Do you believe the Bill of Rights is outdated and should be either dropped in its entirety or at least rewritten?

When people tell me they don't think anyone should own a handgun or need a gun for protection I let them know that I will not use my handguns to defend them out of respect for their views. It just kind of puts things in perspective.

I'm with SSG Woods. How did we screw up so badly with this latest generation?!?! And make no mistake about it, they are what we made them!

The attitudes of this group often seem odd to us because the military tends to be a conservative and tight knit group. It also doesn't help that conversations like this make me see red right from the start; how dare these uninformed, self entitled, zero life experience little s*** heads trash something that I have pledged my life to defend!!

But then I think about the pandering political speaches I've listened to over the past three plus decades. You have a RIGHT to a free education, you have a RIGHT to a nice hourse, you have a RIGHT to a nice car, you have a RIGHT to a $300 dollar cell phone, and if, heaven forbid, something in life doesn't go your way, you have the RIGHT to sue everyone located within 100 miles of the incident for millions upon millions of dollars because nothing could ever possibly be YOUR fault!! Concepts like integrity, work ethic, and personal responsibility are sneered at by far too large a percentage of this generation.

We, and by we I mean all Americans, have made this mess and I am afraid it is going to take a profound shift in current events to change it. The unfortunate part is that these type of events tend towards the catastrophic.

But as the founding fathers, those venerable men of history that this current generation wishes to forget, so eloquently put it:

"They who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." - Benjamin Franklin

"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." - Thomas Jefferson

As the old saying goes, "you get what you pay for" and, with only a small percentage of exceptions, this younger generation has PAID NOTHING for what they have. Some day in the future, they will wake up to find they have exactly what they paid for and exactly what they asked for.

In my opinion, it should be left as is. The criminals will not just "turn in" their weapons if this is changed, so the average citizen will be left unarmed. Not to mention all the folks that hunt, that is their right as well as the way that some of them acquire their food. I do not personally own a firearm, as i have young children in my home, but at the same time i would like my right to acquire one in the future left in tact.

The Bill of Rights is sacred to our way of life and messing with it would be a political land grab.

I would suggest leaving as is, but I would qualify that we need to stop with the selective citations. 2nd amendment supporters (which I'm among) always quote the 1 sentence within the 2nd that seems to support complete freedom to own any type of weapon in any situation, while ignoring the fact that the term "militia" is elaborated upon in multiple places within the constitution and has case precedence as well. As technology changes, we have to allow for interpretation of the constitution. However, I think that things like the commerce clause have been completely misused to remove many 4th amendment protections. It's a fine line and I would prefer constitutional scholars on the supreme court vs appointed (for LIFE) members who cannot be removed, even when they're people like Scalia who clearly misuse the constitution to selectively support his personal agenda.

Leave it as is. It's the fabric of our constitution. If we start altering it to meet our desires and whims, we create a snowball effect which will distort the focus of what our country was founded on.

Needs to remain as is, younger people just need to really "learn" what the Amendments are actually saying. Liberals and Conservatives both need to throttle back on the vitriolic hatred that seem to be generated by 1st and 2nd Amendment issues, just because you feel a certain way doesn't mean you can be a total ass about it and disregard the beliefs of others.

I would hope the majority of the People of the US acknowledges the importance of the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights and how they were brought together. It was no less than the inspiration of God almighty to bring to pass a constitution that allowed for the Freedom of its people by separating the forces or corruption and one man/woman rule. It was John Locke who thought that the legitimacy of the king resided in the people who would elect him by the consent of the people. It was with their Blood, treasure and their lives that we are endowed by powers of liberty and freedom in a pursuit of individual freedom. How is it this long conversation goes back to trading comfort for safety? It amaze me in this enlightened times we forsake the tenants of history for an ideology that has failed time after time. Dropping the first and or second amendment is akin to giving up your voice and protections for honest debate. When there is a Classical and or Rogerian debate we are persuaded by logic and evidence, where political dissent has its redress in peaceful protest and its people decide. When lawmakers determine which laws to live by when not accountable to them, it is a matter of time when critical mass occurs. Lawmakers should be the first to stand up and live by the laws they institute otherwise credibility and legitimacy is questioned. The IRS stands out to be one of the most critical scandals in the history of the United States because it quelled political speech during an election year. The Press mostly remained silent and those on committee were involved in the accusations. President Richard Nixon was forced to resign for missing 17 minutes of tape ... the IRS is missing thousands of emails and correspondence by having destroyed several hard drives and to this day remains an ongoing investigation. Tells me the press in in bed with the government when they should be accountable to the people. When this foundation, " A Free Press," sides with an ideology it is also no longer credible. I find it hard to believe we are even debating the Bill of Rights??? They are our rights, the people's rights and yet here we are trading the promises that have many times turned to out to be lies for political gain and control. Social Justice is a failed ideology! A man cannot be held accountable for the sins of his father and the redistribution of wealth only kills the ambition of those by taking and giving to those who labor less.

IF a Military person breaks the code of conduct in the military, he can be tried and convicted, IF he breaks his oath to the Constitution, he can be tried for treason and shot... Same should go for those that serve in PUBLIC Offices, if they break the code or their Oath to the constitution, They should be tried by a MILITARY Court system ( as it is the Military's responsibility to keep, and protect the rights given to us in the Constitution ), Now having said that how many young people in the military have ever read the Constitution, and how many fewer are the number that understand, that it is their duty to KNOW that document, and if needed to protect it and the people to whom it grants its rights to, with their lives!!!

Either you or your god-daughter doesn't understand the foundation of the United States. I'm thinking it is your god-daughter. The Bill of Rights in our system of government should be absolutely unnecessary because Rights are not given to people. It should be noted that the bill of rights does not give anyone a right. It simply codifies the rights of all free people. The manner of operation of our government is not supposed to be to grant permission or to make something legal but rather to make something illegal. This is in stark contrast to many other systems of government where the people must ask what makes something legal as they require a law to allow them to do something. In America we ask show me the law that makes this act illegal!

The 1st amendment very clearly does not discriminate against atheists. It very clearly protects atheists from having a religion forced upon them. Any other reading of the 1st amendment is in error.

I see no reason for down posting an interesting question!