Which parts of the US Constitution need to have a more modern interpretation?

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  1. Bowerbird

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    Errrr…….. not sure you have the right idea about the Magna Carta

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    https://www.parliament.uk/magnacarta/#:~:text=Magna Carta was issued in,as a power in itself.
     
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    Typically depends on if you're out on bond or if you're cooling your heels in the county lockup.
     
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    I do not agree with the SC that money is "speech."
     
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    It's too bad they didn't add a part into the Constitution that any elected official that violates it should be immediately removed from their position.
     
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    Indeed.

    We had that for a while.

    Then, the USSC decided to edit it out of the constitution - a whole new way for our constitution to be amended, without bothering states or congress!
     
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    The second amendment should be interpreted as is written.
     
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    agree, but anyone that requests it, gets it
     
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    It already is except for all of the infringements.
     
  9. Kal'Stang

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    Yes, and? Think about it...You put the part in red yourself. "first document to put into writing the principle that the king and his government was not above the law." meaning that the law is for everyone. That laid the foundation for the idea that the law is for the common man. That if the common man cannot understand it, then they cannot defend themselves against an unjust law or ruling. The very idea behind the Magna Carter was to prevent an unjust ruling and to only be judged by a jury of ones peers.
     
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    The Constitution is to be interpreted according to its original meaning. Obviously. Only those who wish to defy the Constitution think otherwise.
     
  11. Bowerbird

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    And what appeal had Donald Trump taken before the Supreme Court current,y?
     
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    Is it not a “living document?”
     
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    Sooooo. The bit about militias - that is just ink?
     
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    CCP? What does that mean?
     
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    Yes - that's what I want to get back to.
     
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    Some of us are following the trial, so I already know that's not so. Too many witnesses have corroborated the same details, too much documentation with Trump's signature, not to mention the debunking of his many lies about the hush money, how it was paid, who did what and when, how much Trump knew and when he knew it, and his continuing denials that he ever had sex with either woman. Aside from Cohen, who was always questionable, the witnesses have all been very credible.

    It sucks, I'm sure, i realize that you admire Trump, but imho, based on the trial so far, the sob is guilty as hell.
     
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    The militia is the American people.
     
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    If I may? Pretty sure it means Chinese Communist party.
     
  19. Patricio Da Silva

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    No, you got to change the wording on some.
     
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    Not any more. It even wasn't in 1787. The militia, in each state, were able bodied males from 18-40 something, not conscientious objectors (might have been recruited for non-combatant roles, such as the quakers).
     
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    maybe he should have thought of that before he committed all those crimes.

    but the judges are factoring it in.
     
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    There is a difference between The Office, and the man. IE: There is a difference between a Presidential Act, and a Personal Act. You really need to learn the difference. I'm tired of having to explain it over and over.
     
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    The second amendment is a right of the American people, you don't have to like it or agree with it but it still is what it is.
     
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    Ok if it is that simple you better contact the Supreme Court
     
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    Sooooo - you are part of a militia?? How often do you drill and who is your commander?
     
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