Let me add this to post +143.
Why do we take "shall" in "shall not be infringed" as intended for execution instead of predicting the future? Why cant the whole Amendment be for clarification? Another example that came from a little looking at the constitution is in this "shall" here:
"The Congress shall have Power To..."
Why cant this be just telling us what will happen instead of what should we make happen in dividing the authority between government branches?
Isn't it that we take "shall" this way because it is in a constitution and has actionable meaning? Then why cant the same thing be applied on the reason in the part before the second comma because of its direct connection with the part after that comma, especially with the additional advantage we have here against that competing clarification meaning of not taking a shorter path to it using words like "because" or "therefore"?
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