Interesting "round-table debate that was held in Miami, Fl on the fourth...
The basis of the debatewas as follows:
"If an invading army were taking over, which five of these 10 freedoms would you keep -- and which would you give up -- if you had to choose: speech, press, assembly, religion, the right to bear arms, the right to legal counsel, the right to jury trial, protection from self incrimination, protection from cruel and unusual punishment and protection from unreasonable searches and seizures?"
I found this response from the ACLU rep:
"Taking this philosophy to its reasonable end, she proposed a strategy that sounded bizarre coming from the local head of the American Civil Liberties Union: just keep the guns, fight off the invaders, and get all the other rights back."
The other particpants took a more spineless approach:
"That idea didn't catch on. Instead, the group decided that the most powerful tools against oppression are speech and the right to assemble. Plus, if unreasonable search and seizure were banned, you could hide your guns."
Is there hope after all?
Full story is found at:
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/local/6237565.htm
The basis of the debatewas as follows:
"If an invading army were taking over, which five of these 10 freedoms would you keep -- and which would you give up -- if you had to choose: speech, press, assembly, religion, the right to bear arms, the right to legal counsel, the right to jury trial, protection from self incrimination, protection from cruel and unusual punishment and protection from unreasonable searches and seizures?"
I found this response from the ACLU rep:
"Taking this philosophy to its reasonable end, she proposed a strategy that sounded bizarre coming from the local head of the American Civil Liberties Union: just keep the guns, fight off the invaders, and get all the other rights back."
The other particpants took a more spineless approach:
"That idea didn't catch on. Instead, the group decided that the most powerful tools against oppression are speech and the right to assemble. Plus, if unreasonable search and seizure were banned, you could hide your guns."
Is there hope after all?
Full story is found at:
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/local/6237565.htm