@TheAKGuy Not just the government but come on, what officer in today’s age doesn’t know Donut? I mean shit, most academies use his videos during lessons.
@TheAKGuy What are your legitimate thoughts on the $0 NFA tax lawsuit, do you think when democrats inevitably get power again they will be far more radicalized after this administration and institute a harsher law?
@Sanagie1@TheAKGuy@2Aminutemen Whatever the government has, US citizens should have. If the government does not believe US citizens should have nuclear weapons, then they themselves should not have nuclear weapons.
@zacharyebell Google Maps is just way too cluttered and convoluted. As someone who travels to sometimes 15-20 destinations in one day for work, Apple Maps is my go to.
A. No, it doesn’t. That’s why it says “the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.”
B. The legal definition of “the militia” under U.S. Code (10 U.S.C. § 246) is:
“The militia of the United States consists of all able-bodied males at least 17 years of age and, except as provided in section 313 of title 32, under 45 years of age who are, or who have made a declaration of intention to become, citizens of the United States; and of female citizens who are members of the National Guard.”
So, in context, the “militia” literally includes most adult citizens, not just the National Guard.
Ah yes, the classic “I read one sentence from the Treaty of Tripoli and now I think I’m a constitutional scholar” argument.
Let me help you out, champ.
That quote? It’s from Article 11 of the 1797 Treaty of Tripoli, written to reassure Muslim powers (specifically the Barbary pirates) that America wasn’t a crusading Christian empire trying to force religion down their throats—because, plot twist: those pirates were enslaving Americans and demanding tribute. That’s kind of important context, no?
The treaty was diplomatic fluff to stop Americans from being sold at North African slave markets, not a philosophical dissertation on the nation’s founding values.
But hey, since we’re cherry-picking, let’s play:
•Patrick Henry (Founding Father):
“It cannot be emphasized too strongly… that this great nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians; not on religions, but on the gospel of Jesus Christ.”
•John Adams (yes, same guy who signed the treaty):
“The general principles on which the fathers achieved independence were the general principles of Christianity.”
•U.S. Supreme Court (1892 – Church of the Holy Trinity v. U.S.):
“This is a Christian nation.”
Nobody serious is arguing that America was founded as a theocracy. What Speaker Johnson said is that it was founded on Judeo-Christian principles—which is objectively true. The value of human life, natural rights, moral law, equality before God, and freedom of conscience all come straight from that tradition.
So maybe instead of flexing that one sentence from one treaty meant to keep Americans from getting enslaved, try reading literally anything else the Founders wrote—or what the laws, courts, and cultural norms looked like for the first 150 years of the republic.
Reading is good. Comprehension is better.
Ah yes, the “I’m getting fucked, so I demand everyone else gets fucked too so it’s fair” argument.
I guarantee they could sign a bill into law tomorrow abolishing all taxes, and people would still bitch:
“Taxes didn’t get abolished until I was 50, so everyone else should have to pay taxes until they’re 50 too—just to be fair to me.”
You don’t want taxes.
The government just got rid of some.
Celebrate the win.
Don’t let your desire for perfection prevent progress.