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In reply to the discussion: Repeal the second amendment [View all]thucythucy
(7,986 posts)to attempt to regulate guns. It's the NRA, through right wing subversion of the US Supreme Court, that has subverted "the democratic process" by ruling that legislatures cannot legislate effectively around this isue.
As for ways to "twist the law," as recently as 1939 the Supreme Court unanimously agreed with the statement of US Soliciter General Robert H. Jackson who, arguing for the constitutionality of federal gun laws passed in 1939, stated that the 2nd Amendment grants a right that "is not one which may be utilized for private purposes but only one which exists where the arms are borne in the militia or some other military organization provided by law and intended for the protection of the state."
It's only been since the 1970s, with USSC appointments by Nixon, Reagan, and Bushes I and II, that the Court has swung so far to the right on this issue. A change of one or two justices could swing it back to some semblance of sanity.
So I agree, we are a nation of laws, as interpreted by the courts. Hopefully, President Obama will have the opportunity to shift the Supreme Court back into the mainstream of historic, constitutional thought.