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 Message 3739 
 Tim Richardson to alexander koryagin 
 Re: obamas gun fight 
 20 Jan 16 05:59:46 
 
 
>   TR> well. And the fact that we possess the means of preventing an out
 >   TR> and out dictator establishing a hold over us seems to upset the
 >   TR> rest of the world.

 > If a state is really a strong democratic republic it can guarantee that 
 > no tyrant will come to power. It is loaded into the basement of the 
 > state structure itself 


We do. It's called the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and
acknowledges the citizens' right to keep and bear arms.
  
 > - no need for citizens to keep submachine guns 
 > under their pillows. One person have a limited power in the US.
 
To my knowledge no common citizens keep submachine guns `under their 
pillows'. Usually, ordinary citizens d have `submachine' guns. 

 
 > In other words if a railway company is good you don't need to take 
 > spanners while taking a ride on the train.
 
And if the railroad is no good, you also don't have to ride the train!
 
 >   TR> We aren't a `democracy'. We are a `democratic republic'.
  
 > Above I've already told what I think of a democratic republic.
 
Yeah. And your opinion of our `democratic republic' along with $1 American
will get you a cup of coffee in any 7-11 in the U.S. of A.
 
 >   ak>> a terrorist. :) A teacher should be unarmed, as a researcher who
 >   ak>> is going to study savages in the jungle. More chances for
 >   ak>> negotiations. :)

 >   TR> To my knowledge no teacher has ever gone off in a school and
 >   TR> slaughtered a classroom full of students.

 > Yeah, they don't carry guns yet. ;-)

 > 
 >   TR> If you are a foreigner and live in a foreign country, please stay
 >   TR> there and continue to be `controlled' by whatever dictator who
 >   TR> rules you. We don't need you here. We already have enough leftist
 >   TR> democrats who want to disarm the general public, control us in
 >   TR> every aspect of our lives, and micromanage our existence. We don't
 >   TR> need another one.
  
 > Of course it is up to you to decide. I mean up to Americans. But if the
 > majority wants to introduce strict arm control? Does the voice of the
 > majority means anything in your country?

Firstly, there would have to be a process gone through to change the
Constitution. Far too many people would both strongly oppose any change to
the Second amendment or any attempt to do so, and secondly, it would take 
the 2\3'ds majority of all states to make it happen. And in this country
that's not going to happen. 

And secondly...no! The `majority' means very little in this country.

For every referendum put on a ballot passed by `the majority'...there is a
leftist state or federal court that will strike down the `majority's'
decision.
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