From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, an AP report that Congress has voted to allow licensed gun owners to carry loaded firearms in national parks and wildlife refuges. The bill easily passed Wednesday in the House by a vote 279-147. On Tuesday, the Senate passed a similar measure.

The House and Senate votes mark a return to Bush administration policy that briefly allowed loaded guns in national parks before being set aside by a federal judge in March. The measure was included as a rider on a bill which imposes additional restrictions on credit-card companies. The newly-restored right to carry in national parks and wildlife refuges only applies where it is also permitted by state law.

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You would think that a president who taught constitutional law would understand one of the most basic constitutional concepts. But a look at the Obama Administration’s version of the White House website whitehouse.gov reveals that this may not be the case.

In the section of the site under Our Government —> The Constitution, there is a brief discussion of the Bill of Rights, and then each of the first ten amendments is listed, but not in the original language of the constitution itself. Instead, an interpretation of what each amendment means in the view of the Obama administration is presented.

Take at look at how Team Obama describes the second amendment on the White House website:

“The Second Amendment gives citizens the right to bear arms.”

What is wrong with this picture?

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