And now Miers has said it is a right that shouldn' be infringed and Bork says the 2nd Amendment doesn't impart an individual right and is an anachronism? Could it be he's over-educated himself? Thinks too damn much? Is out of touch with the common man?
Say it ain't so!
I was aware of the overestimated Bork's position on the Second Amendment and have been pointing it out to his defenders for years---
Wow, good find.
The same liberties that ensure a free society make the innocent vulnerable to those who prevent rights and privileges and commit senseless and cruel acts. Those precious liberties include free speech, freedom to assemble, freedom of liberties, access to public places, the right to bear arms and freedom from constant surveillance. We are not willing to sacrifice these rights because of the acts of maniacs.
She is SOOO unsophisticated. We MUST give up our liberties to protect ourselves from the maniacs. She's a anachronism, a throwback. Lord help us! She might even believe that interstate commerce should involve commerce and interstate movement! We're DOOMED!
Mr. Poe, this is outstanding work.
However, posting it on the All-New Bush-Hating Free Republic is akin to casting pearls before swine...
Great catch and well said. Thanks
Wow! This article appears on moonbatcentral.com. I thought we applied the "moonbat" label to cranky libs.
Oh wait. "Libs" can apply not just to liberals, but to libertarians, too.
Bork isn't being held up as the "gold standard", Scalia and Thomas are. Also I think Bork's view of antitrust law is horribly flawed.
I'd really like to see the context of those Bork quotes-- I really really would.
Man, I feel better about this every hour. Thanks for the link to Kopel's article.
A worthwhile listen: Windows audioclip of Mier's pastor talking about her personality and character on Kevin McCullough's radio talk show
http://media.salemwebnetwork.com/WEBLOG/kmc/Pastor%20Ron%20Key%20-%20Segment%202.wma
I'm sorry, but this is not much to go on. As the original article pointed out she lumped a bunch of rights into a paragraph as an example (and it may have refered to the rights in Texas to bear arms)of a larger point.
Moreover, does this sound conservative?
She then explained the true solution to crime:
"We will be successful in solving our massive crime problems only when we attack the root causes....
We all can be active in some way to address the social issues that foster criminal behavior, such as: lack of self-esteem or hope in some segments of our society, poverty, lack of health care (particularly mental health care), lack of education, and family dysfunction. "
Self esteem causes crime? Hope? Lack of health care?
NOW I am more worried.
Well done!!
Read my lips.......Harriet Miers will turn out to be another Antonin Scalia.
I can't wait to say "I told you so" !!
Oh ye of little faith....................
AKA fair weather friends
BTTT about Bork comments
Why is it only the pubbies that eat their own?
Bite this Ann Coulter!
Great article. Keep them coming.
Bork also argued that there is no Constitutional protection for parents who homeschool their children, even if they do it for religious reasons.
I have long thought Bork is somewhat overrated- but better than most of what we have on the Supreme Court.