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> Why on Earth would anyone vote for someone who wants to take away freedoms enshrined in the Constitution? Because it is adjusted as we develop and learn more
by Loque 11y ago
> Why on Earth would anyone vote for someone who wants to take away freedoms enshrined in the Constitution?
Because it is adjusted as we develop and learn more about the world we live in, it has happened in the past, and I sincerely hope it continues to happen.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Constitution#Ratified_amendments https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Constitution#Rat...
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- th0waway 11y agoAhh, the fallacy of not learning from history - as soon as a populace is disarmed they are helpless before their lord and master... I mean government. The battle for freedom began in Lexington and Concord when a group of British soldiers attempted to disarm a group of Colonists. You (and many people) are under the bad assumption that as we learn more our basic human nature changes, but it does not.
- Loque 11y agoWe live in different times. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_Lexington_and_Concord https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_Lexington_and_Conco...
- greenisland 11y agoBut human nature does NOT change.
- hnal943 11y agoThen the politicians who wish to ban guns should do it through the front door and propose a constitutional amendment. They won't do that, because it won't pass because there is nowhere near the level of consensus in the country to get such a massive change to the American law done.