Let’s
say, for a moment, that “The Donald” DOES turn out to be the modern incarnation
of Hitler/Stalin/Mao; that he is able, somehow, to render the Constitution, the
courts and Congress meaningless…
Just how
relevant will the words of our Framers be:
"Guard with jealous attention the
public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately,
nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force,
you are ruined.... The great object is that every man be armed. Everyone who is
able might have a gun."
- Patrick Henry, Speech to the Virginia Ratifying Convention, June 5, 1778
- Patrick Henry, Speech to the Virginia Ratifying Convention, June 5, 1778
"The right of the citizens to keep and
bear arms has justly been considered, as the palladium of the liberties of a
republic; since it offers a strong moral check against the usurpation and
arbitrary power of rulers; and will generally, even if these are successful in
the first instance, enable the people to resist and triumph over them."
- Joseph Story, Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, 1833
- Joseph Story, Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, 1833
Just how important, at that point, will The
Second Amendment be?
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