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In reply to the discussion: The right of the People [View all]X_Digger
(18,585 posts).. then why did these same folks go back to their states and pass state constitutions with language like 'for defence of themselves and the state..'.
Some of them had that language even before the 2nd amendment was passed.
[div class='excerpt']The present-day Pennsylvania Constitution, using language adopted in 1790, declares: "The right of the citizens to bear arms in defence of themselves and the State shall not be questioned."
Vermont: Adopted in 1777, the Vermont Constitution closely tracks the Pennsylvania Constitution. It states "That the people have a right to bear arms for the defence of themselves and the State.."
Kentucky: The 1792 Kentucky constitution was nearly contemporaneous with the Second Amendment, which was ratified in 1791. Kentucky declared: "That the right of the citizens to bear arms in defence of themselves and the State, shall not be questioned."
If I said, "Y'all can go to get a soda." -- would you assume we all have to go as a group? Utter foolishness.