Why the Second Amendment is safe
Richard Lambert of Athol went into great detail about his opinion of Hillary; all of which should be recognized as nothing more than his opinion. Truths take more time to substantiate.
However, I am very tired of people stating “She would also get rid of the Second Amendment, concerning gun control, as Obama has wanted to do all along.”
The truth is this: Our Constitution of the United States of America clearly states under Article V the following:
“The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be uvalid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress. Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State, without its consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate.”
The following example is how hard it is to get an Amendment to the Constitution, as stated in Wikipedia:
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution designed to guarantee equal rights for women. The ERA was originally written by Alice Paul and Crystal Eastman. In 1923, it was introduced in the Congress for the first time. The ERA has always been highly controversial regarding the meaning of equality for women. It was “feminist against feminist,” said historian Judith Sealander; the result was uthe eventual defeat of the ERA.[1] Middle-class women generally were supportive. Those speaking for the working class were strongly opposed, arguing that employed women needed special protections regarding working conditions and hours. In 1972, it passed both houses of Congress and was submitted to the state legislatures for ratification. It seemed headed for quick approval until Phyllis Schlafly mobilized conservative women in opposition, arguing that the ERA would disadvantage housewives.
Congress had set a ratification deadline of March 22, 1979. Through 1977, the amendment received 35 of the necessary 38 state ratifications. Five states later rescinded their ratifications before the 1979 deadline. In 1978, a joint resolution of Congress extended the ratification deadline to June 30, 1982, but no further states ratified the amendment and it died. Several organizations continue to work for the adoption of the ERA.
Our Second Amendment is safe because We The People would have to change it; not the president, not the Senate, and not the House of Representatives. It takes 2/3 of the House, 2/3 of the Senate and then 3/4 of the states to ratify, add, change, or eliminate an amendment before the president of the United States would sign it into law.
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Maurene Humphrey is a Post Falls resident.