C_Clayton_Jones
Diamond Member
Rand Paul is wrong as usual – which comes as no surprise.
There is nothing in the text, history, or case law of the Constitution that indicates the Second Amendment ‘trumps’ the First.
There is nothing in the text, history, or case law of the Second Amendment that indicates when government becomes ‘tyrannical,’ that the will of the majority of the people might be disregarded, and government ‘overthrown’ through ‘force of arms’ in violation of the will of the majority of the people.
The American people have the First Amendment right to petition the government for a redress of grievances through either the political or judicial process; and neither process can be abridged by a minority of citizens who incorrectly and subjectively perceive the government to have become ‘tyrannical.’
The Second Amendment acknowledges the fundamental right of the people to possess and carry firearms pursuant to lawful self-defense, not seek to ‘overthrow’ a government lawfully put into place at the behest of the people.
There is nothing in the text, history, or case law of the Constitution that indicates the Second Amendment ‘trumps’ the First.
There is nothing in the text, history, or case law of the Second Amendment that indicates when government becomes ‘tyrannical,’ that the will of the majority of the people might be disregarded, and government ‘overthrown’ through ‘force of arms’ in violation of the will of the majority of the people.
The American people have the First Amendment right to petition the government for a redress of grievances through either the political or judicial process; and neither process can be abridged by a minority of citizens who incorrectly and subjectively perceive the government to have become ‘tyrannical.’
The Second Amendment acknowledges the fundamental right of the people to possess and carry firearms pursuant to lawful self-defense, not seek to ‘overthrow’ a government lawfully put into place at the behest of the people.
