National Review Uses Anti-Gun Arguments In Satirical Post

By Tom Knighton

Earlier today, I posted about a proposal to use smartphones and smartwatches to spy on certain Americans. The idea has sparked outrage throughout the country, as it should have.

Over at the National Review, though, editor Charles C.W. Cooke took the concept and had a little fun with it.

At first, I was horrified by this idea. But then I remembered that it’s “time for leadership” and that we have to “do something,” and all my objections disappeared upon the instant. Sure, there are obvious Fourth Amendment problems here. But, when you think about it, there’s no way that the Founding Fathers could have imagined cell phones or smart watches (where exactly does the Constitution mention them!?) — and, anyway, if you read the Fourth Amendment’s text you’ll notice that it uses the same “right of the people” language as does the Second Amendment, and that it should therefore be read to apply not to individuals but collectively.

It’s a fairly short post, so you’ll want to go and read it for yourself. I’m not interested in reposting all of Cooke’s work here.

What I do want to do is applaud him for it.

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