[quote]thunderbolt23 wrote:
JD430 wrote:
Maybe because he doesnt even live here?
What is with all the people living in foreign countries always telling us how to live? The vast majority of us Americans have never felt the need to do so(dont start the imperialism crap either…Im talking about every day people).
The nuclear weapons thing is such absurd hysterics, it is not worth commenting on. I have heard all that kind of crap in the past two days…the “why can’t you buy a fighter jet” comments, the bad “redneck” impressions, even some people throwing race into this.
The fact remains that a good number of us here in America still believe in individualism and self-determination. Those beliefs cant be separated from a means of protecting yourself from tyrants, invaders and criminals. I have known many hard-line gun owners(I am one, btw) and have always found them to be very thoughtful, respectful and patriotic individuals. The constant
ignorant sarcasm is revolting and lays bare the juvenile thinking of many on the other side of the issue.
Good post, JD430.
As an observation, anyone else bothered by the fact that the left-leaning types (hereinafter “the Left”) tend to believe in a “Reverse Constitution” as it applies to our democracy?
Here it is. The Constitution takes certain rights and removes them from the democratic process to protect them from political change…the rest of the policy, and all rights and privileges not mentioned or otherwise protected in the Constitution, the Constitution kicks to the democratic process.
The Left turns the entire Constitution on its head.
First, they take “rights” that aren’t in the Constitution and demand a court invent them and privilege them as supreme law of the law and remove them from the democratic process - see gay marriage, abortion, etc.
Second, they take rights that are in the Constitution textually and suddenly decide that these issues should be decided and adjusted by the democratic process - see gun restrictions and taking private property for “public use”.
Exactly backward when you look at it - written, textual rights need to be given the most democratic latitude to manipulate and modify, and ephemeral, fashionable rights that you can’t find in the language of the Constitution need to be insulated from democratic response.
It’s weird, ignorant of history and democratic theory - and dangerous. [/quote]
Absolutely, I’ve spoken about this to anyone that would listen for some time now. We are in a position where enumerated rights are on the table for debate, and “new rights” are being invented every time the left can’t win a debate.
I was at an art show recently in one of the more liberal cities in the country, and toward the end an announcer made the comment: “Remember, everyone has the right to be free from hate.” I turned to my leftist friend and asked her, “Does that include George Bush?”
Another time, I was reading DailyKos (yes I read it occasionally to see what the nuts are ploting) a few months ago, and someone made the statement: “There are limits though, no one has the right to hate another person simply because of their skin color.” That statement was actually a rebuttal to a Thomas Jefferson quote extolling free speech.
The left would have us believe that the First Amendment is an anachronism. The new right not to be offended or hated has superseded the once-sacred right to be free in our own thoughts and words.
Now if the right would actually take seriously my once-sacred right to be secure in my person, house, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, and finally admit that the 9th Amendment actually exists, I might be able to chose a side.