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jmg257 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-12-08 08:24 PM
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305. I was thinking your case in DC; "the people" COULD mean
Edited on Sat Jan-12-08 08:28 PM by jmg257
the people <of the several states> because they are specifically talking about states {militias}, which means you aren't included, or the people <of the United States>, which means you are. All this also being associated with the "state perogative" intent argument about whether "a w. r. militia" is "the militia", or is it general, & maybe in a way DOES it give the feds some power to redefine what "the militia" that is necessary is?


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