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Collins says his bill would restore New Yorkers' Second Amendment rights
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Mark A. Taff
Website: http://www.marktaff.com
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My bill would restore New Yorkers’ Second Amendment rights and doesn’t supersede states’ rights.
I do believe in State’s rights, the need for local control and the 10th Amendment to the Constitution guaranteeing state rights. However, I want your readers to know my steadfast belief that states like New York should not have the ability to take away the Constitutional rights of their citizens. Under no circumstances should these basic rights be denied, and federal action is warranted in a situation where a state is infringing on the rights of any American. |
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"...the Second Amendment rights granted to Americans in the Constitution."
Mr. Collins:
For the umpteen hundredth time, the Constitution doesn't "grant" rights, it GUARANTEES them. Words mean things, and in our constitutional system, fundamental rights are assumed to preexist that document, and are specifically mentioned to PROHIBIT the government from denying them. Your misrepresentation of that basic formula reinforces the false public perception that our liberty only exists because the Constitution ALLOWS it to. That is not the case. The Constitution exists to protect rights we already have, and does not "grant" them. |
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