9th Circuit Appeals Court At It Again...

That wonderfully liberal 9th Circuit Appeals Court has yet again pulled off a brilliant activity. Known for the infamous ruling which declared the Pledge of Allegiance unconstitutional, they have now said that the average citizen cannot bear arms, and it is actually unconstitutional for them to do so (Reuters News Story).

Now, I can see that incredibly liberal section of the country, having 3 judges who just happened to sit on that particular court to say this. Yet once the ruling was handed down, the appellants tried to get it brought before the entire Appeals Circuit Court. Out of the 28 judges on the appeals court, only 5 of them think that this ruling is as stupid as it truly is.

Now let's look at the amendment in question:

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.

Hmm... it seems that the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. To me that actually means that there should be NO laws regulating guns and gun control, for any laws that the federal government places upon arms, is infringing my right to bear them. From concealed weapon to waiting periods. These all are infringing upon my right to bear arms. How can I say this? Well let's look at exactly what infringe means:

To hinder; to destroy; as, to infringe efficacy;

So with this definition, the second amendment reads "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 hindered."Makes a world of difference doesn't it. Remember this appellate court if and when someone breaks into your home. Remember this appellate court if and when someone hurts your loved ones, while all you can do is stand by, because you don't have the means to protect yourself and your loved ones. Remember that this appellate court, the liberal left and the ACLU (because they still have yet to defend the second amendment) all think that the common man is to stupid and careless to have guns. I personally think they're afraid we might get tired of their liberal agendas and finally overthrow this bloated government, and reinstitute our Constitution.

The ACLU Protecting Your Rights, At Least the Pretty Ones...

You know, In a forum discussion on guns, it hit me that the ACLU should be protecting American's rights to bear arms. The ACLU, by charter, is described as an organization that exists to protect the Bill of Rights. They may be misguided from a Christian point of view, but from a strictly social viewpoint they are a good organization. I spent a good 10 minutes looking through their site. They cover everything from religion to free speech, but nowhere do guns come up. Now, why don't they protect the second amendment? What is it about the second amendment that means that it doesn't get protected.

Our founding fathers obviously thought this was important, it came second only to free speech. Yet the government wants to remove our firearms, and the ACLU doesn't care. Does that leave us with just the NRA as a lobbing effort to try and control gun laws?

On that note, I believe we should adopt the Liberty Amendment. This amendment would allow for the removal of simple majority to decide laws. This amendment would allow for only laws that pass a true majority (about 75%) to be in effect, and then also would allow for those laws to regularly be voted on for reenactment to see if they still contain their true majority support. This would allow laws like the one in Florida which makes it illegal to drive without wearing shoes to pass from being.

Guns and the Liberty Amendment, two things helpful for returning this great land to its Constitutional roots.