Article I, Section 8, Clause 12: To raise and support Armies, (the air force is part of the armies of the USA)
Article 1, Section 4
The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof;
Those dreaded states rights again...
Certainly off topic..but really? tanks, nuclear bombs, and submarines. The afghanis must have missed this memo.
Go ahead and be appalled. The 2nd amendment protects YOUR right to possess a firearm without having to be part of a militia. I'd rather not be connected to the government in order to own a firearm. YOU have a right to lawfully defend yourself. It's basic American right, unlike any other in the free world. Do firearms have their drawbacks? of course, criminals will always have access. But please go ahead and be appalled. I'm sure I will not be able to change your mind being as you likely live in CA and me in AZ. My right to possess a lawfully purchased firearm isn't dictated by my state government or the federal government. You are likely happy in the manner CA manages gun ownership...that's your right, it's how you voted.Not of topic as we are discussing if the constitution should be taken literally or not.
How do you think our California Militia can take on the US Army without these weapons? Remember, the 2nd amendment purpose is so that our state militia can take on the Federal government if there was ever a need.
Recap. A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State,.......
It appalls me that nowadays people are thinking of exercising the 2nd amendment in order to hunt....no, it was way bigger than that when it was first thought up.
Are these examples of what you ponder, contemplate and worry about?The constitution is very clear, Army is not the Air Force. The constitution also says Congress can mint coins not dollars. That is why the government does not print dollars and only mints coins. Its a very literal interpretation. You cannot argue that coin and dollars are just monies.
Article 1 Section 4 talks about Election. It does not grant every citizen the right to vote. Remember, when the USA was first founded, it is not a democracy. The founders were infact wary of democracies for it would lead to mob rule. So do not pretend that there is a right to vote in the USA in the constitution. Your quote supports this. Right to vote is not a national right if we were to interpret the constitution literally.
I know many gun owners and they are very aware of their rights and the second amendment.Not of topic as we are discussing if the constitution should be taken literally or not.
How do you think our California Militia can take on the US Army without these weapons? Remember, the 2nd amendment purpose is so that our state militia can take on the Federal government if there was ever a need.
Recap. A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State,.......
It appalls me that nowadays people are thinking of exercising the 2nd amendment in order to hunt....no, it was way bigger than that when it was first thought up.
The irony is that Biden has been fundamentally pro-life and is only pro-choice now for political reasons. And Trump vice-versa.REPORTER: "Does [Biden] support any limits on abortion?"
PSAKI: No
REPORTER: "Does the president support abortion until the moment of birth?"
PSAKI: Yes
Biden, like many, many others, is opposed to abortion but also opposed to telling others how to conduct their personal lives.The irony is that Biden has been fundamentally pro-life and is only pro-choice now for political reasons. And Trump vice-versa.
Now you are just being disingenuous. If it was so obvious, then why did it take until 2015 to suddenly recognize that same sex marriage was a covered by the 14th amendment. Obviously, if its that obvious then it was a unanimous decision ... wait, it wasn't - shock horror, it was 5-4. That's a slam dunk!See Equal Protection Clause of the 14th amendment & the ruling itself.
The sky is not falling....
There have been plenty of single issue abortion voter for the GOP for years. I read an article some time back which was basically positing that it is more beneficial to the GOP to remain in place than not. We may see, although probably not in Nov."there are plenty of groups who are anti-contraceptives and believe in abstinence only". None of which have the substance, standing or public support to pursue a ban of contraception. If you take a look at the "abstinence in peril" articles, they don't provide any evidence of a group, or a case even in the lower courts that would be a challenge to contraceptives. It's a "chicken little" and fear mongering approach to curry votes for the November election.
Of course, if I was a leftist I would exploit the Supreme Court's decision as well in an attempt to prevent a Red Wave. The SC has handed the far left a gift for November. It will have an impact that benefits the left, but mostly with those that are single issue abortion voters. I suspect at the end of the day inflation will far outweigh abortion rights. Let's be honest, there is really nothing an individual can do to fight inflation, but there is plenty an individual can do to prevent an unwanted pregnancy.
I read a theory that it was leaked by those in favor as the 5-4 majority was in jeopardy.I have a new conspiracy theory to add to the mix -- the leaker was a lower-level employee of the court who was appalled by the poor level of research and reasoning in Alito's draft and wanted everyone to have a look at it in order to discredit that wing of the bench.
because our leaders can only have so much conviction. I'm sure biden is anti crime but feels good about what's happening in CA walgreens.Biden, like many, many others, is opposed to abortion but also opposed to telling others how to conduct their personal lives.
