Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is releasing a new book in which he argues that the phrase “when serving in the militia” should be added to the Second Amendment.
The book is titled, “Six Amendments: How and Why We Should Change the Constitution”
The Second Amendment reads as follows: 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.
With Stevens’ proposed change: 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.
Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is set to release a new book in which he argues that the phrase “when serving in the militia” should be added to the Second Amendment.
The book is titled, “Six Amendments: How and Why We Should Change the Constitution,” and the change Stevens has in mind for the Second Amendment would alter the language so as to render it a protection of a collective right instead of an individual one.
Moreover, it would be a right that the government–at all levels–could regulate without hesitation.
Currently, the Second Amendment reads:
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.
Stevens’ contends that this was intended as a collective right only and that it was “limited in scope to the uses of arms related to military activity.”
According to The Washington Post, Stevens claims this was changed via the Supreme Court’s District of Columbia v. Heller (2008) decision. He says this decision suddenly introduced protections for “a civilian’s right to keep a handgun in his home for purposes of self-defense.”
Stevens says the McDonald v. Chicago (2010) decision furthered these changes by using “the due process clause of the 14th Amendment” to limit the ability of cities to ban the possession of handguns.
He says this can all be remedied by adding five words to the Second Amendment:
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
I do not agree wih him
THATS WHY IT WAS WRITTEN LIKE IS TO KEEP $#%&!@*S LIKE YOU FROM CHANGEINGIT
Notice the added phrase, “when serving?!” The old man is senile!!!
But I thought every citizen age 18 and older must register with the Selective Service. In doing so they are basically signing up for a militia and can be called to active duty. So now you need to define a militia, who is in it, how to become a member and who can form one.
Just say goodnight, Judge and enjoy whats left of your liberal life.
Nothing should be added. It says just it is suppose to say
NO!!! NO!!!! NO!!!! LEAVE IT ALONE AND CAN THIS GUY!!!!!!!
I am glad he is not there now!!!!!!!!!!!!!
you old fart you must have old timers this can’t be changed
Just sit in you chair and leave the Constitution alone