I know it's not quite up to snuff for the impressive arsenals of other FReepers...
But gimme a break I live in New York.
Posted on 05/27/2008 7:51:39 AM PDT by Erik Latranyi
The Supreme Court is meeting to issue opinions and announce whether it has accepted any new cases.
Major cases still undecided include the rights of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, the ban on handguns in Washington, D.C., and whether people convicted of raping children can be given the death penalty.
The court's term ends in late June.
Just in time for Obama to denounce the 2nd Amendment before the general election.
Praise the Lord and pass the amunition.
Of course, this could be a great day for firearm owners and a disaster for liberals!
Let’s keep hope alive! (ok, I sound like Obama....)
I’m for the death penalty for child rapists.
This will be interesting.
Yes, don’t forget to BLOAT.
Waiting with baited breath, on the edge of my seat, and fingers crossed that the second amendment is upheld today.
Dang. I thought that the court wasn’t issuing the Heller decision until June. Here’s hoping for some good news...
Yeah? Well I know a place where the Constitution doesn’t matter (Supreme Court.)
Summary of actions Tuesday by the Supreme Court
By The Associated Press – 34 minutes agoOn Tuesday, the Supreme Court:
_Ruled that workers who face retaliation after complaining about race discrimination may sue their employers.
_Declared that a major anti-age bias law protects federal employees who faced retaliation after complaining about discrimination.
_Said Alabama's governor did not need advance approval from the federal government to fill a county commission vacancy with a fellow Republican appointee.
_Refused to step into the case of former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, who was convicted of steering contracts, tax fraud, misuse of tax dollars and state workers, and killing a bribery investigation.
They're simply meeting now to discuss more details (I assume that they've already voted, though I may be wrong). The actual opinion will be issued next month.
I'm with you in praying for a decision based on the Constitution which, by definition, will have to be good news for us gun owners.
“I thought that the court wasn’t issuing the Heller decision until June. Here’s hoping for some good news...”
I’ll step out and predict that the Heller decision will be announced on the VERY LAST day of this court’s session. That’s in June, not sure of the specific day.
This will become one of the most important - perhaps THE most important - decisions of the twenty-first century, and I’m sure that weight is bearing down upon the Justices. And I’m also sure the pressure from “the left” on the Court must be intense.
- John
_Refused to step into the case of former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, who was convicted of steering contracts, tax fraud, misuse of tax dollars and state workers, and killing a bribery investigation.
"Do your time, Ryan, do your time."
I may be ignorant about the duration of SCOTUS decision-making, but it seems to me that a case, that is clearly defined in the Constitution, should be a no-brainer for the court. Why is it taking so long? Are they looking for ways to justify government “infringement”??
No, I expect that given the page-length of the inane and unsupportable Ninth Circuit opinion stating a “collective right,” and the meticulously detailed Fifth Circuit opinion recognizing the individual nature of the right, the Supreme Court figures they ought to do at least a good a job as the Fifth did, even if it’s not as many pages, in order to adequately smack down the Ninth.
The US Supreme Court has talked about the Second Amendment in terms of an individual right for decades, so there’s not much reason to expect them to change course now.
I’ll be interested to see if they attempt to weasel out of “shall not be infringed.”
I know it's not quite up to snuff for the impressive arsenals of other FReepers...
But gimme a break I live in New York.
Because they want to maintain continuity with older rulings and lower rulings where possible, as well as allow flexibility for future courts.
The 2nd amendment is NOT "clearly defined" unless you believe that DWI felons should be allowed to own full-auto 50 cal ma dueces on the trunk of their car to keep the cops in check. Like the "shouting fire" restriction on the 1st Amendment....once you make certain restrictions on the 2nd amendment, then everything gets complicated.
Baited breath? You have a fish hanging out of your mouth?
:p
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