On 5/25/2012 1:31 PM, Too_Many_Tools wrote:

Grey Area?

LOL.

If you conservative clowns want to interpret the Constitution
literally, then you can be stuck with the technology present at the
time of the writing of the Constitution.

Muskets and swords anyone?

TMT

How about The first amendment, then?

"1) Freedom of Speech, Press, Religion and Petition

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of
speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to
assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

So freedom of speech applies only to word of mouth, and freedom of the
press refers only to anything printed using the technology available to
Ben Franklin.

Or the 8th?

"8) Excessive bail, cruel punishment

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed,
nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted."

At that time, a life sentence was cruel & unusual, while capital
punishment was not.

Nonsense, of course, because the 2nd does not limit "arms" to "arms
currently in use".

David