Do you believe the Bill of Rights is outdated and should be either dropped in its entirety or at least rewritten?

Concour Senior Chief.

Cpl Sain, you have hit the problem right on the head.

The Bill of Rights is a part of the constitution that spells out clearly our responsibilities to each other. The Constitution is an agreement between each and every man, woman, and child in this country stating the principles under which this society is established. and has thrived for over two hundred years.Those rights outlined in the Bill of Rights are there to permit the population to defend that selfsame Constitution. If we aren't able to carry out our responsibilities, there IS no constitution.

Absolutely Correct LTC Labrador. Most people never consider the long term effects of any actions, let alone something this important.

SSG McCulley, unless the two major parties wake up and start working for the people OR a real third party rises up that serves the people instead of the party, I am afraid you may be correct. As a student of history, the only other party I have ever see serve itself as much as our present Republican and Democratic Parties was a party that came to power in Germany in the 1930s. It to was primarilarially a Socialist Party and tried to convince the people of the benefits of membership in the party instead of being Citizens of the country. I am not saying the Rs and Ds are exactly the same as the Ns, but they seem to be offering a very familiar Kool Aid.

Excellent points.

SGT Lopez, your comment on federal agencies is spot on. I posted on another thread a very long list of federal agencies that need to be cut. Needless to say, it was met with derision and insults. LOL.

PO3 Hilts, I agree with your ideas although I think the current timeframe for terms is okay BUT I definitely want term limits of maybe 2 terms. Your idea for the VP is a great one. That's how it was done in the first place. I would support that. I would also support officials going back home (hmmm, term limits??). Can't stand these lifetime politicians. On a side note, I hope Chris McDaniel wins the nomination against Cochran who needs to go.

Petty Officer Hilts, I totally agree that your idea for the VP is a great one.

I believe that the only change that needs to be done, is for government to be minimized. I believe that we as a people should return to the belief of freedom of choice. Government continues to grow at a alarming rate, with the liberties of the people being stripped almost on a daily basis. I IN no way feel that the Constitution and or The Bill of Rights should be changed. To be totally honest with my Brother's in Arms, a total reset of Government is needed.

SGT Cosby,
The Answer boards promotes discussion, which I believe is the very basis of all American ideology, present and past. To lose the ability to discuss and debate would be to lose the ability to be an American.

What you refer to as Communist dribble I would refer to as American freedom. If there was never any discussion of written documents the Constitution wouldn't have been written to begin with and we would still be under control of the British. Freedom of speech and constant betterment is the epitome of American Patriotism.

I do not believe so. If you asked the average citizen of any other country of the world our position was totally radical. Thinking we could dictate to the all mighty British King and Take our country, form our own country, and GRAB rights. How radical was this group of rebels. Yes, we had won a war a few years prior to the Constitution being Written, but would we be able to hold on to this young country? People and rulers in other countries were watching to see what would happen.

Well, whether or not we always had our rights or we created and took them ourselves, we certainly changed the world. The Constitution was truly a revolutionary document.

I believe we had the rights since the beginning of mankind, it is just a matter of government letting us exercise them. The US is the first government that originally understood that the people should rule and not a centralized government, thus the Constitution tells the branches of government what they CAN'T do, in addition to what they were created for.

I believe it's time to rewrite it to reflect our diversity and to add more protections for Citizens. Our current system hasn't kept up with modernization. This time the authors shouldn't be all white rich men.

SGT Davidson, she is an ongoing project. Her mind is made up and at times it is like talking to a wall, but I keep working in her, not preaching, chipping.

Major Lupold, I am afraid that I am seeing the 2nd eroded all over our country. Chicago has some of the most stringent ANTI gun laws in the nation (and the highest gun murder rate). Much of New England and NY is restricting the sale of guns and or capacity or magazines. These are just two of many examples of what I consider illegal restrictions of the 2nd. More are on the way unless the Supremes intervene.

I fully agree with you on the 1st.

MCPO Treants,
I agree...I see this too but what I also see is the ground swell of opposition to the idea that an inanimate object is responsible for individual irresponsibility. I believe that the futility of gun control laws is being brought to the forefront and is obvious how little impact they will have. That is not to say I don't fear the total confiscation of guns or the overproduction of laws against guns that effectively bans them but I think the pendulum is swinging toward the gun owners. Look what happened after Sandy Hook and the overreach of the government. It sparked a run on weapons sales and especially ammunition sales that caused ammunition prices to more than double due to individual stockpiling. It also caused a resurgence of gun ownership which continues to this day. Additionally, The Supreme Court has upheld the Second Amendment in 2008 by striking down the Washington, DC gun ban and stating that the intent of the Second Amendment is for the individual to possess firearms...then in 2010 the Supreme Court disagreed with Chicago's gun ban stating that the 14th Amendment allows the Second Amendment to apply to the states through the incorporation doctrine

Not only are people stockpiling, they are hording ammo. It is impossible to find 22LR almost anywhere in NC. I use this as target ammo to keep accurate and for others to use instead of using more powerful ammo. Just so hard to find and I know some people with thousands of rounds in their closets.

Well said Lance Corporal!

Corporal now, but thank you.

Congratulations on your promotion!

I can't believe thats even a question.  All will suffer.

Concour MSG Sand. Yet sometimes we need to ask the question and examine our beliefs.

SFC Wilkins one of the biggest challenges senior NCOs have is to question authority. Often after examining it, we find that there is no reason for change and we are strengthened in our position and support.