May 7, 2013

Terror of 'Terrorism' and the 2nd Amendment: Whatever Became of the Indomitable American Spirit? | Common Dreams

Terror of 'Terrorism' and the 2nd Amendment: Whatever Became of the Indomitable American Spirit? | Common Dreams
"It would seem that a significant minority of our American cousins will let nothing stand in the way of their right to massive firepower, which they insist is protected by the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

That's not actually what the Second Amendment says, mind, but it turns out that American Constitutional literalists are a lot like American Biblical literalists -- they're inclined to pick and choose what to be literal about."