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Re:Judge Rules Terrorism Watchlist Violates Constitutional R... by Retric on Thursday September 05, 2019 @11:41AM (#20887805)
How is taking away guns different from sending someone to prison or executing them? The legal system and due process is already what protects people from the government.

Temporary detainment for example is perfectly legal for a wide range of things, as long as an appeals process exists it’s not seen as a major issue.

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Re:Judge Rules Terrorism Watchlist Violates Constitutional R... by maxwell on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @03:52PM (#20943987)
It's different because bearing of arms is protected by the Constitution. Imprisonment and capital punishment are not, as long as !(cruel && unusual).

Why is the bearing of arms protected? Because the founders sought distributed defense instead of centralized authoritarianism.

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