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As you point out, it isn’t binary at all. damookster Send a noteboard - 27/05/2022 09:16:18 PM

I can fully well believe that it is a flawed document. If it were perfect, we wouldn’t have 27 ratified amendments. At the same time, I understand that it supersedes all other laws and the only way to change that without overturning our system of government, is by adding more ratified amendments.

Understanding the status quo does not equate to worshiping or in any other way clinging to the status quo. Hoping our system isn’t overthrown doesn’t make me a reactionary who loves everything about my country.

Though we often disagree I appreciate how we do so respectfully, for the most part, and with understanding for the complexity of life in 2022. For good, bad and everything in between.

Mook

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"Bustin' makes me feel good!"

Ghostbusters, by Ray Parker Jr.
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If no one else wants to open this can of worms, I guess I’ll have to do it damookster - 26/05/2022 02:07:18 AM 1724 Views
Unfortunately, there's not much to say. Dragonsoul - 26/05/2022 04:26:10 PM 639 Views
You are not going to get a non emotional discussion about guns, it will never ever be rational Roland00 - 26/05/2022 08:04:55 PM 594 Views
Re: You are not going to get a non emotional discussion about guns, it will never ever be rational Dragonsoul - 26/05/2022 08:36:34 PM 640 Views
There are so many (partial)-solutions and no single one is going to solve it. Roland00 - 26/05/2022 09:03:10 PM 614 Views
Unfortunately every time there is a mass shooting, gun sales spike. damookster - 26/05/2022 09:26:09 PM 664 Views
Yes Roland00 - 26/05/2022 09:55:14 PM 601 Views
Re: There are so many (partial)-solutions and no single one is going to solve it. Dragonsoul - 26/05/2022 09:56:23 PM 618 Views
You understand two things can both be true, right? damookster - 26/05/2022 10:19:56 PM 605 Views
In such a way Dragonsoul - 26/05/2022 10:27:52 PM 608 Views
What Mookie said, Sense and Sensibility with Perspective Roland00 - 26/05/2022 10:29:04 PM 613 Views
Oh yes, everyone is to blame, and hence no one fionwe1987 - 26/05/2022 04:58:37 PM 630 Views
You obviously don't know anything about Canada's gun laws. Dragonsoul - 26/05/2022 05:20:25 PM 667 Views
Remarkable fionwe1987 - 27/05/2022 03:55:54 AM 616 Views
4% PAL acquisition is, in essence, a ban. Dragonsoul - 27/05/2022 04:13:45 AM 608 Views
Well, that was a load of chickenshit fionwe1987 - 27/05/2022 05:08:29 AM 613 Views
He said, running away. Dragonsoul - 27/05/2022 11:34:19 AM 590 Views
He said, running away. Dragonsoul - 27/05/2022 11:34:20 AM 580 Views
You are the RAFO poster child for inability to hold a rational discussion that includes disagreement damookster - 26/05/2022 06:50:11 PM 658 Views
No, we're just disagreeing on what is rational, that is all... fionwe1987 - 27/05/2022 03:42:23 AM 613 Views
You just don’t get it. damookster - 27/05/2022 04:22:55 AM 657 Views
I think the same of you... fionwe1987 - 27/05/2022 05:05:43 AM 621 Views
Article VI, Clause II damookster - 27/05/2022 05:17:40 AM 627 Views
You're like a broken record. fionwe1987 - 27/05/2022 05:23:52 AM 623 Views
Bro you literally come from a country that plays nuclear chicken with Pakistan. Dragonsoul - 27/05/2022 11:40:07 AM 639 Views
And? fionwe1987 - 27/05/2022 02:24:09 PM 608 Views
Lol Parody account confirmed. Dragonsoul - 27/05/2022 04:04:56 PM 645 Views
Your repertoire of insults needs expansion. Keep trying. fionwe1987 - 27/05/2022 04:27:35 PM 581 Views
He said, not coming up with any retort of his own. Dragonsoul - 27/05/2022 09:58:30 PM 616 Views
whooops *NM* Dragonsoul - 27/05/2022 09:58:03 PM 327 Views
Oh, fuck off. TyrReborn - 27/05/2022 06:21:45 PM 632 Views
