I might be a Canadian, but I’ve read the US Constitution. I’ve also read a great many Constitutional arguments that focus on various Amendments. In the end, unfortunately, the Constitution of the United States, as revolutionary a document as it may be, is also a ruse.
An amendment to the Constitution can be made, but that certainly doesn’t mean that it has to be adhered to. Just study the Jim Crow laws and then ask yourself why African American students needed the protection of the Federal government just to walk into a school that, under the Constitution, they had every right to enter in the first place. Then ask yourself why it took decades for even that to happen.
Individuals that show up armed at public events can talk about their rights until they’re blue in the face. They can exclaim that the government derives its power from the people and that the people have an obligation to ensure that government does not infringe on those rights – something that I agree with in most every instance. That being said, why can’t an American citizen walk into the lobby of the CIA building? In fact, unless you’re employed at that building you can’t even step foot on the grounds.
You know what the funny part about that is? Since its inception, the Central Intelligence Agency has, for all intents and purposes, operated outside of the 9th Section of the 1st Article of the Constitution. You pay for it, but you can’t go there. And let me tell you, you sure as hell wouldn’t be permitted to stand across the highway from it with a bunch of your pals toting loaded AR-15’s without the authorities showing up and shoving your ass into a squad car, relieving you of the weapon that the 2nd Amendment claims that you have every right to have.
Bad news, freedom fans, that ain’t freedom – that’s the reality of living in a militarized state. Believe whatever you’d like, but Constitutional rights have been trampled by the pretext of national security for over sixty years. Do you honestly believe that showing up at a town hall with a gun, or even the man that’s there to speak at that event, can alter that reality?
Too little, too late I’m afraid.
