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Gun Control Reform Activism

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graham4anything

(11,464 posts)
Fri Mar 29, 2013, 03:58 AM Mar 2013

A new SCOTUS Reinterpretation of the 2nd is the only way true change shall come [View all]

Question is how many new justices will it take to have a complete change in the
Constitution.
As the Gun fetishers always whine the 2nd, the 2nd, all it takes is a re-interpretation to get past that definition, and once that definition is in the books, none of the other talking points matter at all.

It means of course a continuation of President Obama's agenda for many decades to come, to insure, once change happens, it never gets rearranged back.

Will it be a one justice swing, making it 5 to 4 liberal? Will it take two to make it 6 to 3?

Of course, any past statements made by any justice is only meaningful on what the case directly in front of them is.

But as long as the next President is one with the same agenda as this one, and that would mean 12 more years minimum, there should be four or five different justices during this time period(and Scalia and Thomas will be very old by then, so logic dictates they will be gone from the bench, Kennedy will retire, and two democratic judges (meaning five new appointments most likely in 12 years).

Making it at least 6 to 3 liberal.

Because one knows in their heart, until the 2nd is reinterpreted, major change won't happen.

So while not having a litmus test, indeed, there should be a litmus test, because after all, the 2nd as it stands now says private people could own shoulder to air missiles and bunker busting bombs under the guise of the 2nd.

So we need to vote new candidates in, need to keep the senate, reclaim the house, and by natural process, change the courts (lower to top) and governors, assembly, etc.

Each and every one, to end the madness of bullets and guns in the street.

Because once it is done, then one can say they truly support the 2nd.
(And after all, it was a recent reinterpretation that gave us the fool hearted new rationale for guns in the first place, not the original meaning which never said private citizens and handguns.

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