09-18-2017, 03:19 PM
bj139 Wrote:The point of the second amendment is that ultimate power is in the hands of the people, not the government.
That is what division of power means. Our three branches of government and the bill of rights were created to prevent power from concentrating in just a few hands or becoming a mob rule based country. Needless to say it only works with a truly educated citizen ship that understands the principle. Sadly, many people have no clue about this concept.