Quote (Santara @ Jun 16 2016 11:40am)
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.
Part A = clause. A statement of purpose. The right is specifically spelled out after the comma. ezpk
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside.
You can't skip this step, because they used the word AND. It does not say "All persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside," which is exactly how YOU are interpreting it.
Because the amendment doesn't say it's the right of the militia to keep and bear arms, it says the right of the people.
At bold: because if we were ever invaded by the British again people could form militias because they are armed. We don't need that because we have a standing army and don't need to summon dudes with rifles to repel invaders.
We need to defend our land, an army is necessary, and guys with arms are that.
The right to bear arms is connected to that other part.
But we don't go by what we feel is how they felt when they drafted it. We go by the words alone.
Quote (EndlessSky @ Jun 16 2016 11:30am)
It would greatly benefit the national IQ and household income rate to make this change.
I would specifically suggest that if they pay for the birth at the hospital, they can become a citizen. If not, they have to go.
Under a more conservative supreme court they should reconsider the right.
Gotta love activist judges.
This post was edited by Skinned on Jun 16 2016 03:28pm