NYT: Let’s Give Up on the Constitution

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KylieDog said:

sc94597 said:

No I get your point and the point of my post is that Americans disagree with your sentiment, otherwise it would be repealed through constitutional means. In fact, if there was any point it could've been repealed it was in the 1950's, before any of these mass shootings occured. Almost 60% of Americans supported total gun prohibition then. Today only about 26% do. 

 

...and there you go, the constitution protects things bad for the public

If it was bad for the public people would agree and support such an amendment. All power is derived from people, and in order to do this one must trust the people make reasonable decisions. Otherwise, we might as well go back to monarchies or oligarchies. If anything though the constitution protects people from mob rule, because a majority can't vote away the rights of a minority to the federal or governments.