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I agree with your solutions overall, though I don't see why you would remove the right of gay/mixed-race/etc. couples to adopt regardless of state. What happens if such a couple adopts in one state and then moves (for reasons of employment, say) to a state where their adoption isn't recognized. Will they be treated fairly in that state? I doubt it. | I agree with your solutions overall, though I don't see why you would remove the right of gay/mixed-race/etc. couples to adopt regardless of state. What happens if such a couple adopts in one state and then moves (for reasons of employment, say) to a state where their adoption isn't recognized. Will they be treated fairly in that state? I doubt it. | ||
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: [M] ''"When the police are not obligated to protect anyone ([[wikipedia:Castle Rock v. Gonzales|Castle Rock v. Gonzales]])..."'' | : [M] ''"When the police are not obligated to protect anyone ([[wikipedia:Castle Rock v. Gonzales|Castle Rock v. Gonzales]])..."'' | ||
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| − | That's a reasonable argument. | + | That's a reasonable argument. (A question, though: aren't cities and counties allowed to ban private firearms? Is it against the Constitution to ban private firearms on public property?) |
The actual text is "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." What I get from this is that the citizenry must be allowed to keep and bear whatever sort of arms would be necessary in order to participate in a well-regulated militia -- without actually requiring membership in such militia in order to own arms. | The actual text is "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." What I get from this is that the citizenry must be allowed to keep and bear whatever sort of arms would be necessary in order to participate in a well-regulated militia -- without actually requiring membership in such militia in order to own arms. | ||