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**Frank Ettin** · February 1, 2013, 08:56 PM

Spats,

Very well done and thank you for this outstanding contribution.

I would add one thing:

The Constitution regulates the conduct of government, not that of private persons or entities. Nothing the corner store, you [non-governmental] landlord or your [non-governmental] employer might do (even if illegal for other reasons) can be unconstitutional, because their conduct is not subject to the Constitution.

February 1, 2013, 08:56 PM	#3
Frank Ettin Staff Join Date: November 23, 2005 Location: California - San Francisco Posts: 9,471	Spats, Very well done and thank you for this outstanding contribution. I would add one thing: The Constitution regulates the conduct of government, not that of private persons or entities. Nothing the corner store, you [non-governmental] landlord or your [non-governmental] employer might do (even if illegal for other reasons) can be unconstitutional, because their conduct is not subject to the Constitution. __________________ "It is long been a principle of ours that one is no more armed because he has possession of a firearm than he is a musician because he owns a piano. There is no point in having a gun if you are not capable of using it skillfully." -- Jeff Cooper