Rand's fatal mistake in this saga is that he refuses to acknowledge that the constitution is only as good as the extent to which it is exercised by the people.
You may protest, but if you're protesting to take someone else's rights away, your protest is 100% irrelevant.
You may exercise your 2A right, but if you're doing it to overthrow the government in the hopes to establish a more tyrannical government you've illegitimatemized your own cause.
The constitution is was written in a "spirit" and it's that "spirit" which we seek to protect and extend into the future for our children.
The enumeration of the rights contained therein is merely a flawed attempt to materialize the spirit of liberty and justice we seek to pursue.
Rand's fatal mistake in this saga is that he refuses to acknowledge that the constitution is only as good as the extent to which it is exercised by the people.
You may protest, but if you're protesting to take someone else's rights away, your protest is 100% irrelevant.
You may exercise your 2A right, but if you're doing it to overthrow the government in the hopes to establish a more tyrannical government you've illegitimatemized your own cause.
The constitution is was written in a "spirit" and it's that "spirit" which we seek to protect and extend into the future for our children.
The enumeration of the rights contained therein is merely a flawed attempt to materialize the spirit of liberty and justice we seek to pursue.