Posted on 02/23/2014 6:46:52 AM PST by Kaslin
Former Supreme Court Justice Stevens wants to Rewrite Second Amendment
Posted on February 22, 2014 by Gary DeMar
John Paul Stevens served on the Supreme Court from 1975 to 2010, the second longest tenure of all Supreme Court justices. Fortunately for freedom-loving Americans, he can’t do any more damage. Of course, this hasn’t stopped the present crop of justices from significantly remaking America into their own misguided image.
His latest book, Six Amendments: How and Why We Should Change the Constitution, is an inside look into the mind of a Supreme Court Justice, and it’s not a pretty sight. Stevens has been described as a “Midwest Republican conservative” that became a “hero of the political left.”
In his book, Stevens proposes that the Second Amendment be changed from this . . .
“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed.”
. . . to this:
“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms when serving in the militia shall not be infringed.”
Stevens shows by his call for the addition of “when serving in the militia” that the original meaning referred to private citizens (people) and not only people serving in the military....
Wife and I hold three for variable benefits. If they ditch the NRA, we cancel and redeem rewards, switch all accounts to other credit cards. Now, would Visa risk having another 30 million or so doing likewise? If so, I think the words for it are stupidity and suicide.
Should Visa pay attention to them, I’ll cut up my Visa card and find another supplier. I did this when Kmart paid attention to them. I did this when Walmart paid attention to them. I’ll do it if Visa pays attention to them.
I support the NRA generally and was engaged in work to pay my Visa card bill on the 20th. I suspect I was not alone. Visa would do well to understand that their product is supported by responsible people not protest for the moment fools.
If Visa does that, I would tell Visa to STICK IT WHERE THE SUN DON’T SHINE!!!!
I wonder if Stevens is on record as having claimed that the original amendment actually means what he would have the modified amendment say. Has he learned some grammar?
I wasn’t thinking of getting another credit card, but now I think I will apply for an NRA card.
Anything we can do to poke a sharp stick in anti-2A people’s eye, we should do!
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