Preface: While a lot of people talk
about the loss of our Constitutional liberties, people usually speak in a
vague, generalized manner … or focus on only one issue and ignore the rest.
This post explains the liberties
guaranteed in the Bill of Rights – the first 10 amendments to the United States
Constitution – and provides a scorecard on the extent of the loss of each
right.
First Amendment
The 1st Amendment protects speech,
religion, assembly and the press:
Congress shall make no law
respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise
thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of
the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress
of grievances.
Second Amendment
The 2nd Amendment states:
A well regulated Militia, being
necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and
bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
It is hard to read the Second
Amendment and not honestly conclude that the Framers intended gun ownership to
be an individual right. It is true that the amendment begins with a reference
to militias: “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a
free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be
infringed.” Accordingly, it is argued, this amendment protects the right of the
militia to bear arms, not the individual.
Tenth Amendment
The 10th Amendment provides that
powers not specifically given to the Federal government are reserved to
the states or individual:
The powers not delegated to the
United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are
reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
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These are just a few excerpts from the article. It is a must read. Very informative. Thanks go to Wayne Carlson for the link.---- The Virginian Southron
Deo Vindice
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