On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 3:46 PM, Mike Godwin <[email protected]> wrote:
> Ray Saintonge writes > > > > > > Trying to cite the Declaration of Independence as the basis for your > > > legal defense in a criminal case -- "Hey, I was just exercising my > > > right to resist a bad king!" -- is a good way to guarantee going to > > > jail. > > > > > > > > > > So much for the right to bear arms! :-) > > > Oh, the Second Amendment can be invoked, sometimes even successfully, these > days. But remember that's in the Bill of Rights to the Constitution. > Anthony > was citing the Declaration of Independence, incorrectly, as the basis of > the > American legal system. Actually, the Constitution is the basis for that. > Since the moderators don't want us engaging in this discussion I'll keep my response short. You are misrepresenting what I said. _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
