“consent of the people”. Freedom of press and voting are the most important step. The 2nd backs those up.
The press is ignoring their role in society.
Voting is getting more and more untrusted all the time (voter id, dead on roles, illegals, electronic/paperless voting, etc).
If we lose the 2nd we also lose “consent of the people”. There is literally nothing left for the elite to be afraid of at that point.
The first steps in reducing the need for the 2nd would be for a real press to emerge and citizens to regain faith in the voting process. I think the 2nd is still needed then but without those the 2nd is just as important as when the country was founded. Or “consent of the people” is no longer desired.
Like them or not, the Bundys have shown the purpose of the 2nd and the reason the government wants so much to get rid of it. They did not give consent and the government couldn’t easily force “consent”. And that’s a good thing even if you disagree with the Bundys arguments or methods.
We The People are armed
and will Stay that way.