"A constitutional joke": Jamie Raskin destroys Republicans' 2nd Amendment fantasy

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(Salon) Rep Jamie Raskin, D-MD, went off on Republicans for their "insurrectionist view" of the Second Amendment during Wednesday's House Judiciary Committee hearing on a bill that would ban assault weapons.

The proposed legislation, which was first introduced back in March 2021, would ban the sale, manufacturing, and importation of certain automatic weapons, in addition to high-capacity ammunition magazines, which allow guns to send quickly off 10 rounds of ammunition. The proposed bill was resurfaced weeks after a series of deadly mass shootings, in Buffalo, NY, Uvalde, TX, and most recently at a fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Ill.

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Raskin began his speech by attacking Texas Congressman Chip Roy's reasoning for why an assault ban would be unconstitutional. ................(more)

https://www.salon.com/2022/07/21/a-constitutional-joke-jamie-raskin-destroys-republicans-2nd-amendment-fantasy/

[halfulglas]

1. I would rec this a thousand times if I could. Go Jamie Raskin!!

[Baitball Blogger]

2. Yeah, Fuck you Patrick Henry!

I did not know that. He was an anti-Federalist. Against strong government.

Which begs the question, why is the Federalist Society called the Federalist Society when what they want to do is destroy our government and install their own king?

[LastDemocratInSC]

3. That's perfect in every way.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

4. Tell it, brother!

I especially like the fact that he pointed out the definition of treason in the Constitution.

The U.S. Constitution is not writ in mystical runes, to be interpreted only by self-appointed wizards. It's plain, if somewhat dated, language. The "well-regulated" part of the 2nd Amendment should never have been disregarded by Scalia and company. D.C. v Heller was simply wrong.