Wednesday

Second Amendment Writing Contest

In 100 words or less (you won't be penalized for writing more, but I may get bored quicker) tell us your opinions about the Second Amendment. Send your submissions to cj@soldiersperspective.us by 25 August with "2nd Amendment Essay Contest" in the subject line. Why 25 August? On August 25, 1789, the Second Amendment resolution was sent to the Senate from the House. For the next two years, the amendment would be debated and changed made to make it what it is today. Now, 220 years later, it is under attack.

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

The problem with the 2A as a right, is we once again allow the collectivist's to frame the debate.
Our forefathers argued that by listing our rights in the constitution, it would one day be argued by government that those were the only rights we had.
I give you the passed 30yrs!
Collectivist's frame the debate by argueing with you about a right being conferred or not. Seeming to forget the last four words."Shall not be infringed". Which changes it from conferring a right, to prohabiting a government from infringing on a pre-existing right. A right independent of the constitution. Something bestowed by nature, or natures god.
I ask no-one for the right to defend myself. As no-one with a room temperature IQ would.
And if the day ever comes that i need a ruling from a,"wise latina woman", before i can..........Nature's god help us all.........mthead

GunRights4US said...

My contest submission:

The US Constitution was drafted by truly extraordinary men. Men who risked everything of value in their lives, who were tried in the fires of adversity; these are the sort that crafted the most successful government in the history of mankind. An honest scrutiny of their writings will reveal a recurring theme: that men can govern themselves best when government itself is restrained.

These wise men of integrity did everything in their power to design a system where government served under - rather than lorded over - the people. Only by confining the government could the sweet fruit of liberty be fully savored. And nowhere has liberty ever reached a higher pinnacle than here in America.

The Founders saw the second amendment as a safety valve, an assurance against the possible failure of all the rest of their design. Man’s liberty and inalienable rights (none more paramount than the right to defend oneself) could, failing all else, be defended by force of arms.

In the end it simply comes down to this: The master is he who is armed. We The People were intended to be the master of our government, yet the servant now seeks to disarm the master. This being a matter of trust, Leviathan has demonstrated that he is unworthy of such trust.

I’ll keep my guns thanks.