A terrible, terrible tragedy.

[Occhidiangela]

Oh, right. Freedom from / freedom to distinction. However, I don't think that helps anyone make the case that treason is a constitutionally enshrined right. After all, as you've demonstrated, the constitution says nothing about underage drinking, yet it's still illegal.

I have not argued that the Constitution recognizes treason, that was Jester who argued that rebellion is equal to treason, which it most certainly is not (strictly speaking) On the other hand, the Congress has the power to maintain order. If the government behaves unconstitutionally, the people either put up with it, or get rid of it by whatever means necessary.

If it comes to rebellion, the niceties of Constitutional language tend to be overlooked in the short term, as Lincoln's suspension of habeus corpus showed. :P

Therefore, the people need to be armed against that case of a threat to their freedom.

Occhi