Posted on 12/07/2015 6:22:11 AM PST by rktman
Un, Jorge, you need to study up. The so-called “Bill of Rights” was actually opposed by such constitutional stalwarts as Patrick Henry because enumerating them as “rights” gave an impression that they were granted by the government, and hence could be “repealed.” They are not government’s concessions to its citizens - they LIMIT what government can do. Hence, government cannot repeal them.
The first 10 amendments are not repealable, because they are founded upon the principle named in the Declaration of Independence: INALIENABLE RIGHTS endowed BY OUR CREATOR. The Second Amendment merely names what is given to us by our Creator: the right to defend ourselves, from tyranny and evil men.
I’m fairly certain that the 2nd could theoretically be repealed. The amendment process in the Constitution makes no distinction between the amendments contained in the Bill of Rights and the subsequent ones. (Practically speaking, though, its repeal will always be a leftist’s wet dream.)
Good luck with that, wetback.
Never confuse talent with intellect.
I call for the repeal of Jorge Ramos’ USCitizenship.
Who is this ass?
If I were in Congress, I would introduce a bill
"Amending the Constitution of the United States:
Article the First: The Second Amendment to this Constitution is herby repealed.
Article the Second: Congress shall, one year from the ratification of this Amendment, have the power to outlaw possession of firearms by persons residing within the Several States, and shall have the power to take possession of any privately held firearms without compensation.
Article the Third: Nothing herein shall prohibit possession of firearms by Members of Congress, their bodyguards, their limousine drivers, or any individual donating more than $10 000 to their reelection campaigns or to their mistresses.
Article the Fourth: If this Amendment is not ratified within seven years of submission to the States for ratification, Congress may not, in the future offer an Amendment to repeal or to modify the Second Amendment, and any statute passed by any Congress prior to the date of failure of ratification regulating the sale, transfer, granting or gifting of firearms between citizens of the several States shall be null and void."
By all means, let's put it to a vote.
The proposal to ban gun sales to people on the No-Fly List is a seriousness test. Anybody who proposes such a thing is not serious, because such a thing is impossible.
If the No-Fly List were to be used for such a thing, there would need to be procedures to verify information and challenge the inclusion of names. The only people on the list would be people who have been found guilty of crimes in a court of law, which would defeat the entire purpose of the No-Fly List.
But they won’t apply the same logic to dealing with Muslims in the United States. A few commit mass murder, why not ban all of them?
The Bill of Rights are just the first ten amendments, and so they can be repealed or modified, just like any other amendment.
So the 2nd amendment is vulnerable. But for now the anti-2nd folks have nowhere near the support to repeal it.
For what it's worth, I think that's what the anti-2nd folks should be trying to do. Instead of just unconstitutionally chipping away at the 2nd, they should try to get it repealed. That's their right to try. Go to the states, and try to get the 2nd repealed.
And when they get a big fat NO, end of story, leave the 2nd alone. That's the way the system works.
That's more than a good point. It's an argument-ending point. We have right before us sad but conclusive proof: Gun bans do nothing to stop terror attacks.
Who the hell is Jorge Ramos and why should Americans shive a git about anything he has to say?
Shove it Jorge.
Here is the only “reasonable discussion on Gun Control”
Dear Leftists
Taking guns away from law abiding citizens will not stop crazies from mass murder. Quit clinging to your 1970s political dogmas and finally grow up.
Sincerely
The American Public.
I’ll give Jorge credit, he’s more honest than most on the left. Most leftist are still claiming to only want so-called “reasonable” gun control like universal background checks and a renewal of the assault weapons ban, and if they get that they’ll be satisfied. When anybody who pays attention realizes they really want the same thing as Ramos, they just know they have to do it incrimentally.
We’ll repeal the Second Amendment after we repeal the First Amendment Freedom of the Press, you Mexican parasite.
Not sure who Jorge Ramos is... article said he has a an audience on univision.
There will always be a short circuit when superficial and subjective emotion is used to try and solve a problem that requires logic and reason at a root cause level.
He’s a mexican transsexual with kickstand, who reads Univision news/propaganda. He is mucho importante!
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