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Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Why do you care about the RKBA? [View all]stone space
(6,498 posts)81. How many Constitutions and religious texts can you read in their original languages?
And thats supposed to speak in your favor? You sit here and argue with and demean people who CAN read our constitution in its original language. One might conclude that you really don't have any interest in doing so, and simply want it to mesh with your own personal belief system, no matter what it says.
Perhaps you are more widely read than me.
The constitutions of other nations are almost exclusively irrelevant to any discussion of our constitution.
I wasn't discussing any particular constitution or any specific religious text.
I was talking about basic and fundamental human and civil rights.
Then some folks started their Arguments From Authority, citing specific Authorities as backup.
That folks started making Arguments From Authority regarding the original question does not mean that the discussion is about any of those specific Authorities.
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because it is used to justify the killing of tens of thousands of innocent people just so gunner can
msongs
Apr 2016
#1
Actually, my activism has come lately as well, thanks to people like msongs...
Eleanors38
Apr 2016
#37
No. 2, shooting well is a very frangible skill; it requires constant practice to stay good.
flamin lib
Apr 2016
#35
Correct, the majority of Democrats do not agree with your right wing views on RKBA.
SecularMotion
Apr 2016
#12
Asserting something with which you don't agree is a "talking point"...
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Apr 2016
#15
How many Constitutions and religious texts can you read in their original languages?
stone space
Apr 2016
#81
It's so seldom one sees an an appeal to popularity; it being such a fragile rhetorical device.
Nuclear Unicorn
Apr 2016
#43