Media. Our handle on twitter is cspan wj. Facebook. Com cspan and post there. Or you can send us an email at journal cspan. Org. E is what justice evens Justice Stevens says in his book those are the five words he is proposing. We want to get your thoughts in that. Justice stevens wrote an opinion piece for the Washington Post on friday. He says this the adoption of rules that will lessen those incidents should be a primary concern to both state and legislatures to state legislatures. It is those legislatures, rather than federal judges, whos hould make the decisions this is the former justice writing in the Washington Post. He goes on to say he goes on to argue this what are your thoughts on this . Five extra words to fix the Second Amendment. 2025853881. Democrats, 2025853880. And independents and all others, 2025853882. They we want to focus on what Justice Stevens is saying that the Second Amendment. From louisiana, republican,. A member of the nra secondont believe the amendment should be touched. Justice stevens should be evens must be a liberal. Obamas doing enough already. Leave it as it is. Jim, a republican in delaware. Because ifeel safe dont own guns but my neighbors do. There is no crime in my neighborhood. People know if they come in to delaware, every other house is armed. Dont see having a militia where guys are running around in uniforms is going to protect us. I always thought the militiamen to the common people. Militia meant the common people. Thats all i have to say. You dont own firearms, but your neighbors do . We wont know. He is not on the line anymore. We will go to mark next in massachusetts, an independent color. Caller i think they definitely should not change that. Army,k militia and the that is the own the time you can have a weapon the definition is the same. My understanding if you read the federal papers is that they were concerned with government getting tyrannical. This is a nether check to have the common man be able to stand up to a tyrannical government. We got done fighting against the british, who were tyrannical. Its not that it was a regulated militia controlled by the government. This was another check one government or power corrupts. He writes in his piece for the Washington Post that concerned that a National Standing army may pose a threat to the security of a separatist eight led to the adoption of the Second Amendment, which provides that a well regulated militia being necessary to the security of the free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. Here is a conservative website responding to what Justice John Paul stevens had to say. They writes scott in texas, a republican caller. Saying itevens should be a collective right. Caller you are totally changing the meaning of the Second Amendment. It is absolutely not. I would love to see the democrats propose this. Amendnt we see if we can the Second Amendment and see how that goes over on election day. Host you dont think that would play well for democrats, either. Caller i would love to see them try. Host on the conservative website, they write this james is an independent in virginia. Caller callers have been spot on. I just wanted to add Justice Stevens should check with merriamwebster for the definition of a infringed. He can go back to china where they harvest kidneys. This is a disease called liberalism. We will go to patty in arizona, and independent. Im leaning ont h the liberal side. When i listened to Justice Stevenss comment, that is exactly how the constitution intended it. Ofwill never pass because the nra because we dont have a democracy in this country. It is run by organizations like the nra. When corporations became people, the whole thing got kind of ridiculous. I think it is exactly as intended. Here is from bloomberg businessweek, the statistic they have michael, a democrat in new york. Your thoughts . In lieu of what happened in kansas city , people need to realize these white supremacist groups legally owned firearms. This is why these kinds of catastrophes are happening. Unless we get groups like that are going to keep getting sporadic killings like this. This is the front page of usa today. That is the picture there in Overland Park kansas. Says tom in north carolina, what do you think of this idea from the former justice to fix the second ammendment by adding those five extra words. Caller i think he needs understand the doctrine that you dont fix what isnt broken. I own guns. I think everyone should have that right. I dont disagree with that gun checks with background checks. Worryly ones we have to about are the criminals that by these guns illegally. The penalties are not stiff enough. That is a problem i see. 