Daily Archives: November 25, 2007

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Semantics

Yep, it’s an election year.

The [2nd] amendment is an ambiguous, mealy-mouthed compromise that conveniently leaves for another day (like 2008) a legal resolution of the debate between gun rights enthusiasts and gun control advocates – a fight that is older than the country itself.

This from Andrew Cohen, CBS legal analyst. He’s one of those who subscribe to the Clinton notion that he Constitution is a “living document,” something to be tinkered with and altered to fit the mood of the times.