Why is liking the Constitution a binary thing? Roland00 - 27/05/2022 08:36:12 PM 604 Views
As you point out, it isn’t binary at all. damookster - 27/05/2022 09:16:18 PM 610 Views
*NM* Roland00 - 27/05/2022 09:55:28 PM 311 Views
Loyalty is to God, Family, Community, and only then State. TyrReborn - 27/05/2022 09:55:58 PM 621 Views
The founding fathers have a dream, where dreams start and reality begin Roland00 - 27/05/2022 11:39:07 PM 614 Views
This is wonderfully meandering and thought-provoking, but woefully insubstantial for understanding. *NM* TyrReborn - 28/05/2022 12:10:04 AM 327 Views
It is not fionwe1987 - 28/05/2022 07:19:32 AM 600 Views
Re: Oh, fuck off. fionwe1987 - 28/05/2022 06:53:38 AM 603 Views
That's a lot of words to say absolutely nothing. TyrReborn - 28/05/2022 06:56:05 PM 624 Views
When you shut your eyes, of course you can only see nothing fionwe1987 - 28/05/2022 09:43:13 PM 622 Views
A dead child for freedom is the choice made every abortion. TyrReborn - 30/05/2022 08:16:18 PM 588 Views
Oh really? Then explain to me... fionwe1987 - 31/05/2022 08:41:09 PM 626 Views
That baby isn't a baby, but that man is a woman TyrReborn - 01/06/2022 01:57:40 AM 632 Views
How would the world be different Roland00 - 26/05/2022 07:03:22 PM 618 Views
Yes and if my aunt had balls she would be my uncle damookster - 26/05/2022 07:14:08 PM 694 Views
I do not believe the original thread was made with curiosity or charity in mind. Roland00 - 26/05/2022 07:24:20 PM 598 Views
Well isn’t this the pot calling the kettle black. Dragonsoul - 26/05/2022 07:33:12 PM 612 Views
Well it is about respectability politics you see Roland00 - 26/05/2022 07:38:59 PM 616 Views
You're one of those men. Dragonsoul - 26/05/2022 08:27:53 PM 638 Views
Hypocrisy Roland00 - 26/05/2022 08:42:17 PM 589 Views
I don't know whether English is your first language Dragonsoul - 26/05/2022 10:00:04 PM 611 Views
Your attempt at mind reading is an abject failure. damookster - 26/05/2022 07:58:07 PM 601 Views
You started with Foreclosure Roland00 - 26/05/2022 08:08:36 PM 589 Views
Foreclosure, huh damookster - 26/05/2022 08:48:50 PM 602 Views
My advice is listen to the podcast I linked Dragonsoul *NM* Roland00 - 26/05/2022 09:05:13 PM 287 Views
One more thing Roland00 - 26/05/2022 07:25:22 PM 602 Views
And I guess this post proves my point, lol. Dragonsoul - 26/05/2022 07:34:48 PM 598 Views
Did I trigger you? damookster - 26/05/2022 07:50:02 PM 554 Views
You screaming get off my lawn is inherently causes an urge to egg your house *NM* Roland00 - 26/05/2022 08:05:48 PM 306 Views
~soaks Roland with the jet nozzle as I hose the egg off my front porch~ *NM* damookster - 26/05/2022 08:50:22 PM 295 Views
Never owned a gun, but I support gun rights. But... TyrReborn - 27/05/2022 02:51:26 AM 602 Views
I pretty much agree. damookster - 27/05/2022 03:18:38 AM 634 Views
Yep, what Tyr said *NM* Roland00 - 27/05/2022 03:27:33 AM 293 Views
The NY Yankees are now tweeting about guns. Roland00 - 27/05/2022 03:26:45 AM 574 Views
Bah damookster - 27/05/2022 04:25:25 AM 609 Views
Baseball twitter is bad Roland00 - 27/05/2022 04:29:15 AM 551 Views
UPDATE on the shooter, Salvador Ramos damookster - 27/05/2022 03:27:59 PM 638 Views
Can't be more of a disgrace than waiting an hour to go in and kill him. Dragonsoul - 27/05/2022 04:05:58 PM 566 Views
Re: Can't be more of a disgrace than waiting an hour to go in and kill him. damookster - 27/05/2022 04:15:22 PM 620 Views
I disagree. Dragonsoul - 27/05/2022 10:02:23 PM 587 Views
And if one of the fathers went in and accidentally killed another child and not the shooter? Roland00 - 27/05/2022 11:46:17 PM 591 Views
Thats a good point, and something I didn’t consider when I wrote my response. Dragonsoul - 28/05/2022 12:08:48 AM 570 Views
Understanding with Madness and all that stuff Roland00 - 28/05/2022 12:50:35 AM 606 Views
It's funny how the left thinks only cops should have guns, but also ACAB. TyrReborn - 27/05/2022 06:15:23 PM 607 Views
