if that were truly possible, then i'd put it another way, we are one black robe away from CWII...
Posted on 10/08/2015 2:15:49 PM PDT by rktman
In August, my colleague Charlie Cooke wrote an epic rant daring the Left to stop talking about repealing the Second Amendment and start doing it. Introduce the repeal to Congress, work it through the states, and tell the American people what you want to do — take from them a fundamental, enumerated right from the Bill of Rights. As Charlie eloquently outlines, repealing the Second Amendment is an impossible task. Even worse for the Left, it’s political suicide.
But if the Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges teaches us anything, it’s that the age of judicial supremacy means that five justices can amend the Constitution far more efficiently than Congress and the state legislatures. And right now there are clearly four Supreme Court justices who are committed to the absurd view that the operative clause of the Second Amendment — “the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed” — doesn’t actually mean “the right of the people” and therefore doesn’t encompass an individual right to own a weapon, even for self-defense. This view defies history yet is received, conventional wisdom on the judicial Left, in much the same way that it’s received, conventional wisdom that the Constitution actually protects rights to abortion and gay marriage.
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But they have the power to "interpret" the Constitution. The ACLU says that the 2nd Amendment is not about private gun ownership, it is about the militia being armed and regulated. Eric Holder made a similar statement once after the Heller ruling. 5 SCOTUS members do not have to change or repeal the 2nd A, but they can gut it by "interpreting" what a militia is, and how the 2A is about an armed and regulated militia.
SUPREME COURT HAS NO AUTHORITY TO REPEAL THE 2ND AMENDMENT
the process is in the Constitution
the founding fathers were genius...
today’s politicians are scumbags
that’s why we have the mess we have..
they are in it for power and $$$ and people / nation be damned
corporations OWN congress... and ALL LAWS are for their benefit ONLY...
I'm sure there is a handy penumbra they can find someplace to prove otherwise.
Hey now. You can’t stop me from being offended by your critique if I want to feel offended. LOL! I only cut and paste and make inane comments. Other than that, gator skin protects me.
I seriously doubt there'd be much more than a 3 day squakfest from "an outraged Congress" and then everything would return to tranquility followed by new episodes of "Here Come the Kardashians"
If it is time to hide em, it is time to use em.
What happens when they think they can go door to door collecting guns? That’s what I’m talking about.
if that were truly possible, then i'd put it another way, we are one black robe away from CWII...
What they are really saying in this passage is that the country is one supreme court justice away from civil war.
When it’s time you have to hide them, that is the time you have to use them.
There are two times in a nation’s life when the true patriots come to the fore: The first is when they create that nation; the second is when they save it.
“Citizen informers” often become tree ornaments.
Anybody who tries to “repeal” one of my Natural Rights is gonna get their life repealed...
Which is why one must (I hope this goes without saying)
1) never make a public threat, even in jest
2) never admit to firearm ownership, except perhaps to closely trusted fellow gun owners
3) never ever plan an act of vengeance, no matter how justified, with other people
4) never make public statements that could be construed by someone who doesn't like you as sedition, conspiracy, or incitement to riot
5) if Clare Wolfe's “moment” comes, plan it alone, act alone, get away with it, and never tell a soul what you did. Take it to your grave.
If your ego/pride/insecurity isn't kept in check, it will hurt you during our slide to third world status.
That sort of misbehavior in the SC would precipitate the action for which the Second Amendment is designed.
A decision like that would demonstrate conclusively that the government is no longer legitimate. Then we will all have decisions to make.
i think we are past that. Right now My flags all fly upside down. it’s a start pissed of one of my neighbors. she has military family and i told her it is a signal of distress. She said it was disrespectful. well maybe so but they flying right side up until i say so.
“But they have the power to “interpret” the Constitution. The ACLU says that the 2nd Amendment is not about private gun ownership, it is about the militia being armed and regulated. Eric Holder made a similar statement once after the Heller ruling. 5 SCOTUS members do not have to change or repeal the 2nd A, but they can gut it by “interpreting” what a militia is, and how the 2A is about an armed and regulated militia.”
Correct. They will “interpret it” out of existence and it will be lost forever. The same goes for the other amendments as well. The SC and judges run this country, and the President picks the judiciary. Demographics, immigration and the electoral college make it extremely likely that after the next 10 - 20 years we will never have another Repub President.
Yea, I have. However, I never read about it being codified in the Constitution.
Total bullsh!t. It takes another amendment to get rid of a previous amendment.
This is like saying they gave us the right to keep and bear arms, but they didn't include "bullets."
No, it's understood as part of the framework of "arms" that bullets are included in the concept. By the same token, "Marriage" falls under the umbrella of things normal to a Western Society.
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