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[QUOTE]Originally posted by First of Two: [QB] Jay: If the Court says that, which it hasn't lately, since nobody's lately brought any challenge to existing gin laws before it, then the Court is incorrect. *Enters English Major mode* Students, let us look at the language of the time, for it is through etymology that we learn what people said years ago when they used phrases that mean differently than what we take them to mean today. For instance: "Well regulated." In the early days of the United States, there were a large number of Masonic lodges. These lodges were called 'well regulated' lodges, because they were orderly, disciplined, and well-maintained. A lodge wchich fell into disrepair, or whose members were not reliable, was 'poorly regulated' and soon disbanded. Hence, 'well regulated' meant 'well maintained and well-equipped.' Later, 'regulations' came to mean those laws that were enacted to see to it that organizations were well-maintained and well-equipped, such as the military. Still later, rules that governed behavior became additional regulations. Also, "militia." In the days of the frontier, as can be evidenced from looking at many other writings of the time, the 'militia' was knowingly regarded as the full body public, more especially males of age, who were capable of fighting. Now, anyone who has ever diagrammed a sentence for 6th-grade English can tell you that a phrase which contains a subject and a predicate, which is set off from the remainder and the object of the full sentence by the use of a comma, is a subordinate phrase. That is, it lends meaning or an explanation to the body of the sentence, but is not required for understanding of its message. For instance: "Because he is a Fundie, Jack is considered a nitwit by Joe." In this sentence, the important message is that Joe considers Jack a nitwit. the 'Because he is a Fiundie' part is a reason for the object, but is otherwise irrelevant. Likewise, the subordinate clause which makes up the first half of the second amendment. Therefore, in context, if it were written using today's speaking terms as defined by the etymology of its wording, the Second Amendment would read: "The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed, because a well-equipped, well-maintained force made up of all well-bodied citizens is necessary for the security of a free country." *End English Major mode* [/QB][/QUOTE]
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