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Wednesday, January 9, 2013

An interesting way to look at a right

One of things I believe to the core is the Constitution grants no rights. You, as a free person, are endowed by your creator with certain unalienable rights... With that as background take a look at this Rasmussen report.

74% Think Americans Have Constitutional Right To Own A Gun - Rasmussen Reportsâ„¢

While most Americans are clear they want tougher rules for gun ownership, they also feel as strongly as ever that the average citizen has a constitutional right to own a gun. Only a plurality, however, feels that laws governing gun ownership should be a federal responsibility.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 74% of American Adults continue to believe the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right of an average citizen to own a gun. Only 17% disagree, while nine percent (9%) are undecided...
Continue to believe? Funny, I can read the document and it's pretty clear,

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.

Tell me Rasmussen, would you start an article with the sentence "A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 74% of American Adults continue to believe the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right of an average citizen free speech...or the press...

Probably not. They are not about to defend anyone else's rights.

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