So no signs of my compatriots of a certain ethnic in your area....Quote:
Originally Posted by henners88
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So no signs of my compatriots of a certain ethnic in your area....Quote:
Originally Posted by henners88
Herein rests the problem.Quote:
Originally Posted by chuck34
There have been a number of amendments to the US Constitution. Doesn't that mean that those proposing an amendment were violating their oath of office because they were not upholding the constitution as it was written?
Clearly that's being facecious, but the point is that the Constitution has been amended. It is not cast in stone. It can be amended.
Whilst the constitution can be amended from time to time, I fear that the American people can not. The staunch stubbornness to hold onto an eighteenth century rule book, despite it producing death, says to me that we are talking about an eighteenth century set of attitudes.
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Originally Posted by chuck34
Just for the record:Quote:
Originally Posted by ArrowsFA1
Chuck's contention of Senator’s oath to the Constitution of The United States of America in this matter is completely erroneous, or has there been a rash of Senatorial impeachments in The United States of America that slipped past my notice? :confused:Quote:
Representatives and Senators typically collectively propose up to 200 amendments during each term of Congress;[1]
List of proposed amendments to the United States Constitution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Or maybe he is confusing them with the Republicans oath that they were pressured into signing (anti-tax pledges obtained from nearly all the Republican politicians in Washington) decreed by the will of creepy Grover Norquist :laugh:
Why do you waste your and everybody else's time here ranting on the subject?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rollo
Probably not. At least not until you apologize for insulting every gun owner as ignorant, fearful, paranoid, and not worthy of any respect. Oh I'm sorry not every gun owner, only American gun owners, as you seem perfectly happy with Swiss gun owners that go around killing their own, and presumably others as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by BDunnell
No respectful disagreement is the foundation for civil discourse.Quote:
Originally Posted by BDunnell
You completely misunderstand. Senator Feinstein is proposing a common law that abridges Constitutionally protected rights. That is what I have a problem with. If she were proposing an amendment, I would have not support said change, but I would support her right to propose that change.Quote:
Originally Posted by ArrowsFA1
It is as if she were to propose a common law that states you no longer have the right to post anything on the internet that opposes her views. That would be a clear violation of the 1st Amendment, right? And therefore unconstitutional, right? The 2nd Amendment is no different.
Clear as mud now?
NO no no. Perhaps I am not being expressly clear, although I thought I was. Proposing COMMON law to abridge rights guaranteed by the Constitution is what I have issue with. If she were proposing to amend the Constitution, that would be an entirely different story.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr Giacomo Rappaccini
Ok Ok I get it. What we have here is a Senator in the process of trying to get a bill passed into law. If it were to pass it would be up to the Supreme Court to uphold it or rule it unconstitutional upon challenge. Nothing in her procedure is outside the normal workings of legislation in our great Republic, in fact it is quite the norm, and you should know that whether you agree with her proposed legislation or not.Quote:
Originally Posted by chuck34