RE: Firearms
April 1, 2013 at 8:29 pm
(This post was last modified: April 1, 2013 at 8:30 pm by Shell B.)
It does not explicitly underline anything. I think you misunderstand what the word explicitly means, as explicit is precisely what they were not about slavery. Furthermore, the Constitution does not outlaw rape. That does not make it a Constitutionally protected right. No one would argue that slavery was illegal during the time the Constitution was penned, but it is a widely known and accepted fact that the drafters were specifically not explicit so as to streamline ratification.
Bottom lines:
I don't give a shit about the relevance of the document, nor have I joined that discussion.
The verbiage was specifically ambiguous and could easily refer to indentured servants and that was done purposefully. They knew what they were doing in purposefully not mentioning it.
Slavery is neither outlawed nor made a Constitutional right in the Constitution, which is what you said.
The Constitution is not a list of things that are illegal, so it would be outright stupid to list all of the things that are allowed.
You said that the Constitution explicitly upheld slavery. My only point is that you are incorrect on that point. All of your other points are just additional gobbledygook. It can be dispensed of in further posts.
Bottom lines:
I don't give a shit about the relevance of the document, nor have I joined that discussion.
The verbiage was specifically ambiguous and could easily refer to indentured servants and that was done purposefully. They knew what they were doing in purposefully not mentioning it.
Slavery is neither outlawed nor made a Constitutional right in the Constitution, which is what you said.
The Constitution is not a list of things that are illegal, so it would be outright stupid to list all of the things that are allowed.
You said that the Constitution explicitly upheld slavery. My only point is that you are incorrect on that point. All of your other points are just additional gobbledygook. It can be dispensed of in further posts.