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NNadir

(36,283 posts) Mon Jun 9, 2025, 04:48 PM Jun 9

Think any of the assholes carrying on about the 2nd Amendment will care at all about the 1st? [View all]

The Third Amendment to the Constitution:

Article the third... Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances...

Is there anybody here who thinks that Johnny the Robber Roberts, Clarence Corruption Clown, Brett the Brute of Forcings, Saint Amy Cornfed Barrett or any of their ilk give a flying fuck about the Bill or Rights outside of declaring mass murderers a "Well Regulated Militia?"

Anyone?

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Think any of the assholes carrying on about the 2nd Amendment will care at all about the 1st? [View all] NNadir Jun 9 OP

That's the first amendment. cloudbase Jun 9 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author rampartd Jun 9 #2

You're right. I took the text from the National Archives reporting the original proposal in Congress, where... NNadir Jun 9 #6

and i shall self delete the previous. rampartd Jun 9 #8

I hope we get to find out lapfog_1 Jun 9 #3

Probably not because their idea of "redressing" their grievances with the government is owning a semiautomatic.... PermatexNo.2 Jun 9 #4

That's not the Third Amendment; it's the third clause of the First Amendment. Ocelot II Jun 9 #5

Corrected the title. NNadir Jun 9 #7