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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>….</b>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Dan TheBookMan via extropy-chat<br><br><b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>>…</b> In fact, if their membership didn’t have its share of those, I’d seriously there was something weird about NRA members — over and above the ‘normal’ stuff I’d expect from any Right wing group…<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dan by identifying the NRA as a right-wing group when its clearly-defined goal is to protect gun rights, equates rights-wing with right wing. That implies that left wing is anti-rights wing. The 2<sup>nd</sup> amendment is a right, which predated the US Constitution and government. It is not subject to negotiations or re-thinking. The US right wing does not own civil rights.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br>>… (A close friend opines that this is because Baldwin isn’t well liked for his support of Woody Allen in the later’s sex scandal. …Regards, Dan <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>That’s the first I ever heard that the Woodster had a sex scandal. Was that something about he married is niece or something? I heard she wasn’t a genetic relative, and besides that, Woody’s comedy schtick was really all about his sexual dysfunction, so I wouldn’ta followed that anyway.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The reason why there is burning animosity toward Baldwin is because of his Twitter commentary against the NRA and his comment that the 2<sup>nd</sup> amendment was a law that should be rethought. Rights are not laws. They pre-date law. Rights are not negotiable, which is why the Constitution has those right up front, not as permissions but as acknowledgment of rights.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It is dangerous indeed to imply that the Bill of Rights can be rethought or legally infringed.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>spike<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>