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Obviously there will be the folks that hammer home the point that this amendment will never happen. I expect that fully.
Yes, we all know how difficult and time consuming amendments are. And, even more so, how difficult it will be to get enough states
to buy into a gun control amendment specifically. It's low hanging fruit and easy to go on and on about Republican controlled legislatures, etc..... . blah blah blah. I think most folks in this forum are already up to speed with this, or they probably wouldn't be a member
.
But, I do have an important legal question about this that I hope will be addressed in a manner that doesn't attempt to address my question by saying "it will never happen". That is an opinion and is almost certainly a correct opinion, but will not address my question below.
Here it is:
Shouldn't the 2nd Amendment be required to be repealed first, before another later proposed amendment encroaches on the wording of the 2nd Amendment?
This question has relevance to ALL amendments, not just the 2A. And that's why I'm asking it.
But specifically, the 2A clearly states, "shall not be infringed". Well the proposed 28th amendment from California would clearly "infringe" on the wording of the 2nd Amendment.
Any legal gurus or anyone that has links to constitutional legal opinions that have addressed this specific scenario where a proposed amendment to our Constitution cannot infringe on a preceding amendment? Perhaps it's addressed in the Constitution directly. I will have to go re-read my copy.
Now that I've got my question off my chest, this 28th Amendment has a snow balls chance in hell of passing!
View: https://twitter.com/GavinNewsom/status/1691488230980620288
Yes, we all know how difficult and time consuming amendments are. And, even more so, how difficult it will be to get enough states
to buy into a gun control amendment specifically. It's low hanging fruit and easy to go on and on about Republican controlled legislatures, etc..... . blah blah blah. I think most folks in this forum are already up to speed with this, or they probably wouldn't be a member
But, I do have an important legal question about this that I hope will be addressed in a manner that doesn't attempt to address my question by saying "it will never happen". That is an opinion and is almost certainly a correct opinion, but will not address my question below.
Here it is:
This question has relevance to ALL amendments, not just the 2A. And that's why I'm asking it.
But specifically, the 2A clearly states, "shall not be infringed". Well the proposed 28th amendment from California would clearly "infringe" on the wording of the 2nd Amendment.
Any legal gurus or anyone that has links to constitutional legal opinions that have addressed this specific scenario where a proposed amendment to our Constitution cannot infringe on a preceding amendment? Perhaps it's addressed in the Constitution directly. I will have to go re-read my copy.
Now that I've got my question off my chest, this 28th Amendment has a snow balls chance in hell of passing!
NEW: CA has officially introduced a US Constitutional Amendment to end the gun violence epidemic in this nation.
The American people want action. Congress has refused. It’s up to states to step in.
The Right to Safety will enshrine 4 gun safety freedoms:
1) Raising the age to purchase a gun to 21
2) Universal background checks
3) A waiting period for gun purchases
4) Banning civilian purchases of assault weapons
View: https://twitter.com/GavinNewsom/status/1691488230980620288
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