Commentary
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has taken a lot of flack for his recently proposed 28th Amendment to the Constitution.
“Our ability to make a more perfect union is literally written into the Constitution,” he explained on June 8. “So today, I’m proposing the 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution to do just that. The 28th Amendment will enshrine in the Constitution common sense gun safety measures that Democrats, Republicans, Independents, and gun owners overwhelmingly support—while leaving the 2nd Amendment unchanged and respecting America’s gun-owning tradition.”
Newsweek summarized the criticism by pointing out the NRA branded it “unhinged.” Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a fellow Californian, wrote on Twitter, “Hey Governor Newsom, the 2nd Amendment already exists—we don’t need a 28th. But what we do need is for Presidential aspirants to stop pushing their extreme positions nationally.”…