The original Constitution didn’t give women the vote, so we amended it. It didn’t give slaves freedom from bondage, so we amended it. So if a part of the document prevents even the most basic gun reforms to keep citizens safe, Mehdi asks, shouldn't it be time for an update?

Jun 2, 2022 · 12:03 AM UTC

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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @mehdirhasan
Except you don’t really need an amendment. You just need a SCOTUS that stops pretending the words ‘well regulated militia’ don’t exist.
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @AdamWeinstein
Getting rid of the filibuster would result in a much greater degree of gun regulation than we have now, and it would be popular all the way across. Talking about amending the Constitution first is backwards and possibly even a red herring
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @AdamWeinstein
Especially if that part is itself an amendment.
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @mehdirhasan
Because there will not be 38 states that would amend it.
Replying to @MehdiHasanShow
Except the constitution doesn’t prohibit doing things to keep people safe.
Replying to @MehdiHasanShow
If the right to bear arms is in itself an amendment, then why can't that amendment be amended?