I believe that picking about the words of each amendment is very dangerous. The 2nd amendment says that the right of the people shall not be infringed on. If we parsed the other amendments in the same fashion as this writer suggests would it not be acceptable to outlaw some religions, or to stop some newspapers from being printed? Perhaps Utah could claim that Latter-day Saints is the official religion? The founding fathers thought of a solution to address changes and concerns, the amendment process. If the citizens of this country believe that guns are an issue (or free religion is an issue), than an amendment drive should be started and the problem fixed.
I believe that picking about the words of each amendment is very dangerous. The 2nd amendment says that the right of the people shall not be infringed on. If we parsed the other amendments in the same fashion as this writer suggests would it not be acceptable to outlaw some religions, or to stop some newspapers from being printed? Perhaps Utah could claim that Latter-day Saints is the official religion? The founding fathers thought of a solution to address changes and concerns, the amendment process. If the citizens of this country believe that guns are an issue (or free religion is an issue), than an amendment drive should be started and the problem fixed.