Thursday, October 05, 2017

Opinion of convenience …

 Instapundit — NEW YORK TIMES’ TOKEN ‘CONSERVATIVE:’ ‘Repeal the Second Amendment,’ Bret Stephens writes,…


Always a good idea to keep your opinions in order.

4 comments:

  1. Opinions change.

    And there have been amendments to the Constitution before.

    (I seem to recall how much women had to fight for the right to vote. So I repeat: opinions change.)

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  2. Furthermore, that tweet of Stephens does not indicate whether he approved of the Second Amendment at the time: maybe he did, maybe he didn't --further checking needed! He was making a prediction.

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  3. And for those interested in a discussion, here's a good place to begin:

    http://www.nybooks.com/articles/1995/09/21/to-keep-and-bear-arms/

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  4. Yes, opinions change. Stephens's changed awfully conveniently.

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