>   TR> well. And the fact that we possess the means of preventing an out   
    >   TR> and out dictator establishing a hold over us seems to upset the   
    >   TR> rest of the world.   
      
    > If a state is really a strong democratic republic it can guarantee that    
    > no tyrant will come to power. It is loaded into the basement of the    
    > state structure itself    
      
      
   We do. It's called the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and   
   acknowledges the citizens' right to keep and bear arms.   
        
    > - no need for citizens to keep submachine guns    
    > under their pillows. One person have a limited power in the US.   
       
   To my knowledge no common citizens keep submachine guns `under their    
   pillows'. Usually, ordinary citizens d have `submachine' guns.    
      
       
    > In other words if a railway company is good you don't need to take    
    > spanners while taking a ride on the train.   
       
   And if the railroad is no good, you also don't have to ride the train!   
       
    >   TR> We aren't a `democracy'. We are a `democratic republic'.   
        
    > Above I've already told what I think of a democratic republic.   
       
   Yeah. And your opinion of our `democratic republic' along with $1 American   
   will get you a cup of coffee in any 7-11 in the U.S. of A.   
       
    >   ak>> a terrorist. :) A teacher should be unarmed, as a researcher who   
    >   ak>> is going to study savages in the jungle. More chances for   
    >   ak>> negotiations. :)   
      
    >   TR> To my knowledge no teacher has ever gone off in a school and   
    >   TR> slaughtered a classroom full of students.   
      
    > Yeah, they don't carry guns yet. ;-)   
      
    >    
    >   TR> If you are a foreigner and live in a foreign country, please stay   
    >   TR> there and continue to be `controlled' by whatever dictator who   
    >   TR> rules you. We don't need you here. We already have enough leftist   
    >   TR> democrats who want to disarm the general public, control us in   
    >   TR> every aspect of our lives, and micromanage our existence. We don't   
    >   TR> need another one.   
        
    > Of course it is up to you to decide. I mean up to Americans. But if the   
    > majority wants to introduce strict arm control? Does the voice of the   
    > majority means anything in your country?   
      
   Firstly, there would have to be a process gone through to change the   
   Constitution. Far too many people would both strongly oppose any change to   
   the Second amendment or any attempt to do so, and secondly, it would take    
   the 2\3'ds majority of all states to make it happen. And in this country   
   that's not going to happen.    
      
   And secondly...no! The `majority' means very little in this country.   
      
   For every referendum put on a ballot passed by `the majority'...there is a   
   leftist state or federal court that will strike down the `majority's'   
   decision.   
   --- SBBSecho 2.27-Win32   
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