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Bet that title got your attention.
It may seem like fiction, but it's not. Ted Cruz just said that.
Ted Cruz 2nd Amendment Is Ultimate Check Against Government Tyranny
Hmmmmm, interesting.
A declared presidential candidate who is for armed insurrection.
Hmmmmmmm, interesting.
Ted Cruz says that this 2nd Amendment remedy is for the protection of Liberty.
I wonder how he would exactly define "Liberty".
Either way, I think he just won the "We came unarmed --- this time" crowd.
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Discuss. Is this maybe a bit extreme, or is this the necessary fight against the ebbil ebbil gubbermint?
It may seem like fiction, but it's not. Ted Cruz just said that.
Ted Cruz 2nd Amendment Is Ultimate Check Against Government Tyranny
It's a given that every Republican presidential candidate will run for president as a strong supporter of gun rights.
But Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is arguing that the Second Amendment includes a right to revolt against government tyranny, a point of emphasis uncommon for mainstream presidential candidates.
"The 2nd Amendment to the Constitution isn't for just protecting hunting rights, and it's not only to safeguard your right to target practice. It is a Constitutional right to protect your children, your family, your home, our lives, and to serve as the ultimate check against governmental tyranny -- for the protection of liberty," Cruz wrote to supporters in a fundraising email on Thursday, under the subject line "2nd Amendment against tyranny."
This "insurrectionist" argument, as Second Amendment expert and UCLA law professor Adam Winkler calls it, is popular among passionate gun owners and members of the National Rifle Association. But major party candidates for president don't often venture there.
"Most presidential candidates who support Second Amendment rights focus on self defense. In the past many have also emphasized hunting," said Winkler, author of the 2011 book Gunfight: The Battle over the Right to Bear Arms in America. "It's pretty rare for a presidential candidate to support the right of the people to revolt against the government."
Hmmmmm, interesting.
A declared presidential candidate who is for armed insurrection.
Hmmmmmmm, interesting.
Ted Cruz says that this 2nd Amendment remedy is for the protection of Liberty.
I wonder how he would exactly define "Liberty".
Either way, I think he just won the "We came unarmed --- this time" crowd.
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Discuss. Is this maybe a bit extreme, or is this the necessary fight against the ebbil ebbil gubbermint?