Rajiv Sethi: "I wouldn't shed any tears if we got rid of the Second Amendment."
Of course. You're a liberal professor at Barnard (a part of Columbia University in New York City). If you actually said anything supportive of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, you'd probably be swarmed and harassed out of your job by angry know-nothing…
Rajiv Sethi: "I wouldn't shed any tears if we got rid of the Second Amendment."
Of course. You're a liberal professor at Barnard (a part of Columbia University in New York City). If you actually said anything supportive of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, you'd probably be swarmed and harassed out of your job by angry know-nothing college students supported and backed by the woke administrators.
His overall view was that while he personally wouldn’t shed a tear, but that in the real world the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the 2A cannot be wished away. He said that repeal through amendment was the only intellectually honest approach to those who believe the 2A is some fossil from a prior time. His own suggested policies accept the current state of the law as well as the fact that repeal is a fantasy.
And, for what it’s worth, Barnard is an autonomous part of Columbia. It has its separate administration (from President on down) and should not be confused with, say, the Law or Medical schools, let alone departments within the University structure. Does its faculty tend to be of the Left? Sure, but it’s more persuasive to make a reasoned argument than deploy a label as if that alone were a drop mic moment “proving” your point
Seriously. Academics can never be considered objective. Bari has done an exemplary job of illustrating what happens to rational, open minded academics. They shouldn't even be part of the discussion, or described as 'experts', as they have very significant restrictions on what they can opine, without putting their job in jeopardy.
Reciting that type of catechism is a requirement for him to keep his job.
It's like during 2015-2020 when every liberal -- politician, actor, newscaster, commentator -- was required to say "I hate Donald Trump!" before proceeding with whatever drivel they were to spout.
Rajiv Sethi: "I wouldn't shed any tears if we got rid of the Second Amendment."
Of course. You're a liberal professor at Barnard (a part of Columbia University in New York City). If you actually said anything supportive of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, you'd probably be swarmed and harassed out of your job by angry know-nothing college students supported and backed by the woke administrators.
His overall view was that while he personally wouldn’t shed a tear, but that in the real world the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the 2A cannot be wished away. He said that repeal through amendment was the only intellectually honest approach to those who believe the 2A is some fossil from a prior time. His own suggested policies accept the current state of the law as well as the fact that repeal is a fantasy.
And, for what it’s worth, Barnard is an autonomous part of Columbia. It has its separate administration (from President on down) and should not be confused with, say, the Law or Medical schools, let alone departments within the University structure. Does its faculty tend to be of the Left? Sure, but it’s more persuasive to make a reasoned argument than deploy a label as if that alone were a drop mic moment “proving” your point
Seriously. Academics can never be considered objective. Bari has done an exemplary job of illustrating what happens to rational, open minded academics. They shouldn't even be part of the discussion, or described as 'experts', as they have very significant restrictions on what they can opine, without putting their job in jeopardy.
Another example of those that can, do; those that can't, teach.
Reciting that type of catechism is a requirement for him to keep his job.
It's like during 2015-2020 when every liberal -- politician, actor, newscaster, commentator -- was required to say "I hate Donald Trump!" before proceeding with whatever drivel they were to spout.