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Originally Posted by lucille
There is considerable controversy about whether the framers of the Constitution meant that it is the STATES or whether INDIVIDUALS have this Constitutional right.
What do y'all think?
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There should be no controversy. The language of the Second is explicit in stating , "the right of the people."
Ask those who feel that it addresses a state right if they also feel the First, Fourth, Fifth, etc. are applicable to the state rather than the individual also.