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<blockquote data-quote="av8torntn" data-source="post: 422344" data-attributes="member: 8259"><p>I can tell you what it means to me. It means that our rights do not originate from the federal government and are retained by the people. The federal government only has the power we the people give it through the constitution. </p><p> </p><p>I think the idea behind the United States was to have a group of individual states with a very limited central federal government. There are certain rights however that were included in the constitution that the states were not allowed to take away. I believe the right to keep and bear arms was meant to be one of them but even if you don't believe this there should be no authority granted to the federal government to regulate or restrict arms. It would be then left up to the states. </p><p> </p><p>Of course none of this matters since the highest court has ruled otherwise. The Constitution clearly says that the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. The courts have clearly ruled that both the states and the federal government have the right to infringe on the right to keep and bear arms. Now look at what the constitution says about speech. Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech. The courts have decided to take it on themselves that this means not only can congress not make a law but also states cannot pass these laws. Some on here have even taken this to mean that if I disagree with them that I am in violation of their first amendment.</p><p> </p><p>OK my overall broad point is that if we went by the constitution as our nation evolved we have the means and right to add or take away powers from the federal government through the amendment process. After all the Government only exists because we the people allow it to exist. Many on here seem to believe that we the people exist because the government allows us to exist.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="av8torntn, post: 422344, member: 8259"] I can tell you what it means to me. It means that our rights do not originate from the federal government and are retained by the people. The federal government only has the power we the people give it through the constitution. I think the idea behind the United States was to have a group of individual states with a very limited central federal government. There are certain rights however that were included in the constitution that the states were not allowed to take away. I believe the right to keep and bear arms was meant to be one of them but even if you don't believe this there should be no authority granted to the federal government to regulate or restrict arms. It would be then left up to the states. Of course none of this matters since the highest court has ruled otherwise. The Constitution clearly says that the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. The courts have clearly ruled that both the states and the federal government have the right to infringe on the right to keep and bear arms. Now look at what the constitution says about speech. Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech. The courts have decided to take it on themselves that this means not only can congress not make a law but also states cannot pass these laws. Some on here have even taken this to mean that if I disagree with them that I am in violation of their first amendment. OK my overall broad point is that if we went by the constitution as our nation evolved we have the means and right to add or take away powers from the federal government through the amendment process. After all the Government only exists because we the people allow it to exist. Many on here seem to believe that we the people exist because the government allows us to exist. [/QUOTE]
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