You believe people can say anything they want as long as it agrees with you.

Right-wingers and left-wingers alike insist that freedom of speech has, or needs to have, limitations. The exact nature of those limitations are defined and enforced by one's political affiliation.

Some liberals [Socialists/Democrats] insist that we can say only certain things and tell us exactly how we can say them. They would choose our very words. They insist that the terminology we use is sometimes inappropriate and the speaker must not offend anyone.

Many conservatives [Fascists/Republicans] will just come out and tell us that our morals are twisted, or that we haven't got any and what we say needs to meet their high standards. Ultra right-wing Republicans and conservatives in general tend toward the Nazi book burning approach to censorship.

We, the people, can practice any faith that we like as long as it isn't Islam.

Or (depending on which war we are fighting) Catholic, or the wrong Protestant sect, or Judaiism or Buddhism or Shintoism or Hinduism or Taoism or Wiccanism. (Or, this may depend upon how much money, a certain few of us, may lose.) Yes, this includes certain liberal and, or self-proclaimed
libertarian ^note yuppie types as opposed to the very wealthy libertarian/right-wing conservative Christian or Jewish oil baron or banker. Many libertarians will only defend freedom as far as it doesn't interfere with their pocketbooks. And to, the very wealthy Muslim oil baron, that is conveniently friendly to Christians when he mingles and conspires with his American oil baron-friends: this means you.

Or, we the people, can practice any religion we like as long as we don't talk about it in public places.

And God forbid, we use the word God. It may offend someone. This goes for certain liberal-Socialist-Green Party members as well as many liberal-Socialist-Democrat types.

Or, back to reality, we, the people can peaceably assemble as long as we get a court order that says we can peaceably assemble or it isn't directly in front of the Republican or the Democratic national headquarters during a convention.

We can petition at any time we like about almost anything. The only problem is noone is listening.

The (.oo1% of elected officials, that may be listening, just ain't cuttin' it.)

A redress of grievances? You're kidding, right?

Like the fact that in 2000 we, the United States, had our first Supreme Court appointed president. Like the dubiousness of the legitamacy of the 2004 election results. (There are an awful lot of facts in the 2004 presidential elections that make a sane person wonder.) Additionally, and more to the point, the fact that, illegally in Ohio, those that fought to have this matter investigated were denied that legal right.

Like the fact that our nation has rested on a two party system, almost from it's birth, and the stance of either of those parties has become increasingly similar and progressively more corrupt in, at least, the last 100 years.

Like the questionable motives of many of our forefathers, when writing our very constitution. This being specifically the arrangement of our government bodies. (Was our system of checks and balances put into place to protect our diversity of opinion, or to deviously ensure that the wealthy landowner could never lose a battle?) How firm was our original Bill of Rights? Even the wording of our second amendment was polluted with confusion. (See the Second Amendment of the Constitution)

[In defense of our forefathers, they tended to be educated, could read and understand the English language, and appeared to have actually read legislative acts before voting on them. And some of them, like Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry and Elbridge Gerry, among others, fought very hard for our freedom.]

Like the myriad of illegal and horrific wars we have waged, and continue to wage, on third world countries for the gain of a handful of men and their families. And the unabashed exploitation of the people in these countries and the exploitation of our own American people for the gain of a handful of men and their families.

Like the endless assault on our natural world and it's diverse inhabitants for the gain of a handful of men and their families.

Like the transparancy of how we got ourselves into this state of dictatorship and everything that has led us to our present state, including our willingness to give up OUR fight and hand it to those wealthy few. Remember, a government by the people and for the people? Whether it ever existed is questionable to me, at least, but is there any question now? Is our sovereignty of any importance to anyone anymore?

The only real possible confusion here is the use of the word 'militia'. Quick history: Shays' Rebellion, fought from 1786 - 1787, in rebellion to the oppressive debt and taxation of, mostly, the small farmer, was quashed by Massachusettes' own militia. (In other words those brave and exhilarating words, written to ensure our defense against the enemy government, whether foreign or domestic; could be construed to mean just the opposite. Here folks we come back to the left-wing-liberal or the right-wing-fascist.

It's also interesting to note that there was no confusion as to the interpretation of the second amendment, or even any interpretation happening, or any debate about it until the advent of the 20th century.

Calling all liberals and communists and fascists.

Do I need to enumerate any of the positions? Has our second right amendment, that which ensures our common defense been so qualified and so beaten down with laws and bi-laws and more laws to render it non-existant? Is it so hard to obtain a gun now (a dirty word to liberals) that we are driven to illegal means to obtain one? Are we prevented from going into certain places while carrying a gun? Will we soon be not allowed to carry a gun at all, of any description, registered or unregistered, in any place?

Do we need to reclaim the right to bear arms and use them in the defense of our liberty, and those other certain inalienable rights?

I believe the answer lies in all our hearts and all our minds put together.

It's not too late now, but it soon may be.