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AndyS

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2. That's a little harsh. I'd support a Constitutional Convention but with

Reply to WarGamer (Reply #1)

Wed May 26, 2021, 08:24 PM

May 2021

the right wing controlling so many states that's not a good idea.

Best hope is courts with moderate judges including the SCOTUS that realize the Constitution is a living document open to interpretation through the lens of current conditions.

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2A is the roadblock. WarGamer May 2021 #1

That's a little harsh. I'd support a Constitutional Convention but with AndyS May 2021 #2

The reality is that any measure coming out of a new constitutional convention... Bucky May 2021 #4

Probably. WarGamer May 2021 #7

The answer is laws to protect us from Law Abiding Citizens with guns. nt AndyS May 2021 #3

But those laws run into the woodchipper called the 2A. WarGamer May 2021 #6

The 2nd doesn't mean or say what the gun industry has convinced gunners that it does. AndyS May 2021 #9

Which amendment covers the "living, breathing, editable" nature of the Constitution? WarGamer May 2021 #11

*sigh* Discussions of Constitutional theory between non scholars is pointless, tedious and ultimatly AndyS May 2021 #12

Legislation can solve it, IF this country has the will to solve it FakeNoose May 2021 #5

enforce the 2nd part of the 2nd. WELL REGULATED + make wayne cry. pansypoo53219 May 2021 #8

k&r BSdetect May 2021 #10

"The Onion" hits one out of the park, for the umpteenth time. Paladin May 2021 #13