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russ1943

(618 posts) Thu Mar 6, 2014, 11:08 AM Mar 2014

Retired Supreme Court Justice's proposed potential amendments to the Constitutionsuggested

crossposted from Tx4obama's OP in the Politics 2014 (Forum)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251356055

Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has a new book out, in which he proposes six potential amendments to the Constitution.
His 6th re. the 2nd Amendment;
"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms when serving in the Militia shall not be infringed."
http://joshblackman.com/blog/2014/03/04/what-are-justice-stevenss-proposed-six-amendments/

Too bad it won't happen. An injection of centrist judges however, could revise recent precedent.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/02/23/1279131/-Should-we-amend-the-US-Constitution-Justice-Stevens-thinks-so-incl-2nd-Amendment-new-book

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Retired Supreme Court Justice's proposed potential amendments to the Constitutionsuggested (Original Post) russ1943 Mar 2014 OP

Not bad!!! gopiscrap Mar 2014 #1

I agree with your observation billh58 Mar 2014 #2

gopiscrap

(24,170 posts)

1. Not bad!!!

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Thu Mar 6, 2014, 11:37 AM

Mar 2014

billh58

(6,641 posts)

2. I agree with your observation

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Thu Mar 6, 2014, 01:26 PM

Mar 2014

"Too bad it won't happen. An injection of centrist judges however, could revise recent precedent." The current 5-4 right-wing majority in the SCOTUS has set this country back several decades with their radical neoconservative rulings -- including the appointment of GWB as president, Citizens United, and Heller.

Only when we can level the playing field with more Liberal and Centrist appointees will extremist political influence and corruption be removed from the highest court in the land.

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