Panther wrote on Apr 22
nd, 2018 at 3:38pm:
Bottom line, the US Constitution is the most sacred document the Americans have, & they hold it to themselves as dearly as life itself.
Over the years they have attempted to alter it, change it, & amend it over 11,000 times during it's 230+ years of existence.
Outside of the first 10 Amendments to the Peoples Document, called affectionately as the Bill of Rights.....the People have only passed 17 Amendments through the process. The government doesn't own the document, the People do, yet only 17 Amendments out of 11,000 attempts. That says something.....the American People wish to maintain what they have, & live with the Freedom & Liberties they cherish. Death is a fact of life, & Americans understand the facts. The government can't change the law (the Constitution), only the People can......& the people will not budge unless they wish to.....not one second earlier.........IMHO....Our bones will be dust before any significant changes are made by the American People, that is if any changes are actually employed at all.
They know the costs, but those costs aren't due to laws or lack of laws, they are all due to the actions of criminals, who are an unfortunate part of Society, a small part, but exist they do & will always be part of the American Society.
Americans alone can alter their fate, & they are who will chose to live or die in the comforts of their own Freedoms & Liberties.
It isn't up to their government.
In America the US Government is permitted to govern only through the consent of the governed (the People), & are given specific, but limited powers, enumerated in the U S Constitution. Any powers not specifically given to the government by the People, belong solely to the America People, & the States.....who must also strictly adhere to the powers given to them by the People in their individual State Constitutions.
The opinions expressed here are only opinions, well intended as they might be, but they hold no weight in the decision making of the American People. Only facts are important......The fact is no other peoples on this planet can affect changes in America.....it belongs to the Americans, & they will do, or not do, as they please. 
Here is the bottom line. You claim it to be the most sacred document that Americans have, many hold it as dearly as life itself.
This sacred document that 1 in 3 Americans couldn't name a single right protected by the 1st Amendment.
This sacred document that only 1 in 4 could name the three branches of Government.
A sacred document that everyone in the US is entitled to and thus due process of law and the right to make their case before the courts. Yet 53% of Americans believe the Constitution affords undocumented immigrants no rights.
This sacred document that didn't, until 1965 guarantee black people’s right to vote
How sacred is this document, and how much does this document really mean to people....your claim sounded convincing but is the terming of "many" actually true. Being the law of the land does not imply agreeance with or support of.
2- 11,000 times with only a dozen success. This raises questions as to the Constitutions malleability and adaptability for new interpretations or insights?? The textual integrity of such a document is quite harrowing in some areas, given its application to modern days. Additionally, just because some wasn't passed doesn't not mean their wasn't a split of 55/45, which highlights there is still immense support on one side. The Government cannot change it but they have to initiate it, the Government does then have to apply due laws into legislation to provide some weight, with the courts then interpreting it.
On your notion of death, yes it is a fact of life, but death by firearm should not be a fact of life. Especially for children who are attending school it is not a fact of life for them, I find that quite insulting for you to have the hide to state such.
Both our implications are assumptions, none of which has an outstanding to claim to be correct
3- So you claim criminals don't fall under the legislation and thus cannot be swayed or then impacted by legislation?? Its as if you claim that nothing can be done about criminals.
4- So did those people walking down the Las Vegas strip have the intention to die, that is they choose to??
What about those children attending school, in Parkland Florida??
5- The government is in place to create an order, that is legislate, lead and thus be this body that can essentially act as a mechanism to the needs of society. Not people, because that implies individuals, a collective society. Now sometimes these needs are not seen by the majority and thus must be acted upon, as it is for the greater good of society.
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