Posted on 06/26/2008 7:24:53 AM PDT by Bob Leibowitz
Scary, isn’t it? Stevens should be impeached for his utter disregard of the basic purpose and meaning of the bill of rights, which was ALWAYS about limiting the “tools” government has to “regulate” the citizenry.
“Bravo, they got it right. “
Yes, but scary by how close. But Scalia has now firmly established the gravitas and extended the precedent for the 21st century.
And the libs/marxists can go suck eggs.
“Is it me or does this prove how radically socialist and totalitarian the left wing members of SCOTUS are? “
No, I had the exact reaction as you. And I don’t even own or plan to own a gun.
But I absolutely defend the right to do so.
No, all the decisions have been following a consistent theme, the government has to follow the rules.
It’s just that some rules we like more than others.
Anyway, if he is splitting these votes to make both sides happy, we need to thank God he threw this one to our way.
Well, yes Justice Stevens, that is exactly what our framers intended.
Reading some of Stevens’ dissent pisses me off mainly the part about the framers 200 years ago wanted to keep tools to restrict civilian gun ownership. Amazing some people cannot read black and white.
However - do not be surprised if Obama wins the presidency - that he will stack the Court. He will say there is a need to have 11 justices for some reason or another and then pack it wilt liberal-leftists until he has a majority.
I don’t believe that’s the angle...
Their angle is to impose their ideology, and that has nothing to do with the written word of the Constitution.
In other words, they may believe that the 2nd means what it says, but since it goes against their ideology, they’ll do whatever they can to overturn that meaning.
There's only one think consistent about this court - the 4 to 4 split between the liberal and constructionist justices.
Although, if we fixed the immigration problem right, got rid of birth-right citizenship, we could possibly prolong it for your lifetime and mine.
Vote for McCain. He's not good, but he's the best we've got. Which nicely demonstrates what is wrong with America.
“Liberals have NOTHING but contempt for anyone who wishes to “
take care of himself and be responsible for himself and his family.
The fact that it was so close is surprising considering the impression many came away with during the oral argument and questioning - supposedly even Ginsburg seemed amenable to striking down the ban.
It does show how important it is that we keep Nobamasiah and a Democrat controlled Congress away from judicial appointments. If this clown is elected in November and Dems control the Senate, look for Stevens to step down and Hussein to appoint a Ginsburg like replacement. At least I believe McCain will appoint a justice that will uphold the 2nd Amendment, since he signed an amicus brief in support of Heller.
Obama Hussein will commit the next two generations to judicial hell that I can only imagine with dread.
I know _I_ was praying, and I do feel the hand of God in this, including the narrow decision.
How many FReepers have you seen that have decided to support McCain because of the implications of a 5-4 decision? I've seen a bunch.
The Supreme Court is a joke anymore. It’s basically just another house of Congress, with rulings continually coming down on ‘party lines’.
Scalia pwns Stevens!!! And Stevens evidentally never read up on what happened on April 19, 1775. Thank God that it wasn't only the organized militia that had guns that day or we'd still be subjects of the Crown.
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