Re:The Slow and Painful Death of Freedom in Canada
by eurleif on Sunday April 28, 2013 @05:51PM
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>who should decide if not the majority (or their elected representatives)?
How about 2/3 of congress and 3/4 of states, which is the standard for amending the constitution, not a simple majority? If you really think what the constitution says is outdated, that's what you should be advocating, not that we simply ignore it.
Re:The Slow and Painful Death of Freedom in Canada
by hga on Sunday April 28, 2013 @05:54PM
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Erm, you are aware those "dudes a few centuries ago" included a mechanism in their constitution to allow adaptations?
Sure, "society" can change what I outlined about the enumerated RKBA. Just get 2/3rds of each house of the Congress, or a Constitutional Convention to propose it, and then the legislatures of 3/4ths of the states to ratify it.
To quote myself:
who should decide if not the majority (or their elected representatives)? Some dudes a few centuries ago when circumstances were vastly different and firearms far less effective?
Circumstances change. Stopping to adapt is normally not a winning strategy.
And I promise to stop trying to slaughter your sacred cow - at least for now ;)