DB Platform Item #5 - The Second Amendment

The Second Amendment is sacrosanct.

The First Amendment and the Second Amendment are worded differently. While the meaning of the First Amendment has been altered after many Supreme Court decisions, I believe the difference as originally drafted gives rise to the reason the Second Amendment is worded the way it was.

The First Amendment prohibits Congress from establishing a religion or restricting the free practice thereof. Barring subsequent Supreme Court decisions, the Constitution does not prohibit the States from doing that. When it comes to matters of religion, speech, and free thought, the Federal government is expressly forbidden to interfere in the matters of the several states. This is an amendment which was written to limit the power of the central government.

The Second amendment simply states that the right of the citizens to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. It also adds reasoning, such as mentioning the need for a well-regulated militia. This is a prohibition which applies to the States and Cities--as well as the Federal government. The reasoning coherently points to national survival. This is an amendment in which the central government has power over the states. As such, the wording of the amendment made it clear why the Federal government needs to wield the power.

As a closing thought, imagine what the gun control people could have done if the Second Amendment was worded like the First Amendment.