View Single Post
Old 03-31-2010, 01:01 AM   #32
jammies
Basement Chicken Choker
 
jammies's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: In a land without pants, or war, or want. But mostly we care about the pants.
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Azure View Post
How the hell would the government 'constitutionally' pass an amendment overturning the right to bear arms?

The Supreme Court would throw that crap out faster than they would a mandate forcing people to buy insurance.
I don't think you understand what the Supreme Court does - if the Constitution is amended legally, they have no say in whether or not the new law applies, they are only empowered to interpret and clarify it. For example, the amendment that enforced Prohibition of alcohol was overturned by a later amendment; overturning the 2nd could be done in exactly the same manner and the Supreme Court could do nothing.
__________________
Better educated sadness than oblivious joy.
jammies is offline   Reply With Quote