Posted on 03/16/2016 11:41:04 AM PDT by RC one
Garland, currently the Chief Judge of the Washington, D.C. Court of Appeals, is viewed by some to be left-leaning on gun control. In a 2007 case, he voted to review a restrictive gun law that had previously been shot down. The law included a requirement for guns to be kept unloaded and disassembled, unless they were being kept at a place of business or were being used for legal recreational activities. Prohibiting people from having functioning guns for defense in their home was a critical issue. A U.S. District Court had ruled against the ban (and for the gun owner). The D.C. Circuit upheld that ruling, but Garland then voted, as part of a request to the court as a whole, for the D.C. Circuit to reconsider their own ruling, otherwise known as a request for en banc review. Garland lost, and the previous decision was upheld. The case, District of Columbia v. Heller, eventually went to the Supreme Court, which ruled the ban unconstitutional. While Garland’s actual decision was only to review the law and not to enforce it outright, the fact that he didn’t just agree to kill the ban may not sit well with conservatives.
Even more concerning for gun lovers is Garland’s 2000 decision in NRA v. Reno. In that case, the National Rifle Association fought against retention of background check information that is collected when people legally purchase guns. The NRA argued that the information was required to be immediately destroyed under the Brady Act. Then-Attorney General Janet Reno’s position was that it was necessary and allowed under the act to retain the data for six months in order to audit the background check system. Garland ruled in Reno’s favor, stating that her interpretation of the Brady Act was reasonable.
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Not tough on the Constitution. That is why he was picked.
When the left gets to define the “crime,” of course they’re tough on crime.
“Not tough on the Constitution. That is why he was picked.”
That’s all anyone really needs to know.
The NRA's research team is probably on overtime as we speak preparing to lobby the House of Lords against this appointment.
Not too many senators want to take on the NRA, and a number of them are up for re-election this time around. Big time assist for our side.
By tomorrow, I'll bet there'll be plenty of news coming out about this "non-controversial", "moderate" judge as the researchers across the fruited plain come up with his history.
I don't feel sorry for the guy and the heat he's going to take all for naught. He's Obama's sacrificial lamb and everyone knows it, especially the lamb himself.
Leni
Leni
A former clerk for William Brennan, Garland managed to get significant Republican support for his current seat and reportedly wants a High Court spot badly. Some even suggest his opinions are tempered to shape his image in achieving this goal (a Supreme Court seat). (emphasis added)
http://prospect.org/article/contenders-high-court
Don't be fooled!!!
It’s not just guns. He’s a stealth Democrat nominee who would vote with the liberals.
Merrick Garland was Jamie Gorelick’s principle Deputy at the Clinton Justice dept.
He’s as big a moderate as Ginzburg and Breyer, both of whom the press classified as centrists. They are full on liberals, just like this guy.
Leni
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