Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is calling for the repeal of the 2nd Amendment to allow for significant gun control legislation.
The 97-year-old Stevens says in an essay on The New York Times website that repeal would weaken the National Rifle Assn.’s ability to “block constructive gun control legislation.”
Stevens was on the losing end of a 2008 ruling in which the high court held that the 2nd Amendment gives individuals the right to own a gun for self-defense. He had previously called for changing the 2nd Amendment to permit gun control.
Stevens says the decision in that case, District of Columbia v. Heller, “has provided the N.R.A. with a propaganda weapon of immense power.” Stevens retired from the court in 2010, after more than 35 years.
This demented old fart is proof positive why there should be forced retirement of SCOTUS judges due to age!!! I am thinking that 70 years old would be a good number!!!
My immediate thought
I was thinking Term Limits, Clancy-style…
Where does this glorified lawyer Stevens think that the money that the NRA uses to support the 2nd Amendment come from? Does it rain down from heaven like manna, or materialize out of thin air? NO- it comes from it’s members and supporters, who are VOTING WITH THEIR WALLETS, which is the only kind of voting in this fucked up country that counts!
Seventy seems like a good number, but I’d prefer that when one of the nine acts up the other eight should bully him until he or she either resigns or shoots the rest of them.
Looking at his nose, someone has already cleaned his clock once already. Perhaps he needs another tune up?
That would probably require an amendment to the Constitution since the Constitution establishes Senate confirmation as the only requirement.
We’ve never seen that sort of thing tried before so it would be interesting to see if it could be done that way.
I believe Congress has the authority to change the number of justices on the court though.
“I believe Congress has the authority to change the number of justices on the court though”
the Constitution is silent on the number of justices. But the Framers used the plural “judges” so the they probably intended more than one.
“and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court” (article II, section 2, US Constitution)
While I do not agree with your point of view I will fight t the death for your right to say it. Ironically with my gun you want to take away from me.
How fucked up is that!
you,the anonymous deplorable,do not deserve a point of view that differs from mine,which is why i want your gun–
The “logic” of his column contradicts itself. He asserts (against reason) that Heller was wrongly decided by a 5-4 court and knows that the court still has at least 4 members who would reverse Heller if given the chance, and yet he’s calling for repealing the 2nd amendment – which he ought to know would be a lot harder than getting one more prog on the court. So it’s really an honest admission that repealing the 2nd is necessary, proving his assessment of the Heller decision disingenuous.
Geez, he could pass as Georgie Soros’ 1/2 brother. Hmmmm…
Eerily similar.
Karl Denninger had a great reply to this nonsense. Go ahead and try to repeal the 2nd Amendment;
it will make a great argument that they will LOSE. And get rid of thousands of unconstitutional anti-gun laws currently on the books.
A pos from the Nixon-Ford globalist owned white house. Leave it to the NYT to report on the old geezer’s misguided, if not evil, remarks. We’re lucky the leftist didn’t do more damage than he did. We still kinda have the Bill of Rights, though it is being squeezed.
The quote below is dated, but is easily updated by adding or changing some names to BLM, antifa, and others on the current laundry list of leftist filth.
Instead of Nixon – Ford, we got stuck with Bush – Obama. Yippee
“The American middle-class is being squeezed to death by a vise. In the streets we have avowed revolutionary groups such as the Students for a Democratic Society (which was started by the League for Industrial Democracy, a group with strong C.F.R. ties), the Black Panthers, the Yippies, the Young Socialist Alliance. These groups chant that if we don’t “change” America, we will lose it. “Change” is a word we hear over and over. By “change” these groups mean Socialism. Virtually all members of these groups sincerely believe that they are fighting the Establishment. In reality they are an indispensible ally of the Establishment in fastening Socialism on all of us. The naive radicals think that under Socialism the “people” will run everything. Actually, it will be a clique of Insiders in total control, consolidating and controlling all wealth. That is why these schoolboy Lenins and teenage Trotskys are allowed to roam free and are practically never arrested or prosecuted. They are protected. If the Establishment wanted the revolutionaries stopped, how long do you think they would be tolerated? ”
― Gary Allen, None Dare Call It Conspiracy
What further proof does anyone need to reject the viability of a constitution-what W called “just a goddamned piece of paper”? It’s barely even a speed bump on the road to tyranny. Oh, and BTW he was sent to the court by the oh-so-conservative president Milhouse-speaking of farces.
