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In reply to the discussion: former Chief Justice Burger - individual right to bear arms was “one of the greatest pieces of [View all]CommonSense4CG.com
(1 post)Much of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights is "awkward and ambiguous", and any credible scholar on the subject will attest that the framers were compelled to make it so, simply to get even that minimal wording and clarity passed by the necessary majority, knowing that future generations would have a chance to expound and clarifies the issues in the light of experience, expedience and necessity, with less pressure pending than the ratification of the entire Constitution or Bill of Rights. Let us not forget, the country was again under siege, then by the corporate forces against the People, Americans, ( aka "Shay's Rebellion ) during the framing and ratification process of the Constitution. There were those framers who knew that the general populace would always need to defend themselves from those who would always seek to dominate, oppress and exploit them, at odds with those framers who aspired to a new aristocracy of the powerful moneyed lording it over all others during the framing process. It required careful maneuvering to get the minimal protections and guarantees for all Americans out of that process in light of the fear of the "People" that Shay's Rebellion sent through those who were intent on exploiting and dominating the "People." It's up to each generation to extract the benefits and protections from the legacy that our Constitution affords, because the American Revolution is a living process, not a historical conclusion.