BlackSand
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- Oct 23, 2013
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Well, the problem here is that we're in a conundrum.
Things are being taken away, life is being taken away in far larger numbers.
Now the question is where is the balance?
When a Muslim attacks, those on the right are rather quick to demand that rights be taken away, but when a non-Muslim attacks the right demand that their rights remain intact. When they hear about gay people getting married they demand their right to not see things they don't like Trumps the rights of other people to get married.
Well, my desires are my arguments. In the US there is a system of Democracy (abused Democracy) which allows for people's ideas and allows for change.
The US Constitution doesn't give any rights, it merely protects them from US govt infringement. Now, we can change the Constitution to get rid of that if society wants to. We could protect the right to murder in the US Constitution if we felt like it.
Whoa Chief ... We are not in a conundrum.
You want me to give up something I presently have a right to ... But I am not asking you to give up anything.
You want something I am not required to humor ... And I refuse to give it to you ... That isn't necessarily a conundrum, just your unfulfilled desire.
I am completely satisfied with the fact you are not going to get what you want just because you decided to want it ... That's not a conundrum.
Blah-Blah-Blah about right, left, up or down...
You don't see me posting anything about kicking Muslims around or taking a citizen's Constitutionally protected rights away.
I don't really care who wants to get their panties in a wad over same sex marriage.
I don't think that (or the opposite) is any of the federal government's business in the first place.
We don't live in a Democracy ... We live in a Democratic Representative Republic.
It was designed that way because it specifically defeats the unbalanced results of a pure Democracy.
We are not and ever have been at an impasse ... You just aren't going to get me to agree with your direction (nor attempts to mischaracterize your/my arguments).
If you want to change the Constitution ... There is a means by which you can ... Get to it.
If you want to further erode our ability to arm and defend ourselves ... Against the threats you and the government are incapable of protecting us from ...
I have a strong feeling nobody is really going to be happy about how that all plays out.
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