Thanks for sharing your views. I like how you differentiate between the National Guard and the Militia. With the recent Heller decision being tested soon in Chicago, I’m sure there will be a lot more on this subject.

Cheers,

Mitch

I’m in my 70s and am glad I went to a country school north of Topeka, Kansas, and we reviewed the statements of our founding fathers, and what they based the Bill of Rights on. I pulled out three and posted them in a recent article I put on my blog.
http://ricks-constitutionofourforefathers.blogspot.com/2009/09/militia-is-not-national-guardit-is-we.html
There is much more, but I wanted to keep the article short. Having reviewed these writings of our fathers recently, I realize we have more of a right than I originally thought. This might be due to the revived controversy today.

Hang in there.

Rick

Anyway, thanks for your replies!

@McLaughlin, nice jab at the charts
I always felt that Militia was the operative word.

@Stone, I’ll buy the pizza, you bring the concept, same deal as before!
I appreciate that you bring such depth to my humble blog. I wish you would have continued yours!

@Rick, thanks for sharing your views. As I mentioned above, I always thought Militia was the key term. Apparently, you do too. Here is where the fruit gets kicked out:
define “militia”.

I’m not going down that road, but I will say this, if militia is in any way a collection or organization of people, then folks who oppose the interpretation that it applies to “individuals” might have a valid point.

I invite you to elaborate further, and I promise to remain respectful.

Cheers,

Mitch

The latest post on my blog explains why I believe it is written correctly, an that the recent supreme court decision was correct.

I red through these essays and find them very interesting. What I want to add to this conversation is the concept of “thought-forms.”
This phrase evolved through the theosophical movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The gist of it has been leading scientist to view the “invisible” world differently, that’s not to say that science and philosophy and theosophy are all mutually exclusive, its just like that due to, as you say, “the emotionality of words.”

Here is a brief definition of the term and you can make of it what you will and research it or not as your own consciousness moves you”

A thoughtform is a manifestation of mental energy, also known as a ‘tulpa’ in Tibetan mysticism. The thoughtform is also one of the expressed (visualized) means of Samyama…Its concept is related to the Western philosophy and practice of magic. Thought Forms is a book, by Annie Besant and C.W. Leadbeater, which is a study on the nature and power of thoughts. (ISBN 0-8356-0008-4)

The authors state that thoughts have two effects: “a radiating vibration and a floating form”.

Thought forms are divided into three classes:

* That which takes the image of the thinker.
* That which takes the image of some material object.
* That which takes a form entirely its own, expressing its inherent qualities in the matter which it draws round it.

The effect of music, emotions, and colors on thought forms is also studied in the book.

The effect of the music of Mendelssohn (No. 9 of his “Songs without words”), Gounod (Soldiers Chorus from “Faust”) and Richard Wagner (Overture to “The Meistersingers”) is studied. The music of Wagner produced a “marvellous mountain-range” on the thought forms.

Ambition, sympathy, empathy, devotion, belief, etc…it all seems to be encased in what for lack of a better phrase are being agreed upon now by most serious, or delirious thinkers as
THOUGHT FORMS…My initial steps into this area is much like a small boy who see’s a frozen pond and on the other side is a beautiful field and beyond that a forest filled with adventure and discoveries…but first…one has to traverse the icy pond not knowing how thin the ice will get and will one fall in and be frozen by the icy waters below.
So I present it as more food for the discussion on how society formulates what it does as a society and how individuals, who are microcosms of society, formulate thought and thereby translate those thoughts into words, actions and any combination therein.

LOL, now I must get back to work on organizing my musical compositions, because that great thoughtform called TIME…is hard to negotiate with!
Hope you are well,
Stone

Well, it would be my opinion.

So many fights on these subjects you list begin with that phrase “in my opinion”.

I prefer:
“Because a well regulated Militia is necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the Militia to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed.”