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Does the 2nd Amendment give individuals the right to revolt? | The Tylt
Donald Trump jokingly said that if Hillary Clinton were to put in anti-gun judges, only "second-amendment people" would be able to do anything about it. While the second amendment does not guarantee a right to revolution, many people think it does. What do you think? Is there a right to revolt?
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Does the 2nd Amendment give individuals the right to revolt?
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A lot of people perceive the second amendment as a check on government tyranny.
You guys are getting panties twisted about *this*, @daveweigel @tjwell01?
— I Aver (@i_aver) August 9, 2016
2d Amend *is* a check on usurpations. https://t.co/xdS5IX8QVF
Trump pointed out the truth that U.S. gun owners have the RIGHT to protect their 2nd amendment RIGHT.
— AEV (@vandives) August 9, 2016
He is RIGHT. https://t.co/yBtMUHpeLf
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The problem is that the constitution does not guarantee that right.
Constitutional Myth #6: The Second Amendment Allows Citizens to Threaten Government https://t.co/0rJQcoZxqI
— Tricia Heldmann (@SARgsdK9hndlr) June 24, 2016
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The quote that many people point to for an argument that the founding fathers meant for the second amendment to be a check against tyranny is fake. In the article above, Garrett Epps proves it.
Well, the quote above might be fake, but this one is legit and also suggests that the people have a right to refresh the "tree of liberty .... with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
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In fact, the courts have made smaller rulings that provide precedent against such use of arms. Article: tylt.it/Afj55g
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Some people are even calling “second amendment remedies” seditious. Every time they’ve been used in the past, they’ve been deemed as such (See Whiskey Rebellion, Civil War).
Good of Trump to make "2d amendment right of revolution" claim so crude as to shock people into paying attention. https://t.co/vuHyt3FpYC
— Ed Kilgore (@ed_kilgore) August 9, 2016
