(July 24, 2015 at 10:42 pm)Pyrrho Wrote: So, what, then, is the meaning of the words "A well regulated Militia" in the second amendment? Is it meaningless verbiage?
I'm not prepared to say. I will say this: I have had a theist argue that since the First Amendment says "Congress shall make no law regarding establishment of religion," there is no prohibition on putting a Ten Commandments monument in a courthouse because congress is making no law.
Much of the Constitution is worded generally which I guess is normal for a document of that type. It is not precisely worded like you would expect a law to be. Judges interpret it when need be. If you read what the founders wrote on the subjects of the first and (I believe 2nd) amendments, their intentions are clear.
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