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38. Under the 2nd Amendment...

Sun Jun 8, 2025, 05:51 PM

Jun 8

although this power has never been used in this way before, it is pretty clearly spelled out: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State", where 'State' is referring to a US State.

The framers of the Constitution had incredible foresight in predicting a time when a Federal government might infringe on the rights of the citizens of a State, as was debated in the Federalist Paper No 46:

Either the mode in which the federal government is to be constructed will render it sufficiently dependent on the people, or it will not. On the first supposition, it will be restrained by that dependence from forming schemes obnoxious to their constituents. On the other supposition, it will not possess the confidence of the people, and its schemes of usurpation will be easily defeated by the State governments, who will be supported by the people.

https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/fed46.asp

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I agree with Newsom: we can't give them the excuse they are looking for [View all] senseandsensibility Jun 8 OP

I agree with Newsom. red dog 1 Jun 8 #1

I don't envy Newsom senseandsensibility Jun 8 #3

Absolutely StarryNite Jun 8 #2

I may be an optimist Qutzupalotl Jun 8 #4

Military always support fascism angrychair Jun 8 #21

They don't care about an excuses. Those goons Klarkashton Jun 8 #5

They're kitted up however their commanders ordered them to be kitted up. ShazzieB Jun 8 #18

YES!!! They want a spectacle. calimary Jun 8 #6

Newsom nailed it. ificandream Jun 8 #7

That ship has sailed OG MoneyClips Jun 8 #8

What kind of violence exactly? senseandsensibility Jun 8 #11

The only violence is the Trump thugs tear gassing peaceful protestors Bev54 Jun 8 #17

And keep an eye out... GiqueCee Jun 8 #9

You know they will simply because they accuse liberals of doing that. n/t Beartracks Jun 8 #12

lol they don't need an excuse! WhiskeyGrinder Jun 8 #10

Watch the markets. bronxiteforever Jun 8 #13

Absolutely wendyb-NC Jun 8 #14

Newsom has incredible power under the US Constitution, when and if the time ever should come to use it n/t AntiFascist Jun 8 #15

Can you elaborate, please? TIA. nt intrepidity Jun 8 #31

Under the 2nd Amendment... AntiFascist Jun 8 #38

Be a good German how about no. Blue Full Moon Jun 8 #16

You think peaceful protest is "being a good German"? Ponietz Jun 8 #22

ICE and DHS started the violence. Any crowd reaction is on the aggressors Arazi Jun 8 #19

No violence? Then the notsees will send in the provocateurs. Clouds Passing Jun 8 #20

The violence seems to be coming from the "government" side. How many of these so-called LoisB Jun 8 #23

frie nd of mine in leo thinks so AllaN01Bear Jun 8 #26

Peaceful resistance democrank Jun 8 #24

ding. this AllaN01Bear Jun 8 #25

Yep, let's be good little bootlickers angrychair Jun 8 #27

Newtons failure is he actually believes Javaman Jun 8 #28

Of course they go into a blue city in a blue state IronLionZion Jun 8 #29

I agree senseandsensibility Jun 8 #39

Plenty of Hispanic majority neighborhoods in Texas, Florida, Arizona IronLionZion Jun 8 #40

got to be a plan to protect each other stillcool Jun 8 #30

I fully expect ICE to mask up and instigate a series of violent acts Torchlight Jun 8 #32

Tom Nichols has been saying this on Bluesky, too. highplainsdem Jun 8 #33

Glad to hear it! senseandsensibility Jun 8 #34

I agree. But he was unfortunately getting a lot of arguments from people who believe violent clashes highplainsdem Jun 8 #35

This is not going to go away, Am in the middle of Texas with no rocks but an easy drive away from lots. efhmc Jun 8 #36

easy to say/suggest markie Jun 8 #37

They really don't need an excuse. Dan Jun 8 #41

they will get it one way or another mike_c Jun 8 #42