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Growing 2nd Amend Movement

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10 years 5 months ago #40689 by OleCowboy
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There is a growing movement to rewrite our Bill of Rights with special focus being placed on the 2nd Amend. IMO I think the 2nd is the entire issue and they are using it to change others that affect our basic freedoms. The charge is coming from lots of sources, key of which is the academic community and they have a lot of bench judges on board. Of special note is this one: Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens!


"6 Constitutional Amendments That Could Dramatically Improve America"

A Constitutional Amendment To Control Guns In America

'In a groundbreaking new book, the 94-year-old retired Supreme Court justice John Paul Stevens has unveiled a blueprint for improving the Constitution.
The jacket of "Six Amendments: How and Why We Should Change The Constitution" points out that Stevens is the first current or former justice to propose such amendments. Indeed, Supreme Court justices interpret the law rather than make it.

But it stands to reason that Stevens would understand the Constitution's flaws after analyzing it so deeply during his 35 years on the bench. Here are Stevens' six amendments and his justifications for proposing them.

A Constitutional Amendment To Prevent Mass Murder'

As it’s currently written, here is what the Second Amendment says:
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.

When Stevens joined the Supreme Court in 1975, he says, the courts generally held that the Second Amendment protected the right to bear arms for military activities. It wasn’t until 2008 that the Supreme Court ruled in District of Columbia v. Heller that the Second Amendment protects Americans’ right to keep handguns in their homes for self-defense.

While he doesn’t go as far as to say handguns should be banned, Stevens says the right to bear arms should not be Constitutionally protected.

“Emotional claims that the right to possess deadly weapons is so important that it is protected by the federal constitution distort intelligent debate about the wisdom of particular aspects of proposed legislation designed to minimize the slaughter caused by the prevalence of guns in private hands,” he writes.

Here is Stevens’ fix:

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms when serving in the Militia shall not be infringed.


Read more: www.businessinsider.com/john-paul-steven...2014-6#ixzz36tR2Fie4
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10 years 5 months ago - 10 years 5 months ago #40764 by NightForce
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The US Constitution can be modified, added to, or simply thrown out and rewritten from scratch using a simple process called; Constitutional Convention.

Michigan recently becoming the 34th state to call for a Constitutional Convention, it's not at all certain that a rewrite of the nation's founding document is close at hand. There have also been states that have called for this but have rescinded their vote so I don't know if they have the two thirds needed to move this to the next step or if a state rescinds its vote does it even matter.

House Speaker John Boehner is reviewing whether the action by Michigan has triggered the constitutional mandate that Congress call such a convention.

Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter of California recently asked Boehner for clarification as to where the state count stands, and if Michigan has tipped the two-thirds majority needed to make the convention call.

With the recent decision by Michigan lawmakers, it is important that the House — and those of us who support a balanced budget amendment — determine whether the necessary number of states have acted and the appropriate role of Congress should be in this case.

Let's assume that we get Congress to call for a convention, and we are deliberating about one item. Maybe that would stick. But how can you be confident that once you open the door to a constitutional convention, even if for one narrow amendment, that it won't just become a runaway convention?

My fear is this is being done very quietly out of the public's eye and to support a dubious agenda specifically targeting the 1st, 2nd, and 4th amendments.

DO NOT trust these Washington scumbags!
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10 years 5 months ago #40767 by jtallen83
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NightForce wrote: My fear is this is being done very quietly out of the public's eye and to support a dubious agenda specifically targeting the 1st, 2nd, and 4th amendments.

DO NOT trust these Washington scumbags!


:I-agree: These guys are not competent enough to fiddle with our constitution. America as we had known it would be over for good.
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10 years 5 months ago - 10 years 5 months ago #40769 by NightForce
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Additionally,

If the intent all along is to change, eliminate, or rewrite the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, it would explain the lack of any attempt to curb the recent surge in firearm ownership.

The left has been tireless in attacking the 2nd Amendment and its last attempt was right after the Sandy Hook incident. If the Constitutional Convention is successful and these anti American politicians get their way, martial law will be invoked and the confiscation of guns across America will begin and will be executed buy these guys, whom I will not consider Americans if this does take place.

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10 years 5 months ago #40771 by jtallen83
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I'm curious to know just how they will approach the small towns that have Police forces determined to defend their citizens rights instead of help in the confiscation?

Everyone should ensure there local militia is "well regulated"!!!!!!! :usa:
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10 years 5 months ago - 10 years 5 months ago #40772 by NightForce
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jtallen83 wrote: I'm curious to know just how they will approach the small towns that have Police forces determined to defend their citizens rights instead of help in the confiscation?

Everyone should ensure there local militia is "well regulated"!!!!!!! :usa:


JT, I agree completely!

I feel safe saying 3/4 of the Police forces across the country will not blindly follow some armchair politicians attempt to overthrow America and its way of life.

If you look at the numbers, gun owners in America total well over 200 million....yes, million. If you consider let's say the US Marines, their numbers in total are probably less than 200,000...Now, I'm not implying we take on the Marines however I do know most of them will support the American cause....

These colors will never run :usa:
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