Comments on: Two Mistakes People Make re the 2nd Amendment http://micahtillman.com/2008/07/17/two-mistakes-people-make-re-the-2nd-amendment/ Philosophy, Politics, Religion, Etc. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:35:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Micah Tillman http://micahtillman.com/2008/07/17/two-mistakes-people-make-re-the-2nd-amendment/#comment-3275 Micah Tillman Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:46:26 +0000 http://micahtillman.com/?p=547#comment-3275 What I think you think the 2nd Amendments says is this: “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, keeping and bearing Arms should be considered a right, and therefore shall not be infringed.” What I think you think the 2nd Amendments says is this:

“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, keeping and bearing Arms should be considered a right, and therefore shall not be infringed.”

]]> By: Micah Tillman http://micahtillman.com/2008/07/17/two-mistakes-people-make-re-the-2nd-amendment/#comment-3274 Micah Tillman Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:42:33 +0000 http://micahtillman.com/?p=547#comment-3274 "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." “Vitamin C, being necessary to a healthy immune system, should be consumed every day.” The two are far from parallel. Here would be a better example: “Vitamin C, being necessary to a healthy immune system, the right of the people to eat food should not be infringed.” “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”

“Vitamin C, being necessary to a healthy immune system, should be consumed every day.”

The two are far from parallel. Here would be a better example:

“Vitamin C, being necessary to a healthy immune system, the right of the people to eat food should not be infringed.”

]]> By: jeffsdeepthoughts http://micahtillman.com/2008/07/17/two-mistakes-people-make-re-the-2nd-amendment/#comment-3272 jeffsdeepthoughts Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:52:20 +0000 http://micahtillman.com/?p=547#comment-3272 I'm not sure I'm keeping up with your reasoning. From where I sit, it seems to me the phrase about the "well armed militia" explains exactly why it is a right. I guess I'm curious what this phrase is doing if it's not justifying the reason for this right. I suppose it puts the right to bear arms in a somewhat unique category. Most of the other rights listed in the bill of rights don't get much in the way of explanation for why they are rights. And giving a reason for why it is a right seems to create some tension with the idea that rights are inalieble. (Wow, did I murder the spelling on that word or what?) But if I said "Vitamin C, being necessary to a healthy immune system, should be consumed every day" We would reasonably infer that the reason we should consume Vitamin C is because it is necessary to the immune system. I’m not sure I’m keeping up with your reasoning. From where I sit, it seems to me the phrase about the “well armed militia” explains exactly why it is a right. I guess I’m curious what this phrase is doing if it’s not justifying the reason for this right.
I suppose it puts the right to bear arms in a somewhat unique category. Most of the other rights listed in the bill of rights don’t get much in the way of explanation for why they are rights. And giving a reason for why it is a right seems to create some tension with the idea that rights are inalieble. (Wow, did I murder the spelling on that word or what?) But if I said
“Vitamin C, being necessary to a healthy immune system, should be consumed every day” We would reasonably infer that the reason we should consume Vitamin C is because it is necessary to the immune system.

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