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Many American pundits seem to firmly believe that the country stands at a precipice in which young, left-wing college students and recent graduates are the leading edge of a rising tide of illiberalism that comes in the form of “political correctness” and poses a clear and present danger to free speech and rational discourse.
[...] The alarm about student protesters, in other words, though not always mistaken about particular cases, is generally grounded in a completely mistaken view of the big-picture state of American society and public opinion, both on and off campus.
[...] Since the 1970s, the General Social Survey has posed a question about whether five hypothetical speakers should be allowed to give a speech in your community — a communist, a homosexual, an opponent of all religion, a racist, and a person who favors replacing the elected government with a military coup.
Justin Murphy of the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom aggregated trend data about all five kinds of speakers and found that public support for free expression has been generally rising
(Score: 3, Insightful) by takyon on Sunday March 25 2018, @10:47PM (5 children)
The Constitution is a living document in that it can be amended. The 2nd Amendment that is held so dear could be nullified or altered by a new Amendment. The chances of actually doing that are probably slim, and if it did succeed, I'm sure there would be a robust underground movement of people hanging onto, trading, or manufacturing large stockpiles of arms.
To say that it doesn't need to be interpreted is a bit much. At a minimum, new technologies raise new questions.
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(Score: 3, Insightful) by khallow on Sunday March 25 2018, @11:34PM
So what? Passing amendments is hard. Reinterpreting words to mean what you want is easy.
(Score: 2, Troll) by realDonaldTrump on Monday March 26 2018, @12:46AM
We can get a brand new Constitution, very simple, very easy to understand, with a lot less problems (22nd & 25th). By doing the Con Con, the constitutional convention. We have 28 states and we need 34, then we can hold the convention. REPEAL & REPLACE, so desperately needed!!!!
(Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Monday March 26 2018, @04:15AM (2 children)
If the second amendment is nullified or altered we can expect to see a lot more Bundy ranch-style showdowns in the immediate future, and possibly de-facto autonomous counties who are left alone provided they don't cause too much trouble.
The current strategy of gun-grabbers is more insidious, de-facto bans. Banning of more and more types of weapons and modifications, jacking prices on ammo to make it unaffordable, putting political pressure on merchants to avoid stocking legal firearms and imposing quotas on both guns and ammo.
One of the most full-retard things I read recently was the Dick's sporting goods ban on scary black rifles and jacking their age requirements for gun purchase to 21. Decisions like those make a lot more sense if you're Starbucks. Decisions like those are full-retard if you work for a company which caters to outdoorsy types who have enough disposable income to buy firearms and ammo. There's something called fiduciary duty do your shareholders, and the Dick's leadership really screwed the pooch.
(Score: 0, Offtopic) by Runaway1956 on Monday March 26 2018, @04:30AM
"Dick's . . . screwed the pooch"
That's why responsible pet owners keep their animals locked behind gates and doors. Liberals are always ready to jump on an unattended dog. The results of liberals humping dogs can be seen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Pelosi [wikipedia.org]
Odd, just like Clinton, you only see photos of that broad that were taken half a century ago. Interesting . . .
(Score: 2) by aristarchus on Wednesday March 28 2018, @10:32AM
Perhaps, but then we could just mow the criminal morons down, just like that one, LaVoy Finicum, Mormon adopter of perhaps too many children. So, really, what is the downside to repealing the 2nd Amendment, other than hurting the fee-fees of all the ammosexuals? I'm not seeing any.