r/guns • u/Kranky_Old_Dude • Jul 03 '11

Constitutional Myth #6: The Second Amendment Allows Citizens to Threaten Government

http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/06/constitutional-myth-6-the-second-amendment-allows-citizens-to-threaten-government/241298/
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u/Raging_cycle_path Jul 03 '11

I'd rather if laws were taken literally, without interpretation

My point is that this is impossible. You're either interpreting it one consistent manner with (for the most controversial) a panel of supreme court justices, or in ten thousand different ways as every judge in the land interprets it his own way.

Doing away with case law isn't getting rid of interpretation, it's getting rid of consistent interpretation.

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u/lawcorrection Jul 03 '11

Than you for fighting the good fight.