Comments on: it ain’t that hard http://www.wallsofthecity.net/2007/11/it_aint_that_hard.html defending our rights from the ramparts Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:43:35 -0400 hourly 1 By: Linoge http://www.wallsofthecity.net/2007/11/it_aint_that_hard.html/comment-page-1#comment-655 Linoge Sat, 24 Nov 2007 20:38:55 +0000 http://www.wallsofthecity.net/?p=466#comment-655 Indeed. As the quote goes, "The punctuation that emerged in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries was consistent in just two respects: it was prolific and often chaotic." The ratified version had one comma, the Library of Congress version has one comma, the National Archives version has three commas... And, unfortunately, you are quite correct - this flagrant punctuation only serves to provide wiggle-room to those who are interested in divesting us of our rights. <div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('655','Linoge'); return false;">reply</a> | <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('655','Linoge','Indeed. As the quote goes, \"The punctuation that emerged in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries was consistent in just two respects: it was prolific and often chaotic.\" The ratified version had one comma, the Library of Congress version has one comma, the National Archives version has three commas... And, unfortunately, you are quite correct - this flagrant punctuation only serves to provide wiggle-room to those who are interested in divesting us of our rights.\n'); return false;">quote</a></div> Indeed. As the quote goes, “The punctuation that emerged in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries was consistent in just two respects: it was prolific and often chaotic.” The ratified version had one comma, the Library of Congress version has one comma, the National Archives version has three commas… And, unfortunately, you are quite correct – this flagrant punctuation only serves to provide wiggle-room to those who are interested in divesting us of our rights.

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]]> By: dirtcrashr http://www.wallsofthecity.net/2007/11/it_aint_that_hard.html/comment-page-1#comment-654 dirtcrashr Sat, 24 Nov 2007 16:40:10 +0000 http://www.wallsofthecity.net/?p=466#comment-654 Actually some say there should only be one comma in that: "[a] well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." -- that is, apparently copies distributed to the states and ratified by them had different capitalization and punctuation. All those damn commas screw things up and allow lawyers and politicians wiggle-room. <div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('654','dirtcrashr'); return false;">reply</a> | <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('654','dirtcrashr','Actually some say there should only be one comma in that: \"[a] well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.\" -- that is, apparently copies distributed to the states and ratified by them had different capitalization and punctuation. All those damn commas screw things up and allow lawyers and politicians wiggle-room.\n'); return false;">quote</a></div> Actually some say there should only be one comma in that: “[a] well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” — that is, apparently copies distributed to the states and ratified by them had different capitalization and punctuation. All those damn commas screw things up and allow lawyers and politicians wiggle-room.

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