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To: BenLurkin
One thing is that it could explicitly eliminate “unclear” areas which courts misuse for their political purposes. For example, let's remove the explanatory clause at the beginning of the second amendment ( “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State...”) which courts and legislators try to claim is a restrictive clause. Prune it so it can't be a source of confusion.

The big one to take on is the commerce clause. I don't know the legalese, but it should be explicitly made a negative power so that the federal government can only use it to stop state laws restricting commerce rather than a positive power they can use to regulate anything that might have a tiny effect on interstate commerce.

10 posted on 06/13/2015 6:21:07 AM PDT by KarlInOhio (The 1st amendment is the voice and the 2nd is the teeth of freedom. Obama wants to knock out both.)
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To: KarlInOhio
For example, let's remove the explanatory clause at the beginning of the second amendment ( “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State...”) which courts and legislators try to claim is a restrictive clause. Prune it so it can't be a source of confusion.
Oh, don't worry. The first and 2nd amendment will be on the agenda for day one. They will try to "prune" them to the point they'll need a stump grinder to eliminate any confusion for the courts.

Be careful what you wish for.

16 posted on 06/13/2015 7:14:03 AM PDT by lewislynn ( Hillary = Obama in a pantsuit)
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