modern day interpretations of 2ndA inspired by a malicious far right gun culture which flourished in the nra's heyday of the 1970's thru their current bankruptcy.
Heller and MacDonald do not represent 2ndA original intent, despite Scalia's subversion of it. Original intent can better be found in 1876 cruikshank and 1939 miller decisions, both of which established stare decisis regarding 2ndA, the unfair verdict to blacks notwithstanding. Stare decisis which the almighty con artist scalia disregarded with specious sophistry.

K: to summarize: the unorganized militia is still the militia, but it doesn't matter because militia service of any kind is not required for the right to keep and bear arms by individuals for their own personal and lawful use. And since this decision is 70 years newer, it wins.

Yes it wins, but you don't.
Heller does not represent 2ndA original intent. It represents the corruption of a malicious far right gun culture.

K: And since the gun-controllers decided to wage a war against rifles with protruding pistol grips for the last 30-plus years they've managed to get the courts packed full of Republican-appointed federal judges that are unlikely to supersede the Heller decision

Gun controllers have won the popular vote in 7 of the last 8 presidential elections. The abhorrent electoral college scheme is the way the courts got packed with republican appointed federal judges and supreme court justices. It was the gun control side which had the majority support of the people of the united states, not far right wing republicans.
Gun control support is not the reason the courts are packed with republicans, the asinine electoral college is.
(on edit) Not to forget as I momentarily did, that the political punks in the republican party schemed and cheated using duplicitous methods to steal two supreme court seats, mitch mcconnell be damned.

The only "well regulated militia" [View all] safeinOhio Jan 2021 OP
Disagree; we the people, all of us, need to be ready to defend our country. LongtimeAZDem Jan 2021 #1
Then they all need safeinOhio Jan 2021 #2
"Well regulated" as intended, means that every citizen is trained, equipped, and prepared LongtimeAZDem Jan 2021 #3
When written it didn't mean women. safeinOhio Jan 2021 #4
Quibble all you want. If January 6 didn't wake you up, I won't argue with you. LongtimeAZDem Jan 2021 #5
Because the NG is regulated, they can be cleaned up. safeinOhio Jan 2021 #7
Unless, of course, that the states pass something yagotme Feb 2021 #17
Of course. needledriver Jan 2021 #6
10 United States Code section 246... krispos42 Jan 2021 #8
Sounds like the old draft. safeinOhio Jan 2021 #9
Unorganized Militia? hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha jimmy the one Aug 2021 #22
Nice try krispos42 Aug 2021 #24
There's this saying about repeating a lie. discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2021 #25
12 justices for militia, 5 for individual jimmy the one Aug 2021 #26
Huh, well since there have been no SCOTUS decisions on this issue, I guess you're... wait a minute! krispos42 Aug 2021 #27
gun control side won last 7 of 8 presidential elections jimmy the one Aug 2021 #30
That's YOUR interpretation of original intent... krispos42 Aug 2021 #31
gun control makes marginal improvements jimmy the one Aug 2021 #32
At the expence of substantial setbacks elswhere. krispos42 Aug 2021 #33
Gun ownership charts, gss, gallup jimmy the one Aug 2021 #34
It's probably the deterioration of telephone polling krispos42 Aug 2021 #35
cruikshank; maybe 21 militia, 5 individual jimmy the one Aug 2021 #28
There's not much point in arguing about it ... HeartachesNhangovers Jan 2021 #10
So? Gun ownership is not linked to militia service hack89 Jan 2021 #11
The antigun (like all true believers, of any sort), have their 'articles of faith'- or... friendly_iconoclast Jan 2021 #12
So now that trump's gone, that "well regulated militia" thing comes back into play. Paladin Jan 2021 #13
"You gun rights people sure were quiet..." About what? What do *you* think ought to have been said? friendly_iconoclast Jan 2021 #14
You've dodged the question before: friendly_iconoclast Jan 2021 #15
First, it's against DU rules to advocate for violence against the government krispos42 Feb 2021 #18
I'm proud to call my self a liberal...AND a gun owner. Rick Rolle Feb 2021 #19
I'm a liberal gun owner, myself. Paladin Feb 2021 #20
maybe 90 million gun owners jimmy the one Aug 2021 #23
Fortunately gun ownership is an individual right independent of militia service. Nt hack89 Feb 2021 #16
Both I, and the SCOTUS, agree with you. Rick Rolle Feb 2021 #21
I'll admit that the National Guard is more "well-regulated" than the unorganized militia... SYFROYH Aug 2021 #29
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