On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 3:46 PM, Mike Godwin <mnemonic(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Ray Saintonge writes
Trying to cite the Declaration of Independence as
the basis for your
legal defense in a criminal case -- "Hey, I was just exercising my
right to resist a bad king!" -- is a good way to guarantee going to
jail.
So much for the right to bear arms! :-)
Oh, the Second Amendment can be invoked, sometimes even successfully, these
days. But remember that's in the Bill of Rights to the Constitution.
Anthony
was citing the Declaration of Independence, incorrectly, as the basis of
the
American legal system. Actually, the Constitution is the basis for that.
Since the moderators don't want us engaging in this discussion I'll keep my
response short. You are misrepresenting what I said.