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The headline the wall street journal, their editorial on ukraine, they weighin and say that is the latest on ukraine. In mideast talks, they are going to resume. The wall street journal reporting this that is the latest on what is happening in the middle east peace process. As we learned from the wall street journal from President Joe Biden from the wall Vice PresidentPresiden Joe Biden will be going there this week. Justice stevens would like to add five extra words to fix the Second Amendment. He is proposing to this Second Amendment that this would fix it. A we want to get your thoughts. The phone lines also send us a tweet. You can also post your comments on facebook. Com cspan and email us at journal cspan. Org. Richard is a republican in pennsylvania. He you are on the air. My son is deathly but he goes tos school every day. In this world is 100 safe. We dont ban bananas. Caps on cars that cannot do more than 65 Miles Per Hour created we cant go around banning angus banning things. There was a stabbing in pennsylvania last week but we are not going to ban knives. We should stick with the constitution and realize that everything in our life is not safe. What about the justices up tont that it should be the state legislatures and the lawmakers, not federal judges, to be ruling on what kind of firearms are made to private citizens and when and how they may be used. I also agree some things are state rights. Some things are constitution rights. If the state says you cant vote because of who you sleep with, that is a federal thing. Varyieve certain things between state and federal government. Host nick in texas, a republican caller. If we start tinkering around with the u. S. Constitution and Second Amendment, then maybe we will change other things in the constitution. The u. S. Will change declaration of independence and so on and so on. This is what Justice Stevens is proposing. His five extra words here in italics. It ronald in florida, and independent. What do you think . Caller i agree with him but you federal mandates with prosecution for all violators. Host what is the issue with that the echo caller with that the echo with that . People andy catch they dont go to jail for years. Host you dont believe theres is enough action on the Law Enforcement side . Preston in blue springs, missouri, hello. Good morning. I appreciate taking my call. Words, the concerned would be where are the guns otherwise . Who controls the guns and who decides when you are in the militia and when you are serving . Hat is more concerning that bothers me more than anything, who will decide whos the militia, when you are invalid show, and where the guns will be in the meantime. Host this is what Justice Stevens writes inside the Washington Post an in him and him and him we are having you weigh in on this. Gary, a republican, what are your thoughts . Where i can see stevenss words make some sense. That in the years governments local governments that have come down on militias. They werelook like have ahe standards to wellregulated militia. Youtevens words while milita, wellregulated my concern would be if i was in one. Isnt that kind of another way that if the government wanted to if gu ans, they could do so they wanted to. Peopl him and hime have to maintain a militia. Were going to keep getting your thoughts on this topic. Secretary outgoing Kathleen Sebelius was on meet andpress and was asked how why she has left the administration. [video clip] decision at the that i could not leave along with a lot of my colleagues that left at the end of the first term. Even thenot seem to be topic to consider since there was still one more chapter in this Affordable Care act that needed to roll out. That had been one of my responsibilities as the secretary of health and Human Services. To stay on made good sense to me. Oflso thought at the end open enrollment was a logical time to leave. There is never a good time. There are changes down the road. The president and i began to talk after the first of the year. I said i am really optimistic we are going to meet the enrollment is going well. We finished this first chapter we really should begin to look for the next secretary who can be here through the end of your term. That really wasnt a commitment i was willing to make. In the papers this morning and in the washington times, aps on her replacement. Piece on her replacement that is on Kathleen Sebelius is replacement over at hhs and the leadership of the Affordable Care act. He looked talk about it on the washington journal next. The former Justice John Paul stevens is out with a new book. Look, how andat why we should change the constitution. Thes proposing changes to Second Amendment. Five extra words he says will fix it. Gary is a republican from ingle point from eagle point. What do you think . Thoughts. Stevenss its that concerned that about hisng before five words. It is when serving in the militia, correct . How itaying earlier seems to me local governments andcoming down harder exposing militias. I have seen a lot of nationwide news shows that have shown the governments cracking down on them. They are a pretty good size sometimes. That remember offhand one looked to be a wellinformed militia. Douglas from indiana, a democratic caller. Thank you for cspan. As far as Justice Stevens, i honestly dont think there is a possible chance of ever getting that passed. I would like to see our washington and state legislators work more on background checks. Me to gono sense for to a gun shop and a background check