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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: ManyMoose who wrote (5312)	7/20/2001 3:21:33 AM
From: jttmab	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93284

I don't think it will change my position, though. That's what I like, an open mind. I enjoy my freedoms too much. Sometimes one has to differentiate freedoms and rights from priveleges. There's a populist phrase "Victim's Rights". It's a catchy phrase. Lots of people like the phrase. But, unfortunately there is no such thing [Constitutionally]. The Framers saw no need to have "Victim's Rights". They saw the need to protect the Rights of the accused. Perhaps it was an oversight on their part. jttmab

To: ManyMoose who wrote (5312)	7/20/2001 6:30:18 AM
From: jttmab	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93284

Way OFF-Topic. I'm going to go for the award for the "Most Creative Use of the 2nd Amendment" award. Yes! Rumsfeld's recent decision on the B-1 bomber is contrary to the intent of the Framers with respect to the 2nd Amendment! If I can back that up, I think I'll win it.... Rumsfeld recently decided that the Reserve would lose some B-1s over that of the Air Force. He made this decision, despite the fact that the Reserve has operational readiness ratings that are as good as those of the Air Force units; the Reserve has a lower cost to maintain metric; has flown more B-1 hours than the Air Force has; and overall there is a shortage of trained pilots that shutting down the Reserve unit would only make worse. [All of these points are part of the Congressional record and Rumsfeld has not taken exception to any of the points] Now for the 2nd Amendment. As best I can tell there is universal agreement that the Framers favored the militia over that of a standing Army. So given a choice between a standing Army [Air Force] unit and a militia unit [the Reserves] the Framers would pick the Reserves. Rumsfeld's decision directly contradicts the intent of the Framers with respect to the 2nd Amendment! Q.E.D. I'll give Rumsfeld a pass on this one. I think it might be beyond reasonableness that he and Congress should have considered it. But it's my submission for the "Most Creative Use of the 2nd Amendment" award. jttmab