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Originally Posted by 1ViciousGSX
The Bill of Rights was written to protect the individua'ls rights, PERIOD. The fact that it does not specifically say "You too states, hands off" is irrelevent, it doesn't have to. The Bill of Rights is the supreme document that protects your rights from any form of government intrusion, federal or state, doesn't matter.
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The Bill of Rights was written to protect states, local and person rights from the federal government. PERIOD.
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Originally Posted by 1ViciousGSX
Once again, for those of us who must be a little slow.
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Do some more research, and you'll see what I mean.
In the context of history, the 2nd amendment means this.
The federal government understands that a well regulated militia is important to the security of a free state. We understand there is some concern about the reach of this national government due to our experiences with England and other countries. If your state chooses to have a well regulated militia, we understand why and this amendment guarantees the federal government will not infringe on the rights of your state or locality to do so.
The 10th amendment makes explicit our dual federalism structure "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."
If all of this is wrong, calling me slow isn't going to help. Prove me wrong with historical fact. The concept that the The Bill of Rights was written to protect the individuals rights simply isn't true. That notion that the bill of rights should apply to individuals wasn't brought forth until the 14th amendment in 1868.
Context is everything if we're going to argue what the founding fathers meant the bill of rights to be.