They already lost their balls. damookster - 27/05/2022 06:52:52 PM 621 Views
I am glad you protect your family Roland00 - 27/05/2022 08:46:05 PM 590 Views
But see, this is why the death of community and religion is bad for America. TyrReborn - 27/05/2022 10:12:49 PM 592 Views
Charles Whitman took his rifles to the tower at UT Austin in 1966 and killed 14 random people. damookster - 27/05/2022 10:21:42 PM 633 Views
And in May 1928, a maniac bombed a school in Michigan, killing 44. TyrReborn - 27/05/2022 11:46:34 PM 616 Views
I think the presence of visual imagery provides a mimetic response Roland00 - 27/05/2022 11:52:32 PM 608 Views
Reasonable, but even then, that's merely another condemnation for the modern world. TyrReborn - 28/05/2022 12:06:30 AM 600 Views
I agree Roland00 - 28/05/2022 12:56:10 AM 583 Views
I haven't said "bAn GuNs!1" Roland00 - 27/05/2022 11:33:43 PM 615 Views
This is taken from the late Justice Scalia’s majority opinion in 2008’s DC vs. Heller damookster - 27/05/2022 11:50:40 PM 641 Views
Please do not relitigate Heller with me Roland00 - 27/05/2022 11:59:21 PM 594 Views
I wasn’t and will not. damookster - 28/05/2022 01:01:59 AM 586 Views
We would scare them off that is what Roland00 - 28/05/2022 01:43:11 AM 569 Views
You chose wisely damookster - 28/05/2022 02:59:47 AM 594 Views
You did not. My apologies. TyrReborn - 28/05/2022 12:03:43 AM 582 Views
Why not 'harden' all schools and kindergartens with armed guards ? AgentApple - 30/05/2022 03:40:06 PM 588 Views
You're completely right and I hate it. TyrReborn - 30/05/2022 08:24:29 PM 574 Views
Another podcast I enjoyed Roland00 - 27/05/2022 08:26:56 PM 584 Views
This thread is reminiscint of the classic Wotmania debates from the aughts. damookster - 29/05/2022 12:22:47 AM 654 Views
Nobody would like my idea, but personally, I think Korea's 2 year mandatory service would do us good TyrReborn - 30/05/2022 08:30:37 PM 593 Views
Yep there is zero chance that will happen. Roland00 - 31/05/2022 10:32:06 PM 654 Views
Interesting damookster - 31/05/2022 10:56:53 PM 608 Views
Re: Yep there is zero chance that will happen. TyrReborn - 01/06/2022 01:50:37 AM 600 Views
Believe it or not I am not always a Grump Roland00 - 01/06/2022 03:38:16 AM 581 Views
Hot damn, Moolin Rouge was fantastic! *NM* entyti - 01/06/2022 09:36:04 PM 593 Views
What about trans-men entyti - 31/05/2022 10:07:21 PM 625 Views
an intriguing question damookster - 31/05/2022 10:34:39 PM 620 Views
It's all tongue-in-cheek, and isn't that dumb? TyrReborn - 01/06/2022 02:01:04 AM 600 Views
Can the 21 year olds Roland00 - 01/06/2022 03:44:08 AM 606 Views
You know, fair enough. If they're old enough to smoke, and they have a doctor that'll rx it, sure. *NM* TyrReborn - 01/06/2022 03:59:17 AM 306 Views
Something tells me this won't factor in anyone's favor... entyti - 01/06/2022 09:08:31 PM 625 Views
Wait, the *late* conservative Justice Alito? fionwe1987 - 01/06/2022 03:56:19 PM 642 Views
my bad damookster - 01/06/2022 05:09:22 PM 599 Views
The Uvalde Police Department and the Uvalde Independent School District police force are no longer Roland00 - 31/05/2022 11:45:32 PM 642 Views
The Uvalde police incompetence is totally indistinguishable from a cover-up at this point Roland00 - 04/06/2022 07:50:04 PM 647 Views
Until the existing gun laws are actually enforced, I am not willing to entertain any new ones HyogaRott - 09/06/2022 09:55:41 PM 669 Views
Oh yeah, and I am sick of the hyperbolic gaslighting by both sides HyogaRott - 09/06/2022 10:02:25 PM 672 Views
Anarchy, the State, and UTOPIA ! Roland00 - 10/06/2022 08:25:05 PM 593 Views
It gets darker and darker Roland00 - 22/06/2022 02:10:08 AM 613 Views
It's so bad dude. So bad. Those poor souls... *NM* TyrReborn - 30/06/2022 05:04:56 PM 298 Views
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