It was really to protect the Country itself from standing armies which behaved very badly during that time; the 3rd Amendment addresses that directly. It was to ensure that the defense of the State was secured by the People (the Militia).
It was really to protect the Country itself from standing armies which behaved very badly during that time; the 3rd Amendment addresses that directly. It was to ensure that the defense of the State was secured by the People (the Militia).>>20023048
>"In stating that people’s rights were given to them by their creator, the Continental Congress endowed those rights with a legitimacy that knows no parallel in mortal sources."
Exactly. An inherent and inalienable right. Not a privilege to be granted by government.
>Clearly states it
In the Declaration, yes, not the Constitution. That's all I was saying. The declaration "declares" the inherent rights of the People. The Constitution limits and defines the power of the government.
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They take an oath to support and defend the Constitution.