Originally posted by hawker238
What? That's ridiculous, you don't just give people the means and hope they'll do the right thing. I doubt anyone would argue "at least they trusted him" if a man killed 30 innocents at a shopping mall.
No, it's rediculous to think that people should have to prove themselves worthy before they're granted their rights.
Don't forget that the government draws its power from the people. It still does, right? America hasn't gone that far downhill yet.
If government draws its power from the people, then it follows that the people are the ones that grant the government its rights and priveleges... not the other way around.