Wow that almost moved me to tears
The part about the true meaning of the 2nd Admendment was dead on with what I tell folks. Hunting, Plinking, Self Defense, thats all common sense. The 2A put into writing the ultimate and final stage of the checks and balance system of our form of government: the right to revolt! The right of The People to take down a government that threatened Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.
Our fondering fathers understood that this system of government was so unlike any other, and as such was an experimental system. As with any experiment there are many unforseen varibles, but there must be constants, and that is our Bill of Rights. It lays out all the guidelines for self-government. They based these guidelines off research of other governments; what worked, what didn't, what made people leave for America! Some quelled their subjects opinions, some allowed only for a uniform religion, but most had done this by force and/or by removing the subjects' ability to revolt.
The absolute in this experiment is tricky. Someone needs to be in control. But who? The people need a centralized sort of government to keep the populace whole and unified, yet the government must be held accountable for their actions, thus enter the people. One cannot work without the other. For this experiment to work ALL rights (the constants) must remain, otherwise the whole project will fall apart and all would be lost.
