Harvard Law Professor Emeritus Alan Dershowitz is a classic liberal (not a modern progressive "liberal") whose ethical positions on interpretation and application of the Constitution and laws are admirable. He disagreed with President Trump on many major public policy positions, yet agreed to defend (successfully) the president in the Senate impeachment trial.
On his video blog, The DerShow, he recently dove into the Second Amendment debate, first giving his own interpretation, then opening up to many callers for a true debate. His interpretation is that the 2A depends completely on the phrase regarding militia, saying that makes the regulation of arms proper. He further addresses the history that the Bill of Rights as written only applied to the federal government, and there are arguable details on how the 14th Amendment subsequently applied the Bill of Rights to the State governments.
He has released a truly well developed debate, with no cancel culture approach and no ad hominem attacks. I recommend listening to the nearly three hours of this debate on several of his blog posts:
What Does the "Right To Bear Arms" Actually Mean? March 23, 2021 - 48 minutes
Callers Take Aim at my 2nd Amendment Views but I Stick to my Guns March 24, 2021 - 51 minutes
Callers Take Aim: Round 2 March 25, 2021 - 47 minutes
and the conversation continued in the caller questions portion after his primary topic in
Can a Psychiatrist Ethically Diagnose Someone She Never Met? Dr. Brandy Lee did, and she was fired. March 26, 2021 - 38 minutes
I agree with some of Professor Dershowitz on some issues, disagree with him on others, and admire him greatly for his intellect, dedication, and true ethical basis for legal analysis.
Moderators, please move this thread to Legal if it is more appropriate there.
Craig_
On his video blog, The DerShow, he recently dove into the Second Amendment debate, first giving his own interpretation, then opening up to many callers for a true debate. His interpretation is that the 2A depends completely on the phrase regarding militia, saying that makes the regulation of arms proper. He further addresses the history that the Bill of Rights as written only applied to the federal government, and there are arguable details on how the 14th Amendment subsequently applied the Bill of Rights to the State governments.
He has released a truly well developed debate, with no cancel culture approach and no ad hominem attacks. I recommend listening to the nearly three hours of this debate on several of his blog posts:
What Does the "Right To Bear Arms" Actually Mean? March 23, 2021 - 48 minutes
Callers Take Aim at my 2nd Amendment Views but I Stick to my Guns March 24, 2021 - 51 minutes
Callers Take Aim: Round 2 March 25, 2021 - 47 minutes
and the conversation continued in the caller questions portion after his primary topic in
Can a Psychiatrist Ethically Diagnose Someone She Never Met? Dr. Brandy Lee did, and she was fired. March 26, 2021 - 38 minutes
I agree with some of Professor Dershowitz on some issues, disagree with him on others, and admire him greatly for his intellect, dedication, and true ethical basis for legal analysis.
Moderators, please move this thread to Legal if it is more appropriate there.
Craig_