tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post8798507210646604054..comments2024-01-04T07:21:18.243-05:00Comments on John In Carolina: Scalia cited ancient British rightUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-10275027502600730992008-06-29T14:28:00.000-04:002008-06-29T14:28:00.000-04:00John -One of the reasons that the Federalists thou...John -<BR/><BR/>One of the reasons that the Federalists thought the Amendments unnecessary was that they viewed the Constitution as limiting the Federal Government as to what it could do, and everything else would be off limits. Thereby the Federal Government could not infringe on the rights of the states or the individuals in the republic. Fortunately, the Anti-Federalists were not so trusting and demanded further explicit limitations. Little did they dream in their worst nightmares about what would happen. It seems the view today is that the Federal government is unlimited in its powers and only the Constitution and the Amendments cans stop it from exercising those powers, except when the Justices see penumbra.<BR/><BR/>And ditto to TH.<BR/><BR/>Jack in Silver SpringAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-60130126269846006132008-06-29T14:05:00.000-04:002008-06-29T14:05:00.000-04:00The founding fathers were strongly influenced by E...The founding fathers were strongly influenced by English common law which recognized the right of free men to keep and bear arms. Of course, since that time, the Brits have rescinded that law with the result that gun crimes have skyrocketted in England.<BR/>It is instructive to hear our Leftwing knee-jerk gun haters run off at the mouth about how we should be more like our foreign neighbors and deep-six the nasty old second amendment. I need hardly remind these folks that the very basis of our country was established by people who had a belly full of the way our European cousins conducted their affairs. I suppose the Brady Campaign folks would love to live in France where suspects are presumed guilty and are forced at trial to prove their innocence. Or England where there is no right of habeas corpus. Or Japan where the police may enter your home any time they damned well feel like it. We are unique as a nation and one of the greatest aspects of our uniqueness is that Americans have an individual right to keep and bear arms. But politicians like Mr. Obama prefer an unarmed peasantry don't you know. If the gun-haters would prefer to live under other circumstances, let them bloody well pack their little valises and go where gun ownership is forbidden and where gun crimes are rising. Incidently, thanks to Archer 05 for the kind words.<BR/>Tarheel HawkeyeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com