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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated

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To: Hoa Hao who wrote (230311)12/4/2007 10:17:33 PM
From: ManyMoose  Read Replies (1) of 793818
 
"While this textual exegesis [explanation] is by no means conclusive, it suggest that "the people" protected by the Fourth Amendment, and by the First and Second Amendments, and to whom the rights and powers are reserved in the Ninth and Tenth Amendments, refers to a class of persons who are part of a national community or who have otherwise developed sufficient connection with this country to be considered part of that community."

Chief Justice William Rehnquist


OK, we have to give Rehnquist some slack. He was, after all, a lawyer.

People:
A body of enfranchised citizens. -- Webster's New Encyclopedic Dictionary

People:
People denotes a group of humans, either with unspecified traits, or specific characteristics -- Wikipedia

People:
People are a group of civilized living individuals. -- Google

People: the body of enfranchised citizens of a state -- Dictionary.com

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. -- Amendment II of the Constitution.

What is so dang hard about this? -- ManyMoose
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