It happens all the time. Most reasonable people come around to protecting life after they have kids. Joe believes whatever BO tells him to believe in. I see it like this. Selling aborted organs and having the right to kill your baby up to birth is whacko and just sick and we need laws to protect the individual rights of the baby. Sorry mom, you dont own your kid that is renting space in your womb. I think people think they own their kid. I have friends that are forcing their dd to go to college. Well, not force but bribing them. If they don't go, they won;t receive money, love or acceptance. No car anymore and will be required to pay mom and dad rent if they dont go to college and be like dad. Horrible control we put on kids in this country. No jab, no in person college. The lady who claims to be Native American is a liar and is causing all this hysteria.The irony is that Biden has been fundamentally pro-life and is only pro-choice now for political reasons. And Trump vice-versa.
I don't disagree with you that there are abortion single issue voters on the GOP side. That's why GOP politicians pander to the pro-life group even though they may be at least partially pro-choice (See Trump as I mentioned).There have been plenty of single issue abortion voter for the GOP for years. I read an article some time back which was basically positing that it is more beneficial to the GOP to remain in place than not. We may see, although probably not in Nov.
It will work in the Ds favor, but with redistricting they are probably baked in to lose, plus its mid-terms which they are also baked in to lose. Throw in inflation etc. and its looking very ugly. The economy is doing well but that will be over shadowed by the aforementioned.
The whole far left narrative is lazy. The overwhelming majority of D candidates and Congress people are not far left. If the Ds get a bounce around the country, it won't be the far left getting voted in (generally) but typical D candidates.
Sorry, no thanks. I'm speaking on behalf of ALL the kids with a beating heart wat fly. We only want the Creator and his Son Yeshua to be the one's developing the next abortion policy. Mankind is not in a good place to handle life. We need help asap!!!I would suspect that you, I, DH, W-H and Husker could sit down and develop a reasonable abortion policy
I respect your opinion (and I appreciate your personal story) and in some ways the pro-life argument is more compelling, but that's not where the majority is at, combined with the fact that half us aren't women. Fortunately, the number of abortions over the years has declined dramatically. Our best weapon against abortion is contraception.Sorry, no thanks. I'm speaking on behalf of ALL the kids with a beating heart wat fly. We only want the Creator and his Son Yeshua to be the one's developing the next abortion policy. Mankind is not in a good place to handle life. We need help asap!!!
I understand the majority want the choice to keep or abort the baby. I'm 100% with you on that. I guess you and Hound can come up with a cut off date on when too late is too late? I agree we need to teach contraception on both sides. The girls are left with taking the pill and that stuff is shit. Hormones and more hormones and young women change for the worse. it sucks. Young men have no idea how to put a coat on. The boys are a mess wat fly. Pornhub is not a good teacher either. They have no clue on what their doing. My wife and I dated for almost 16 months with just a kiss at the door until our wedding night. If I can wait, any man can wait....lol. It's called self control. I think one issue we have is telling teens and young people they have to wait until their legally married to have sex. That is a big problem because marriage is insane and very difficult to pull off and not very successful. I have so many ideas because i worked with the youth at church and I also was one. It's not easy being a male or a female. No one is teaching the truth and we have all these religions and all these rules and taboos. We need to get it all out in the open and then educate the youth. Killing a baby that is alive and kicking is not going to fix our country. We need to get the root cause of all this. Thanks for respecting my life bro. I only wanted a chance, just like all the rest. Trust me, souls are trying to come help the planet heal and others don;t want them to be born. It's crazy!!!I respect your opinion (and I appreciate your personal story) and in some ways the pro-life argument is more compelling, but that's not where the majority is at, combined with the fact that half us aren't women. Fortunately, the number of abortions over the years has declined dramatically. Our best weapon against abortion is contraception.
I have no doubt we agree far more than we disagree and could produce common sense policies that are beyond the collective incompetent idiots in DC.I don't disagree with you that there are abortion single issue voters on the GOP side. That's why GOP politicians pander to the pro-life group even though they may be at least partially pro-choice (See Trump as I mentioned).
Most D's and R's are moderate in most respects. I would suspect that you, I, DH, W-H and Husker could sit down and develop a reasonable abortion policy whereas our politicians are too entrenched in pandering to their outspoken base and "winning" to compromise on something that works for most Americans.
The far left mantra is far from lazy, you just have a blind spot to it. The far left may be the minority but they're controlling the narrative of the Dem's. Look at the new Board of Disinformation, the melt down over Twitter, the claims of contraceptive's in peril or worse the claims of LGBTQ's not being able to attend school, the failure to call out Antifa, just buy an Electric car (ie reduce oil production), the dossier and so on. The far right has the "election was stolen" among other things but it doesn't have much traction with the R majority, they barely talk about it on Fox (and ironically the D cry was the 2016 election was stolen because the Russians posted on Facebook). Most R's believe MTG and Gaetz are nut jobs. Though I do strongly disagree with the censuring of McCain and Kinzinger.
I will give credit to the D parents that are finally starting to call out the left's woke bullshit that is negatively impacting their kids.