Originally posted by Miss MArKiE?:
But does the constitution not say ( to paraphrase) that it should not be set in stone and should be modified to fit the times?
No, crap, it says absolutely no such thing. It says it may be amended by a two thirds vote in each house and ratification of 3/4 of the states, or if there is a new constitutional convention.
If the constitution means whatever you want it to mean, then it doesn't mean anything. The whole point of having a written constitution is that you protect certain core principles and ideals from the popular whims of the day, even, and especially, when doing so protects unpopular people and minorities from the will of the mob.
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Saddam's people in Iraq had guns, so did his army. Ordinary people did not. Hence the mass graves.
Afghanistan is an even better example. It's rarely had anything resembling a unified government. Popular uprisings helped defeat the soviet invasion as well as the taliban later on.
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Second Amendment supporters don't tend to have hatred of First Amendment supporters.
People generally fall into two categories: those who support the bill of rights and individual freedoms generally, and those who pick and choose and twist what they like depending on which team they're cheering for.
The ACLU is firmly in the second camp. They do some admirable things, but they are hypocritical and partisan in many ways.
NRA and GOA are single-issue groups. They take no positions on non-firearms related issues, except to the extent those other issues impact their ability to function and promote their gun cause. Sometimes, this means they are better friends of the First Amendment than certain so-called "liberal" groups.
