{"id":31874,"date":"2012-12-20T15:06:43","date_gmt":"2012-12-20T22:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/12\/20\/and-while-were-busy-debating-the-2nd-amendment.html"},"modified":"2012-12-20T15:06:43","modified_gmt":"2012-12-20T22:06:43","slug":"and-while-were-busy-debating-the-2nd-amendment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/12\/20\/and-while-were-busy-debating-the-2nd-amendment.html","title":{"rendered":"And while we&#39;re busy debating the 2nd Amendment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230; chunks of the 5th are being legislated away.<\/p>\n<p style='clear:both;'>\n<p style='margin-bottom:5px;'><strong>Embedded Link<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style='height:120px;width:120px;overflow:hidden;float:left;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px;margin-right:10px;vertical-align:top;text-align:center;clear:both;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img style='max-width:none;' src='https:\/\/images3-focus-opensocial.googleusercontent.com\/gadgets\/proxy?url=http:\/\/cdn.theatlantic.com\/static\/mt\/assets\/politics\/gitmo%2520thumb%2520r.jpg&#038;container=focus&#038;gadget=a&#038;rewriteMime=image\/*&#038;refresh=31536000&#038;resize_h=150&#038;resize_w=150&#038;no_expand=1' border='0' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/politics\/archive\/2012\/12\/scandal-alert-congress-is-quietly-abandoning-the-5th-amendment\/266498\/'>Scandal Alert: Congress Is Quietly Abandoning the 5th Amendment<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMeet the prominent legislators who think it&#8217;s okay to throw Americans in jail forever without charges or trial.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p style='clear:both;'> <strong>Google+:<\/strong> <a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/101083456815352083930\/posts\/QjHP19CFE7c' target='_new'>View post on Google+<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230; chunks of the 5th are being legislated away. Embedded Link Scandal Alert: Congress Is Quietly Abandoning the 5th Amendment Meet the prominent legislators who think it&#8217;s okay to throw Americans in jail forever without charges or trial. 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