97 year old retired Supreme Court justice speaks against the bill of rights regarding the elimination of the second ammendment . What other inalienable rights enumerated in the bill of rights would be like altered or repealed . Unless dimentia has begun taking its toll what cases did he preside over since we cannot be assured he did not violate some citizens rights since he so easily wishes to destroy rights ?
“what cases did he preside over since we cannot be assured he did not violate some citizens rights”
Well you might agree with Stevens on this one, he joined Justice Blackmun in his dissenting opinion in Herrera v. Collins (1993)
“The execution of a person who can show that he is innocent comes perilously close to simple murder.” (The majority had held actual innocence is not grounds for Habeas Corpus relief in a death penalty case. Herrera was executed).
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/506/390/case.html
Nice work Justice Stevens. Your granddaughter and her children are safe. For now.
But you must first click through the censorship tab:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=56&v=BRi-UouACL8
This fucking judge is like a whole bunch of other people who don’t see the coming train wreck.
If you want to get an idea of their level of hubris and you don’t understand why they’re like that, then read the book known as The Fourth Turning: an American Prophecy. I still have the copy I bought back in 1997 and its ideas mean so much more today than it did 21 years ago.
I don’t think our situation is going to be resolved with a nice conclusion. I now believe that we are about to explode in a civil unrest that will morph into a civil war. We have the Nationalists, the 50 % of the population who live in 95% of the counties versus the Socialists, the other 50% who live in 5% of the counties.
What will start this? Who knows? However, I suspect that any action of the Socialists to seize the firearms will light the fuse. I doubt that Trump will be elected again and when those fuckers take over next time they won’t waste much time to start what could result in the death and exile of over 50% of the population.
I cool with repealing the 3rd Amendment, lol.
“No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.”
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This must be one of his grandkids.
Bring it, soy boys!
Justice Stevens:
No.
Fuck off.
Die.
Sincerely, /s/
Two things: Everyone who has not registered to vote must do so – why? To be in on the juror pool in your jurisdiction’s court system. Why? To stop this at the basic level – your county courts. Stop it there, it doesn’t go to a State court of Appeals; doesn’t go to a State Supreme Court; doesn’t go to the US Supreme Cult(ural) Council (of 9.) OK okay it may get appealed but register to get into the juror pool anyways. Also, go get a concealed carry permit – get those numbers up because you may be certain that TPTB are monitoring that metric.
Tennessee no longer uses voter registration rolls. They use the TN DL.
Drop dead, you old deluded fucktard prune-faced pile of crap.
We don’t need you and as far as I’m concerned, we don’t need the Taco Supreme Court and its worthless Injustices.
This Douche Nozzle needs to crawl buck under his rock and return to the anonymity he so richly deserves…….
He’s obviously burst a blood vessel in his brain. It’s only a matter of time now for him.
Bloody aneurism!
Is McCain still above ground?
It was time for the communists to run gun control up the flagpole again, to see if it would fly. It has not flown. Expect a few more school shootings to get that flag flapping in the breeze.. They will never stop.
Check out this vid from Liberty Doll
Suck my dick you old liver-spotted bastard!
The 9 current members of the ALL JEW OR CRYPTO-JEW SCOTUS can too!
Yeah, that ol’ boy is f*cked up from the floor up. Rat bastard activist judges are one of the significant forces that have destroyed much of what made this once proud country so great. Maybe he should get him some UK or Australia. Maybe he could take a few thousand of his traitorous, pantywaist friends with him.
2/3 of both houses to propose. Then 75% of the states to ratify.
Never. Gonna. Happen.
Texas? Hahahaha!
Louisiana? Snort. Mississippi? Teehee. Dakotas? Really? Montana? Howdy! Arkansas? Sooie, piggie! Okieville? Go Sooners! Carolinas? Nevada? Wyoming? Alabama?uh-huh that will happen. Kansas? Cornhuskerville? Iowa? Arizona? R-ight. Missouri? Kentuck? Tennessee? Georgia?
If thirteen of those do not say “get fucked” I will eat my hat and my boots.
“Overturning that decision via a constitutional amendment to get rid of the Second Amendment would be simple….”. I disagree with Justice Stevens that such a measure would be “simple”, but this needs to be taken seriously. The anti-gun movement has reached an unprecedented momentum, and the antagonist in the White House is an asset to them.