{"id":2241,"date":"2010-07-14T01:46:05","date_gmt":"2010-07-14T08:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=2241"},"modified":"2010-07-14T01:46:05","modified_gmt":"2010-07-14T08:46:05","slug":"constitutional-amendments-articles-ii-and-iii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2010\/07\/14\/constitutional-amendments-articles-ii-and-iii\/","title":{"rendered":"Constitutional Amendments: Articles II and III"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We have been covering the US Constitution line by line.  When Republicans wave their paper props and parrot their vile machinations, we will be prepared to expose the lies.  We have finished the main body of the Constitution.  Now we continue the Amendments.  You can find the last article on the main body of the Constitution<\/font> here<\/a>. It has links to all the others.  The text comes f<\/font>rom The US Constitution<\/a>.  Previous articles in the Amendment series:<\/font><\/p>\n

Article I<\/font><\/a><\/h6>\n

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Article [II]<\/h3>\n

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.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

There appears to be some connection between the right to bear arms and the use of those arms in a well regulated militia, which is under Presidential control per Article II, Section 2, Paragraph 1 of the Constitution.  In modern times it is the National Guard.  Private militias are not included here.  The Amendment does not state whether the right extends to gun ownership outside the militia.  Over the years, the Court has ruled that it does.  Republicans usually interpret the right as absolute.  They are wrong.  Some on the extreme left would outlaw gun ownership altogether.  I think the truth lies somewhere in the middle.<\/font><\/p>\n

Like other rights, this one has limitations.  I don\u2019t have the right to own a howitzer, not even a small one.  Machine gun ownership is illegal.  The question is this.  Where do we draw the line?  I think we need to strike a reasonable balance between legitimate gun ownership for sport or self-defense and irresponsible gun ownership.  Personally, I think it reasonable to license gun ownership, subject to a background check and training in gun safety, but that\u2019s just mo own opinion.<\/font><\/p>\n

Of one thing, I am certain.  This right does not include the Second Amendment solutions<\/em> that Republicans are threatening, if they do not get their way in the upcoming elections.<\/font><\/p>\n

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Article [III]<\/h3>\n

No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This Amendment is straightforward.  It is especially notable in that it and Article II are the only parts of the original Bill of Rights that Bush and the Republican party have not violated.<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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