Marine Schools CNN Anchor on 2nd Amendment! (Video)

youtube ^ | january 6, 2013

[lowbridge]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETF6XFiQe7I

[vladimir998]

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[lurk]

His last remark: Unconstitutional laws aren’t laws.

It would be nice if Congress understood this.

[ryan71]

News anchor arrogance is a cover for ignorance.

[KTM rider]

even Joshua got it wrong on two major points. He failed to stress that criminals do not obey laws and that people "need to own guns to defend themselves" from incidents like sandy hook

the point of the 2nd amendment is that the people need to own guns to defend themselves from politicians like Feinstein as absurd as that may sound it is the 100% truth

[KTM rider]

even Joshua got it wrong on two major points. He failed to stress that criminals do not obey laws and that people "need to own guns to defend themselves" from incidents like sandy hook

the point of the 2nd amendment is that the people need to own guns to defend themselves from politicians like Feinstein as absurd as that may sound it is the 100% truth

[knarf]

Joshua poses a good point ... "an unconstitutional law is no law"

I mulled that over a bit and wondered; Is that true?

I think it's true in the military, that an unlawful order must be followed before you can make an issue of denying it, though of course I may be wrong.

In Joshua's case, I can reflect on my own life when, as a 20 yo, I committed a felonious crime that now, at (almost) 65, having lived a law abiding life, I am still dis-allowed to keep and bear arms, which points directly to Joshu'a point ...

If the gun contol act of 1968 (due mostly to NRA (as I understand it) impetus), is unconstitutional (and of course I say it is), then I should be allowed to keep and carry without having to justify that keeping and carrying other than, I am an American.

[ken5050]

Where does he live? We should run him for Congress.

[BwanaNdege]

Oooh Rah!

Semper Fi and Uphold & Defend the Constitution against ALL enemies, both foreign and domestic!

Way to go Corporal!

[GOPJ]

News anchor arrogance is a cover for ignorance.

Good point.

[max americana]

CNN anchors are the dumbest of the lot. I think CNN recruits from the nearest mental asylum.

[topspinr]

For a young man who’s not on TV everyday like the anchor, he sounds better prepared than the anchor. The kind of person needed in Congress.

[Procyon]

that an unlawful order must be followed before you can make an issue of denying it

In Basic Training you are taught to respond to an unlawful order: Repeat, Refuse, Report. If you obey an unlawful order, you, too, are culpable.

[Sgt_Schultze]

@ 4:03 into the vid
"But the law is the law, if it becomes law, and you're just willing to break it."

Reporterette doesn't even realize she is making the point exactly that any law will not change the behavior of those who willingly break the law. (shooters willingly break laws against murder)

Maybe the surest way to end all the lawbreaking would be to simply and finally pass a law which makes breaking the law illegal.

[EdReform]

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[liberalh8ter]

Unconstitutional Laws Aren't Laws

This should be a Nationwide billboard campaign.

[Sgt_Schultze]

According to the NRA, “In Haynes v U.S. (1968), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that felons do not have to register illegally possessed guns, because the Fifth Amendment protects them against self-incrimination.”

[saleman]

“... can reflect on my own life when, as a 20 yo, I committed a felonious crime that now, at (almost) 65, having lived a law abiding life, I am still dis-allowed to keep and bear arms, which points directly to Joshu’a point ...”

Sorry to hear that. There are so many laws, many of which are felonies, that it is pretty much impossible to not commit a felony. Take this “Gun Free School Act”. If you are within 1000 feet of a school with a weapon then you are a felon. How many schools are within 1000 ft of a road? So, if you are traveling or just going home and pass by a school then you are a felon.

For those that don’t know. A felony is any offense that calls for more than a year in jail. Not, “you serve more than a year in jail”. Nope”you paid a fine” Felony “you plead guilty so there was no trial”felony. “No trial before a jury”. Felony. And then ALL your civil rights are taken from you.

Many laws are just a way for the government to control the populace. When you think about it actually all laws are a way to control the populace.

[BillGunn]

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[Phlyer]

Joshua poses a good point ... "an unconstitutional law is no law"

I mulled that over a bit and wondered; Is that true?

The most famous case in Constitutional law is "Marbury v. Madison." In it, John Marshall the first chief justice of the Supreme Court said just that - a law which violates the Constitution is not valid. It is the precedent which establishes the review power of the Supreme Court, and they would absolutely agree with this.

However, the second part of the precedent in Marbury v. Madison is that the Supreme Court - alone, with no higher review - gets to decide. That part is wrong because ultimately 'We, the People' have the authority, but it's what the federal government follows. Which means that if they do pass an "assault weapons" ban, and the Supreme Court says it is okay (however wrongly) then they can still send the federal marshalls - with guns - to get our guns. Being right on the literal reading of the Constitution does not stop a bullet. Might makes right, and unless 'We, the People' demonstrate our might then others will declare themselves to be right.

On the additional part of your comment - that even though you are a convicted felon you should be able to keep a fiream because you are an American - I'm not sure the Constitution supports your position.

The right of 'the people' to keep and bear arms applies to 'the people.' As used in the Constitution, this is the same as "We, the People" and includes all those who agree to be bound by the Constitution. Those - like felons - who have demonstrated that they do not feel the need to be bound by the law, have removed themselves from the 'body politic' who comprise 'the people.'

Saying that one is willing to abide by *some* of the Constiutionally valid laws but not all of them is the same as saying that one is not bound by the laws - because that person is deciding for himself/herself what they will do, not accepting the decision of 'the people.'

The problem is that there is no provision for demontrated an enduring repentance as a way to re-enter, 'the people.' So, while being 'an American' is not enough, there should be a way for someone to regain their status as one of 'the People.' I'm sympathetic to your situation, even though the issue is not the gun control act of 1968, but the basic body of law addressing the status of convicted felons.