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“we have the bill of rights because we needed the bill of rights” is tautological! i’m asking a question about the logic. how does “the 2nd amendment exists to protect the right to rebellion” square with the actual political context of the early republic? — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @pauldemko: “She gambled,” says Michelle Dauber, the outspoken Stanford law professor. “But she didn’t just gamble with herself. She gam… — PolitiTweet.org

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Two things. First, the Constitution empowers the federal government to call out the militia to suppress internal rebellions and insurrections. This is difficult to square with a “the 2nd exists to protect from federal tyranny reading.” — PolitiTweet.org

Several states demanded amendments to the Constitution to protect individual rights, so the Bill of Rights was prop… https://t.co/EZqDSmx3Se

Posted June 10, 2022