The world of sports tolerates calls to repeal 2nd am

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a sensible interpretation of the amendment is that it was written to allow the people to raise a militia for protection and to hunt for food.
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Wow, this guy is clueless. The 2nd Amendment was not written to protect hunters nor was it referring to an organized militia. It was drafted to protect Americans from the very event that sparked the Revolutionary War... the British attempt to confiscate weapons from the peaceful citizens of Lexington and Concord.
 
Yeah, well I posted my feelings on that crap. I put it as mildly as I could, but o.m.g. I have had enough of this crap.

It is not possible for me to enjoy a football game without people like him ruining it for me by ignorantly speaking on what they know nothing about!
 
Hmm...let's rewrite this to apply to the First Amendment:

To begin with, the amendment should be abolished -- a sensible interpretation of the amendment is that it was written to allow the people to print newspapers and criticize the government. Clearly no one needs to criticize the government these days, and those who run newspapers for a living can be licensed to do so.
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What - did you expect a well researched and logical article by a guy who makes a living writing about grown men who play games with a ball?
 
God, this is silly, silly stuff. I love it.

Sports columnist is an utterly pointless occupation.
 
Wow, this is the first time that I've heard someone call for an outright repeal of the Second Amendment. I guess some antis think that's all they have left after Heller. But to speculate that this clown actually knows anything about the Second Amendment or Heller is giving him too much credit. Chances are that he overheard a conversation at the free buffet in the pressbox where some other writer opined that the Second Amendment is about state militias.

P.S. I left a semi-civil comment on the Post website.
 
John Feinstein = moron that doesn't understand the 2nd amendment and doesn't seem to care about the truth regarding it.

Diane Feinstein = moron that doesn't understand the 2nd amendment and doesn't seem to care about the truth regarding it.

These two are giving people with the last name "Feinstein" a bad name. :rolleyes:

I wonder if they are related? Doubtful, but stupidity can be a genetic trait.
 
Pro sports are a gigantic racket and a black hole that sucks in billions of dollars and produces nothing but arrogant and unjustifiably rich moron players, and sloppy, obese fans who sit on the couch all day watching THE GAME and stuffing their faces with pizza, beer and fattening foods. The obsessive culture of American sports worship contributes to mental and physical softness, apathy, consumerism, and materialism.

Big time pro sports, as an institution, is infested warp and woof with the most horrible kind of corruption imaginable, and I despite it with a fiery passion.

People should build up their own bodies instead of living vicariously through obscenely rich athletes who don't know or care about their fans.
 
Absolutely ridiculous. And what is said is that he thinks he is so right with his "sensible" interpretation - so if you disagree with him, you're insane I guess.

He got chewed up pretty well in the comments though... not sure how many people read those, however.
 
The "world of sports' tolerates lots of things. But I'm glad he recognizes that unless the 2A was repealed, infringement of the people's right to keep and bear arms is unlawful.

jm
 
The Compost is at it again, I see.

What - did you expect a well researched and logical article by a guy who makes a living writing about grown men who play games with a ball?
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That make me snarf hard!! :D
 
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:rolleyes:

This quote (partial) from Thomas Jefferson came immediately to mind:

"Games played with the ball, and others of that nature, are injurious to the body and stamp no character upon the mind."
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Pretty much how I feel about spectator sports in general. ;) Panem et circenses. :D
 
Well, repealing an amendment is possible, reasoning aside, if 2/3 of both the houses want to do it. I think hell would freeze over first though.
 
Please call in to your local sports radio shows while this is going on if the host is pushing anti gun garbage.
 
Guys, get this - this is an all-time CLASSIC comment, among those comments running 98% against this moron:

Part of the reason the founding fathers wisely placed the 2nd Amendment in the Constitution was so we could shoot politicians if they get out of hand. There'll never be anything obsolete about that.
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Lawdy have mercy, that is good stuff - it doesn't get much simpler or more succint than that! I am laughing my fool head off!!! :D :D :D
 
Read this twice.
It came from someone named Feinstein in the Washington Post no doubt.

In all likelihood though, nothing will happen. People will scream about the Second Amendment and safety. Neither of which has anything to do with what happened to Plaxico Burress last Friday night.

What shakes me up is that it’s true!
 
To begin with, the amendment should be abolished -- a sensible interpretation of the amendment is that it was written to allow the people to raise a militia for protection and to hunt for food. Clearly no one needs to raise a militia these days, and those who hunt for a living can be licensed to do so.
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I suppose he was asleep when Heller was reviewed.


HE can choose any interpretation he wants and it means "jack."


-- John
 
Well, repealing an amendment is possible, reasoning aside, if 2/3 of both the houses want to do it. I think hell would freeze over first though
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It would take 2/3 of the 50 state legislatures to repeal it.

Hell really will have to freeze over first for that to happen.
 
It would take 2/3 of the 50 state legislatures to repeal it.
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Only partially true. There is no difference between repealing an amendment and adding an amendment because you must add one in order to repeal one (Amendments 18 & 21). This happens two ways.
1. 2/3 of both houses
2. 2/3 of the state legislatures to call a convention for proposing amendments, then 3/4 of the state legislatures must vote for it

This can be read in Article V of the Constitution.
 
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