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Re: The need for the 2nd amendment

Author:Dave Winer
Posted:5/7/1999; 7:34:54 AM
Topic:scriptingNews outline for 5/4/99
Msg #:5781 (In response to 5779)
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One could argue that this is sort of a dictatorship as well. (I mean, the same argument can be used to justify that 51% of the population can kill the other 49%)

That's not how the US government works, and that's why we have a Constitution, and it's very hard to add or remove an amendment, far more than a majority vote is needed. But the rules do change. We had an amendment that made alchohol illegal, but it was repealed.

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