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
Leave the 2nd Amendment alone. It has worked well for over 200 years. If you don’t like the Constitution, the 2nd Amendment or any of the amendments, or The Bill of Rights, then you should leave the United States and find a country you like.
The right of THE PEOPLE shall not be infringed upon !
If that’s what was meant, it would’ve been written that way in the first place. Hey Stevens, go back to lake Metamucil and STFU!!!!
Fu– you John Paul Stevens! We ARE NOT changing the wording of the constitution to satisfy you bunch oh liberal asholes!!!! Hell no!
IT SAYS WHAT IT SAYS,STICK YOUR BOOK STEVENS !
No changes to our constitution ever!!
Just trying to grab more money for writing a bull$#%&!@* book. You’re NOT a judge any more so shut up and dry up!
Change the only Paper I would live and die Sir did you say correct . Correct your own mind for you have lost it speaking treason for those who want to change the Constitution are the fleas that think they own the dog Justice Stevens you are a criminal
Alththimers ?
I am not afraid of my neighbor. I am afraid of our elected representatives and people like you that want to make US indefensible. You want to make AMERICANS into obedient little slaves for your power grab.