the2real4mafol said:
Mr Khan said:
leatherhat said:
The 2nd amendment wasn't for hunting or home defense. It was the ultimate check on government authority. And considering we live in a world where the government kills US citizens with predator drones I think its become more important then ever before. |
The second amendment is for exactly what it says its for: building a good militia, which was essential at the time when populations were lower and when it would've taken two days of marching to get troops from, for instance, Washington DC to the Chesapeake Bay. A well-regulated militia (note that the words "well-regulated are in the damn amendment! Not "everyone needs to be able to buy as many guns as they can no-questions-asked," but "well-regulated.") was indeed necessary for national security in that day and age, and stopped being at all necessary by the end of the troubles in the Old West.
Realistically, the entire amendment no longer has a damn thing to do with our modern society, at least if we're actually supposed to read the constitution literally. The current gun-rights interpretation, is, dare i say it, a liberal reading of the constitution
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That's the problem with written and protected constitution's like the USA's, they don't adapt well to change because they can't. America is 236 now, it needs a constitution that's relevant to modern society with some major amendments thrown it. society was very different during george washington's life as to barack obama's. That constitution starting to show it age
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Between Amendments and the Courts, we've done a good job of keeping the Constitution up to date. The only one that needs revision is a redefinition of Amendment 1 (specifically to overturn Citizens United) and elimination of Amendment 2.
