tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post4074117474174287546..comments2024-03-28T13:37:26.314-04:00Comments on Grim's Hall: Not Just A Right, But A DutyGrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-51855827634503580572016-08-06T11:04:09.203-04:002016-08-06T11:04:09.203-04:00An alternate interpretation is that a disciple of ...An alternate interpretation is that a disciple of Christ turned the other cheek of their face, because the hit they got just didn't feel painful enough to make them grovel. So they wanted to try on the second hit, a kind on "bring it on" challenge.Ymar Sakarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-70412957528724920102016-08-02T22:24:27.364-04:002016-08-02T22:24:27.364-04:00Indeed. Sometimes the militia was called out to pu...Indeed. Sometimes the militia was called out to put down riots in the early US, for example.<br /><br />The tension would go both ways, too. While you had to arm yourself and serve the government, if the government ordered the militia to do something the people opposed, well, the flu can be nasty. Knock down entire communities for a time. And there was no other military force available to the colonial governments.Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-85717029754377581302016-08-02T21:49:09.060-04:002016-08-02T21:49:09.060-04:00That's an interesting observation about coloni...That's an interesting observation about colonial America. <br /><br />Because the individual is being obligated to arm himself, so that the government can then call on him and employ him or use him or whatever for the purposes of the government. To enforce the writ of the government. <br /><br />It wasn't just for self defense or to counter balance the government. <br /><br />And the Constitution specifically mentions putting down rebellions. <br /><br />There is a tension there. <br /><br />Eric Blairnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-32898560967340759742016-08-02T13:33:07.474-04:002016-08-02T13:33:07.474-04:00That duty was codified in law in the American colo...That duty was codified in law in the American colonies. Every able-bodied man was legally required to provide his own arms and equipment and then to drill and serve with the local militia.<br /><br />That's why the 2nd Amendment talks about the necessity of the militia. Every man is responsible for the security of his community.<br /><br />And why not women, too? There's no reason I can see.Tomnoreply@blogger.com