Bloomberg Says Interpretation of Constitution Will ‘Have to Change’ After Boston Bomb

[n2sooners]

In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday the country’s interpretation of the Constitution will “have to change” to allow for greater security to stave off future attacks.

“The people who are worried about privacy have a legitimate worry,” Mr. Bloomberg said during a press conference in Midtown. “But we live in a complex world where you’re going to have to have a level of security greater than you did back in the olden days, if you will. And our laws and our interpretation of the Constitution, I think, have to change.”

Mr. Bloomberg, who has come under fire for the N.Y.P.D.’s monitoring of Muslim communities and other aggressive tactics, said the rest of the country needs to learn from the attacks.

“Look, we live in a very dangerous world. We know there are people who want to take away our freedoms. New Yorkers probably know that as much if not more than anybody else after the terrible tragedy of 9/11,” he said.

“We have to understand that in the world going forward, we’re going to have more cameras and that kind of stuff. That’s good in some sense, but it’s different from what we are used to,” he said.

The mayor pointed to the gun debate and noted the courts have allowed for increasingly stringent regulations in response to ever-more powerful weapons.

“Clearly the Supreme Court has recognized that you have to have different interpretations of the Second Amendment and what it applies to and reasonable gun laws … Here we’re going to to have to live with reasonable levels of security,” he said, pointing to the use of magnetometers to catch weapons in city schools.

“It really says something bad about us that we have to do it. But our obligation first and foremost is to keep our kids safe in the schools; first and foremost, to keep you safe if you go to a sporting event; first and foremost is to keep you safe if you walk down the streets or go into our parks,” he said. “We cannot let the terrorists put us in a situation where we can’t do those things. And the ways to do that is to provide what we think is an appropriate level of protection.”

Still, Mr. Bloomberg argued the attacks shouldn’t be used as an excuse to persecute certain religions or groups.

“What we cant do is let the protection get in the way of us enjoying our freedoms,” he said. “You still want to let people practice their religion, no matter what that religion is. And I think one of the great dangers here is going and categorizing anybody from one religion as a terrorist. That’s not true … That would let the terrorists win. That’s what they want us to do.”

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Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Benjamin Franklin

 

[BIG_MIKE2005]

This guy is a friggin nut job.

I got an idea, stop infringing on your citizen's right's to protect themselves then. Frigging ignorant politicians. What part of a this do they not understand. For some reason their brain doesn't function properly & they honestly believe more laws & restrictions on honest citizens will create a magical crime free society. This goes beyond the Liberal non-thinking comments. This is just flat out trying to convince the public to hand over all security personal & national to the government. This was never the intended purpose of our government & for them to even try to suggest it is treason.

 

[twotonevert]

Not sure about you guys, but it seems to me that the world is a safer place now than in the "olden" days. So it stands to reason with the way things are we have just as much need to defend ourselves now as ever. I hope that came out right.

 

[Dale00]

Here's a translation of Major Bloomberg's essay: Gimmee more power.

 

[spamby]

Bloomberg is Diane Feinstein crazy and that's the highest level of bat sh#t crazy that anyone can achieve.

 

[Cinaet]

Makes me sick to even read/hear his name. Can't wait for him to lose his bully pulpit. Maybe he'll end up on the back burner where no one gives a flip about what he has to say.

 

[Walrus]

The major problem with Bloomberg is the same issue as George Soros. The guy is a billionaire who spends his money to make the world into what he thinks it should be. The clue is in "interpreting" the Constitution. The Constitution doesn't need to be interpreted near as much as it just needs to be adhered to.

 

[Aku]

The Constitution doesn't need to be interpreted near as much as it just needs to be adhered to.

Nicely said.

 

[henschman]

Look, we live in a very dangerous world. We know there are people who want to take away our freedoms.

There are people who want to take away our freedoms, so you have to let us take away our freedoms. Hmm, makes sense to me. USA! USA!

 

[BIG_MIKE2005]

What's truely sad is he has proved he has the power in NY to do basically whatever he wants & actually believes his state is a example all should follow. You would think people in NY after 9/11 would be more inclined to hang onto all their rights, especially those allowing self protection. But it seems to have worked in reverse since they keep passing unconstitutional laws.