Michael Waldman Explains The Second Amendment

Posted by | May 30, 2014 13:41 | Filed under: Politics Radio Interviews Top Stories

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NYU’s Brennan Center for Justice President and former Bill Clinton speechwriter Michael Waldman wrote a fascinating book on the Second Amendment, called The Second Amendment: A Biography. He explains the views of our founders on this poorly-written part of the Bill of Rights, and what it should mean in today’s world. And find out how it all changed in 2008 with an activist Justice named Antonin Scalia.

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4 responses to Michael Waldman Explains The Second Amendment

  1. Budda May 30th, 2014 at 18:18

    I won’t watch a video if there is an ad attached to it.

  2. Budda May 30th, 2014 at 18:18

    I won’t watch a video if there is an ad attached to it.

  3. bahlers May 30th, 2014 at 22:38

    Very true, but to me it is a little clearer as to what the original intent was. “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” The commas separate the clauses of the text. The well regulated militia is necessary for the security of the states, as there was no standing army back in the day. The third clause clearly states that the individual has the right to own firearms. Even though militias as they were in 1787 no longer exist, the individual still exists as does their right to own a firearm.

  4. bahlers May 30th, 2014 at 22:38

    Very true, but to me it is a little clearer as to what the original intent was. “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” The commas separate the clauses of the text. The well regulated militia is necessary for the security of the states, as there was no standing army back in the day. The third clause clearly states that the individual has the right to own firearms. Even though militias as they were in 1787 no longer exist, the individual still exists as does their right to own a firearm.

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