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
no, just leave it alone
we need change the stupid people ACTING AS A POLITICIANS
“Former” Justice is right! He should never have been on the bench in the first place!
The second amendment is just fine the way it is. Each citizen is a militia member and therefore, we are ALWAYS serving in the militia. That sonofabitch is trying to “control” us again.
THE ONLY REASON YOU ARE NOT STILL ON THE COURT IS BECAUSE YOU ARE OUT OF TOUCH, YOUR BOOK WILL BE FOR SAIL FOR $1.00 IN THRIFT STORES…
Another gun grabber!!! If we start changing the constitution where will it end. Perhaps we should change the constitution to read ‘only bleeding heart gun grabbing liberals can vote’. And ‘ Only left wing gun grabbing liberals can run for public office’. I think we should leave the constitution alone and follow it. It has served us well for over 200 years.
No Damn way old man just another liberal $#%&!@*,they’re wanting a war with us and by GOD they’ll get it but they aren’t going to like the out come we out number them and we are sick and tired of their bull$#%&!@* bring it on.
SHUT THE F UP OLD MAN. HAD YOUR CHANCE. WHAT! NEED TO BE IN THE LIMELIGHT STILL. EAT A COOKIE AND GO AWAY.
Won’t buy his c**p, I can just read our attorney general’s commie musings.
He needs to crawl back into his gin bottle.