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Instead of using laws and executive action to eat away at constitutional rights, should the POTUS simply propose an amendment? Not exactly sure what the right answer is but I would like to know my brothers and sister in arms' opinion.
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Posted 8 y ago
Responses: 22
I agree that laws and executive action should not eat away at Constitutional rights. However, odds of getting a 2/3rd supermajority of Congress and 3/4th of the States to agree on any change is politically improbable. Furthermore, with the Supreme Court already ruling in the Heller case that the 2nd Amendment covers individual rights to keep and bear arms, and providing some good guidance, I don't know what value an amendment would do. At this point, implementation of the 2nd Amendment is in the hands of the courts. The 2nd Amendment has been sufficiently affirmed by the Supreme Court.
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TSgt (Join to see)
I could here DC screaming confiscate guns, its for the kids. But there are areas in America that I am sure federal agents would not come back from... or desire to venture into.
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The answer to this question transcends the 2A! Instead of using executive actions and laws to eat away at ANY constitutional right, amendments should be proposed. That's the problem, too many people want to try and either ignore or circumvent the Constitution. The founding fathers gave us the ability to amend it for a reason. All of these people saying "the constitution is outdated" need to go back and take a civics / US Government class because the Constitution should never be outdated!
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SGT Jerrold Pesz
Most schools don't teach civics/government anymore and if they do it is liberal propaganda.
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No one on either side of the issue wants to see their proposed Constitutional Amendment go down in flames, which it is sure to do.
No way it gets through the House with a 2/3 majority, nor the Senate.
No way it gets 3/4 of state legislatures to ratify it.
No way it happens.
But I invite the President to try. It would be great political theater, and actually be Constitutional.
No way it gets through the House with a 2/3 majority, nor the Senate.
No way it gets 3/4 of state legislatures to ratify it.
No way it happens.
But I invite the President to try. It would be great political theater, and actually be Constitutional.
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LTC Yinon Weiss
Lt Col (Join to see) - Yes, but this is how so many of our Constitutional rights are chipped away at unfortunately. I like your thinking though.
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Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS
Lt Col (Join to see) - How do you move a mountain? 1 stone at a time. The 2a is a mountain, and all the singular laws are stones trying to move it out of the way.
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Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS - Well said. Russia is doing the same think taking back old territory. China is doing that with Taiwan and South China Sea. Terrorists are doing that buy forcing free democracies to slowly raise the cost of security (and eat away at freedoms). Attrition warfare works everywhere.
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Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS
Lt Col (Join to see) - It's a far more effective method of Combat than a Full Frontal Assault.
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