@by: James-david::The government can only make law for its employees and the Elected office... prior to the Civil war Now since The Act of 1871 they have become like kings and forgot how we got here..
@FirstVerarchist:The Constitution is just a claim of ownership over us, which isn't valid
@Black Letter Law:If the Constitution were “ownership,” rights wouldn’t exist against the government, courts couldn’t strike laws down, and officials wouldn’t be bound by oath. The entire structure proves the opposite: the government is subordinate to the people, not the other way around.
Calling it “ownership” isn’t a legal argument, it’s lazy, and it’s just refusing the social contract while still benefiting from it. The Constitution is not a claim of ownership over people. It’s a grant of limited power from the people to government. That’s explicit in the text and confirmed by the courts. Here is some case law to support the rebuttal. “We the People”, not the state, are the source of authority. Government only has powers delegated to it. Chisholm v. Georgia, 2 U.S. 419 (1793): “The people are the sovereigns here. Yick Wo v. Hopkins, 118 U.S. 356 (1886): The Constitution protects persons, not property of the state. Reid v. Covert, 354 U.S. 1 (1957): Government has no power outside constitutional limits- ever.
@FirstVerarchist:To say the nation isn't claiming ownership over you when you're taxes at every exchange, forced to go to jury duty, forced to sign up in selective services, and forced to get approval for countless things, is not very truthful. The Constitution claims ownership over you, and then makes you excited because it limits that ownership, but does so in a way that makes you think it's giving you something that want already yours. You need to get honest.
@Mr E Nigma:yes that is true but most people don't understand it and it's complexity
in order to make the changes that people keep thinking of you need at least three quarters of the entire population of the United States to be willing to be on your side and petition to get rid of an amendment like the second amendment
@Mr E Nigma:as the person below me said literally the entire purpose of the 21st amendment was to completely get rid of the 18th amendment so it is actually possible but if we are going to start getting rid of amendment then it would also be possible to get rid of the Constitution upon which the amendment derive their power
@quantumloop:Did you forget the 21st amendment that repealed the 18th amendment. Literally getting rid of the amendment.
@Black Letter Law:You’re right. But precedence in process of law has is still in effect. Article 5 allows the governing body, the people, to repeal anything that contradicts anything after it. Prohibition was one of them. However, article 5 cannot prohibit amendment 2, due to precedence.
@Mr E Nigma:actually according to precedent they do have the authority to not only temporarily but possibly permanently shut down the second amendment as the 18th amendment dictated it was a Prohibition on even weapon and as such that means they do have the authority to temporarily or not even temporarily but almost permanently get rid of your right to a weapon as most States often do to criminals
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