Reply #307: actually yes there are [View All]

Because the constitution isn't just a document, it's a LEGAL document.

Which means every part is important because the Founders knew somewhere down the line somebody would decide a matter of law based on what it said.

Again, the writers decided that the militia was important enough that it had to be part of the amendment, that it would influence future generations in regards to the 2nd amendment.

AGain, there are no throw away lines in the constitution. It's not an essay or an editorial, it's the legal document that our government is based upon.

The second amendment isn't even the only one that gives a stated purpose for the reason it exists.

No one argues that the reason we have warrants is so "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated,"