Re: DC Court's Rightwing Judicial Activism Based On Gunlobby Crackpotology

The Lone Weasel <loneweasel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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jfma@xxxxxxxxxxxxx said:


You reciting Steve Krulick again?

Why is it when you gunloons are faced with indisputable facts you blame
somebody else, preferably somebody not around to defend themselves?

You don't have a clue, Weenieloon.

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Bouvier's Law Dictionary:

PEOPLE. A state; as, the people of the state of New York; a
nation in its collective and political capacity. 4 T. R. 783. See
6 Pet. S. C. Rep. 467.

Ballantine's Law Dictionary:

people. The state: the nation: any consolidated political
body. United States v Three Friends. 166 US 1. 41 L Ed 897.
17 S Ct 495. The subjects or inhabitants of a nation. The
Pizarro (US) 2 Wheat 227, 246, 4 L Ed 226. 211.

"The popular leaders, who in all ages have called themselves
the people." etc. See 4 Bl Comm 438.

people of the state. The representatives of the state
itself: the state itself, as where a criminal prosecution is
entitled as by "The People of the State."


Black's Law Dictionary:

People. A state, as the people of the State of New York. A nation in
its collective and political capacity. The aggregate or mass of the
individuals who constitute the state. In a more restrictive sense, and
as generally used in constitutional law, the entire body of those
citizens of a state or nation who are invested with political power for
political puposes.

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These definitions are from Law Dictionaries. They show you're fulla
***, BeanieWeenie...

POINT PROVEN!

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Oh so you're a statist. Nothing is lower than a statist. Come the revolution
we'll have to pay you a visit. Don't worry We'll bring our own rope.

Here's another point of view, from nonlawyers.

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source
peo·ple ?pi p?l - Show Spelled Pronunciation[pee-puh l]
Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, plural -ples for 4, verb, -
pled, -pling.
-noun
1. persons indefinitely or collectively; persons in general: to find it
easy to talk to people; What will people think?
2. persons, whether men, women, or children, considered as numerable
individuals forming a group: Twenty people volunteered to help.
3. human beings, as distinguished from animals or other beings.
4. the entire body of persons who constitute a community, tribe, nation,
or other group by virtue of a common culture, history, religion, or the
like: the people of Australia; the Jewish people.
5. the persons of any particular group, company, or number (sometimes used
in combination): the people of a parish; educated people; salespeople.
6. the ordinary persons, as distinguished from those who have wealth,
rank, influence, etc.: a man of the people.
7. the subjects, followers, or subordinates of a ruler, leader, employer,
etc.: the king and his people.
8. the body of enfranchised citizens of a state: representatives chosen by
the people.
9. a person's family or relatives: My grandmother's people came from Iowa.
10. (used in the possessive in Communist or left-wing countries to indicate
that an institution operates under the control of or for the benefit of the
people, esp. under Communist leadership): people's republic; people's army.
11. animals of a specified kind: the monkey people of the forest.
-verb (used with object)
12. to furnish with people; populate.
13. to supply or stock as if with people: a meadow peopled with flowers.
________________________________________
[Origin: 1225-75; ME peple < AF poeple, OF pueple < L populus. See POPULAR ]

-Related forms
peo·ple·less, adjective
peopler, noun

-Synonyms 4. See RACE2.
-Usage note PEOPLE is usually followed by a plural verb and referred to by a
plural pronoun: People are always looking for a bargain. The people have
made their choice. The possessive is formed regularly, with the apostrophe
before the -s: people's desire for a bargain; the people's choice. When
PEOPLE means "the entire body of persons who constitute a community or other
group by virtue of a common culture, history, etc.," it is used as a
singular, with the plural PEOPLES: This people shares characteristics with
certain inhabitants of central Asia. The aboriginal peoples of the Western
Hemisphere speak many different languages. The formation of the possessive
is regular; the singular is PEOPLE'S and the plural is PEOPLES'.
At one time, some usage guides maintained that PEOPLE could not be preceded
by a number, as in Fewer than 30 people showed up. This use is now
unquestionably standard in all contexts.


Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source
peo·ple (p?'p?l) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. people

1. Humans considered as a group or in indefinite numbers: People were
dancing in the street. I met all sorts of people.
2. A body of persons living in the same country under one national
government; a nationality.
3. pl. peo·ples A body of persons sharing a common religion, culture,
language, or inherited condition of life.
4. Persons with regard to their residence, class, profession, or group:
city people.
5. The mass of ordinary persons; the populace. Used with the: "those who
fear and distrust the people, and wish to draw all powers from them into the
hands of the higher classes" (Thomas Jefferson).
6. The citizens of a political unit, such as a nation or state; the
electorate. Used with the.
7. Persons subordinate to or loyal to a ruler, superior, or employer: The
queen showed great compassion for her people.
8. Family, relatives, or ancestors.
9. Informal Animals or other beings distinct from humans: Rabbits and
squirrels are the furry little people of the woods.

tr.v. peo·pled, peo·pling, peo·ples
To furnish with or as if with people; populate.


[Middle English peple, from Old French pueple, from Latin populus, of
Etruscan origin.]

peo'pler n.

Usage Note: As a term meaning "a body of persons sharing a culture," people
is a singular noun, as in As a people the Pueblo were noteworthy for their
peacefulness. Its plural is peoples: the many and varied peoples of West
Africa. But when used to mean "humans," people is plural and has no
corresponding singular form. English is not unique in this respect; Spanish,
Italian, Russian, and many other languages have a plural word meaning
"people" that has no singular. Some grammarians have insisted that people is
a collective noun that should not be used as a substitute for persons when
referring to a specific number of individuals. By this thinking, it is
correct to say Six persons were arrested, not Six people were arrested. But
people has always been used in such contexts, and almost no one makes the
distinction anymore. Persons is still preferred in legal contexts, however,
as in Vehicles containing fewer than three persons may not use the left lane
during rush hours. Only the singular person is used in compounds involving a
specific numeral: a six-person car; a two-person show. But people is used in
other compounds: people mover; people power. These examples are exceptions
to the general rule that plural nouns cannot be used in such compounds; note
that we do not say teethpaste or books-burning. See Usage Note at man.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
people
c.1275, "humans, persons in general," from Anglo-Fr. people, O.Fr. peupel,
from L. populus "people," of unknown origin, possibly from Etruscan.
Replaced native folk. Meaning "body of persons comprising a community" first
recorded 1292 in Anglo-Fr.; meaning "common people, masses" (as
distinguished from the nobility) first recorded 1306 in Anglo-Fr. The verb
is c.1489 (intrans.), c.1500 (trans.). The word was adopted after c.1920 by
Communist totalitarian states to give a spurious sense of populism to their
governments. Legal phrase The People vs., in U.S. cases of prosecution under
certain laws, dates from 1801. People of the Book "those whose religion
entails adherence to a book of divine revelation (1834) translates Arabic
Ahl al-Kitab.


Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
people

noun
1. (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children)
collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the
audience"
2. the body of citizens of a state or country; "the Spanish people" [syn:
citizenry]
3. the common people generally; "separate the warriors from the mass";
"power to the people" [syn: multitude]
4. members of a family line; "his people have been farmers for generations";
"are your people still alive?"

verb
1. fill with people or supply with inhabitants; "people a room"; "The
government wanted to populate the remote area of the country"
2. furnish with people; "The plains are sparsely populated"


WordNet® 2.1, © 2005 Princeton University
American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - Cite This Source
people
In addition to the idiom beginning with people, also see tell (people)
apart.
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