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Beers with our Founding Fathers

realization of learned history. Although simplistic in its written form,

our Bill of Rights and Constitution were defined precisely, and
particularly when presented with our Declaration of Independence –

they did not need the extensive interpretation, and
misinterpretation of today. There is no need to interpret this

amendment. No person shall be forced to house and feed soldiers.
We could bemoan the issue of executive orders, suspension of

rights, etc. – and we will, but not now. What we need to understand
is that so long as our government – derived of the citizens – cites the

historical precedent that president Abraham Lincoln set with the
suspension of habeas corpus and imposing martial law – we have to

accept that as a real possibility in a country in which the population
of illegal residents are growing, criminal enterprises continue to gain

footholds, and the rise of unrest due to growing distention among
polarized groups over non-economical and non-constitutional

issues, leaving non-governing social issues (abortion, gay rights, gun
control, legalizing drugs, religion) – that a government that begins to

lose control will empower itself, sans the authority of the governed,
to enact the steps necessary to instill, but not restore, order. I am

not predicting or advocating – only warning.
The Second Amendment is in place before the Third

Amendment as a placement of importance. We allow police in our
schools and we allow a police state in our airports and other

transportation centers. We allow police states in our government

buildings. We do this for our own personal safety. Why is this?
Because there are two groups of ideologies when it comes to our Bill
of Rights: 1) They are amendable and negotiable – they can be

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