TZP Column: Statist Troll

Advocating for overthrowing the US m and Constitution really doesn’t go over well at TZP.

And yes; he really did argue that the very Constitution that he claims is completely invalid magically gives Congress the power to impose whatever gun control it wants.


TROLL REPORT
TZP recently had a visit from a troll. “Allan” claimed that Congress has the power to impose whatever gun control it wants via Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution, because it has the “power to regulate the “Militia”.

If that’s all there was to it, I would — and did — note that his reading of the Constitution was incomplete, that Congress only has that power over “such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States.” Congress gets to regulate only those called up for federal service; something that hasn’t happened lately.

However, “Allan” also chose to denigrate Americans as “nuts, “fans”, and “paranoid yokels.” In addition to my reply, he earned a flag for future moderation. Sadly, that flag was needed. He came back.
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