Originally posted by Krakatoa
Well, it seems that the United States being only a shade over 200 years old (not 1000 year, as was the former British Empire) was founded on all those
things, INCLUDING the 2nd Amendment.
Amendment: A minor change in a document; A change or addition to a legal or statutory document.
The 2nd Amendment was not a part of the Constitution. It was added. Hence why it's an amendment. Fair enough it was added shortly after, but it
wasn't the basis.
[quote[Am I promoting abolishing the monarchy? When did I ever say that? Please, I want to see the quote.
You say that immediately in the next paragraph.
I am advocating abolishing the Royal Prerogative only. (snip) As long as that stands, your country is a monarchy
So, in your words, Prerogative=Monarchy. Get rid of one, we lose the other.
This is our heritage, and for a very good reason. The people having the right to keep and bear arms, to protect themselves and their country
from all enemies, foreign and domestic is such a foreign concept I do not expect anyone that is not an American to truly understand, as I could never
understand accepting the fact that being ruled by a single monarchy, "chosen by royal blood" as a way of life.
It's not a foreign concept at all. On the contrary, owning a gun to protect your family and defend your nation is probably one of the most honourable
things one could do. Which is why the UK, you will find, hasn't banned guns. A lot of people labour under the misapprehension that owning a gun in
the UK is illegal. It's not. Gun ownership is perfectly fine and legal, but it is very strictly regulated and controlled. As it should be. I don't
think America should get rid of it's guns at all, I just think gun ownership should be a bit more...shall we say, selective.
And to keep this on topic, I should say that guns in America should be regulated with a lot more ruthlessness, in the EXACT same way Parliament
regulates the Royal Prerogative. The Queen decides she wants taxes to go up to 50%? Parliament steps right in and squashes it. She claims Royal
Prerogative, Parliament removes her from office.
See the good thing about a monarchy is it's just one person, and in terms of governance, she's a figurehead. Remove her from the throne, stick
Charles on and away we go. Day to day life is completely unaffected.
Can I accept that you will not be willing the throw away your heritage based upon the opinion of someone outside that culture, thousands of
miles away? Of course not. But I do ask the same courtesy from others concerning our cultural heritage, whether it is understood or
not....understand?
I don't understand, no. You're happy to sit there, whining about how those people thousands of miles away are telling you to tighten up those gun
laws, and how we're asking you to throw away your heritage and identity, but the simple fact is that your own government and it's people are doing a
better job of actually disregarding it.
America is a very powerful nation, but it is also a very young nation. It's various laws and legalities are still in a state that's very 'fluid,'
and you have reached the point where it's starting to solidify. Which is when the problems come. Looking forward, each President has to think 'Is
this the right way?' Granted, some of those Presidents will not care about the future of their country, but the good ones do. And it's those ones
who have to make the calls that sometimes people will not like. Now. But in the decades and centuries to come, people will probably be grateful for.