yet i can go to any of these gun shows and buy just whatever my pocket will let me afford with no checks whatsoever. The fact they can get these guns is a problem in the United States today. Host on twitter gene in louisiana, democratic caller. Im not against anyone having a gun to protect your home or hunting. I understand his concern. My take on the Second Amendment is this law was brought about in the 1700s when you have a small militia trying to protect everybody. The militia is the military and at that time they couldnt do that. You had People Living miles and miles apart so they needed some protection. Allowing them to have guns to protect themselves for needed and i understand that now we have police enforcement. Have a wellregulated military and too many people are dying. Stop being afraid someone is going to try to do something to you. The government is not going to try to kill everybody. To understand that people are losing their lives unnecessarily. Your child. Maybe you dont care but i care. Steve holbrook, the Second Amendment attorney at the nra, was on these cameras and was asked about what Justice Stevens proposed. Here is what he had to say. [video clip] going toure there is be a lot of Popular Support for that. People are just beating the doors down trying to get into a militia. The whole theme is meant to do nothing because Justice Stevens cares nothing about militias. The militia in america has been basically neglected. Have what we can consist what we can call a reserve militia. This is a theme that will do nothing. When you first start reading his opinion piece that was published today, he quotes Justice Warren burgers reference to the idea that this is an individual right. He uses the word fraud. Intemperate for what the court recognizes as the correct interpretation of the Second Amendment. He goes on to say that she tries to wrap himself in these decisions and says you can ban assault weapons. Then he refers to machine guns because heller said machine guns arent protected by the Second Amendment. He goes on to say you can ban assault weapons and then he refers to automatic weapons twice. Weapons arematic used in virginia, colorado, and arizona in the shooting of those states. Two of which involved ordinary handguns and the other involved an ordinary rifle. That is a little bit beyond the pale to to announce the nra for fraud. That was steve holbrook, the nras Second Amendment attorney and scholar. Show,as on the nra radio talking to and responding to with the former Justice John Paul stevens had to say in his new book, specifically on the Second Amendment. We are having you weigh in on that this morning. Here is an email from dan saying that is dan on email. You can send us an email at journal cspan. Org. From maine, and independent caller. Gun and idont own a dont want one. I do believe in the Second Amendment. I have ptsd. I know my potential. If they took an inventory on how many people were killed by people,t ways, stabbing theyhe guy who shot up are not checking these people out. There are very responsible people, like i believe i am in i dont want to own a gun and that it says. Amendment butd they also get into the speech amendment, the first amendment. You have to watch what you say over time. What do they want to do with this constitution . To they want to throw it out the window . Thank you very much. This is what former Justice Stevens opposes in his books we will keep taking your thoughts on that this morning. We have about 10 minutes left. In thee of pieces newspaper this morning on former secretary of state hillary clinton. Has thisngton times headline the front page of the Washington Post has a story about Hillary Clintons ties to boeing. Here is the jump page. They write ash they write this is a lengthy piece in the Washington Post if you are interested. Of a followup to the stories aboutard about last week congressman metallica is who wasman mcallister, caught on video kissing a woman who is not his wife. This is the new york times, and they write mr. Mcallister is an outsider in his first time we go to tom in maryland, a republican caller. Your thoughts on what former Justice Stevens is proposing here. I have a comment on the gentleman several calls back from new york who indicated that groups such as White Supremacists have weapons illegally. Experienceng from my , i am a retired Law Enforcement officer. There is a form or several forms , depending on where you are out at. One of the questions simply asks everou now or have you been involved in an organization that advocates the overthrow of the government of the United States. If they checked off that they are not, that is a phenyl that is a felony. So then what happens . You check that off, it is a lie, and it is a felony. What happens . Caller like any crime, if it is it was ae police very liberal state, like maryland. The government will come down on you. You will do time. Host what are the consequences . With a if you are caught weapon and a backtrack it and saw you lie it on that form, you are going to be arrested. Weapons will be confiscated and you will do hard time. You saw examples of that