Posted on 04/29/2014 5:26:21 AM PDT by Kaslin
Elections have consequences. We are a death away from the looney left dominating the SCOTUS.
Dream on, you old Liberal. Your idea is a sure fire way to abolish the United States. There is no way we could agree on a new Constitution, with some wanting Big Government to rule so they could plan their Lefitst Utopia, and others wanting freedom from these central planners.
Do it Stevens’ way & soon we would have an all new Constitution,totally unrecognizable in comparison to the original,& maybe a new civil war to go with it.
Once a dope always a dope.
The best thing those of us who support original intent with respect to the second amendment could do is put the revised amendment Stevens is suggesting to a vote, with exactly the wording he has proposed. The revision to the amendment will not pass Congress (either house) with the 2/3 majority required by the Constitution. Even if it did pass Congress it would not pass 3/4 of the states as required to become part of the Constitution.
Putting the Stevens amendment through the ratification process, with the outcome being a losing vote, will be a very clear and powerful signal to the Supreme Court that the modern progressive interpretation of the 2nd Amendment is not shared by Congress or the people. In addition, it will force a number of Democrat Senators and Congresspeople to go on record with respect to the right to bear arms. Constituents will be screaming loudly so many progressive Democrats will have to choose between their progressive ideology or the loud voices of their constituents with respect to an issue that could easily mobilize opposition the next time they face the voters.
For too long we have allowed the progressives to amend the Constitution via Supreme Court interpretation instead of forcing them to subject their revisions to the ratification process. In this case, conservatives should be proactive and force the issue while we have the votes in Congress, and the voices of the American people, to put the issue to rest. If we don’t do it now, we’ll continue to see the courts and Congress continue to nibble away at the Amendment until the right no longer exists.
Ford nominated this fool. Now you know why Carter was elected.
The Left has effectively amended the constitution dozens of times these past eighty years without the hassle of formal amendments.
Why would they bother now?
Conservatives continue to think the written constitution is the law of the land. It isn't. The Leftist amended Frankenstein Constitution is the supreme law.
That's a truism. What else would they carry, really?
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