This is Clarence Thomas’s dissent on Kelo:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1429187/posts
[Just a tiny exerpt — full dissent in address]
I cannot agree. If such “economic development” takings are for a “public use,” any taking is, and the Court has erased the Public Use Clause from our Constitution, as Justice O’Connor powerfully argues in dissent. Ante, at 1—2, 8—13. I do not believe that this Court can eliminate liberties expressly enumerated in the Constitution and therefore join her dissenting opinion. Regrettably, however, the Court’s error runs deeper than this. Today’s decision is simply the latest in a string of our cases construing the Public Use Clause to be a virtual nullity, without the slightest nod to its original meaning. In my view, the Public Use Clause, originally understood, is a meaningful limit on the government’s eminent domain power. Our cases have strayed from the Clause’s original meaning, and I would reconsider them.
The Fifth Amendment provides:
“No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb, nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, *** OR PROPERTY ***, without due process, of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.” (Emphasis added.)
Saddleback Debate:
When asked which Supreme Court justices he would not have nominated, Obama said — Clarence Thomas.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2505001/posts?page=3#3
President 0 next tried to slime the Supremes over Citizens United.
What about adding Gun Rights to the mix?
I went to http://www.ontheissues.org
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John Paul Stevens [Kelo Justice who blocked free speech for Citizens United]
For gun control: U.S. v. Lopez (1995).
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Stephen Breyer [Kelo Justice who blocked free speech for Citizens United]
For gun control: WROTE dissent in U.S. v. Lopez (1995)
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg [Kelo Justice who blocked free speech for Citizens United]
For gun control: U.S. v. Lopez (1995)
[Also former A.C.L.U. bigshot — a heavyweight of judicial tyranny.]
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Batting a thousand here: Stevens, GINSBURG, and Breyer — the Three Musketeers of Tyranny.
Congress cannot INFRINGE the right to bear arms. It’s in black and white in the U.S. Constitution. Powers not enumerated to congress are under the jurisdiction of STATES.
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What about the Joker in the Deck? Justice Kennedy?
Anthony Kennedy on Gun Control
Supreme Court Justice (nominated by Pres. Reagan 1988)
No stance on record. [figures]
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David Souter [Kelo Tyrant, Retired]
Gun Control Joker in Deck
Against gun control: Caron v. US, 97-6270
... and ...
For gun control: U.S. v. Lopez (1995)
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Kelo Dissenters
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Antonin Scalia [Stood up for Property Rights in Kelo]
For Gun Rights — Caron v. US, 97-6270
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Clarence Thomas [Stood up for Property Rights in Kelo]
For Gun Rights — Caron v. US, 97-6270
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William Rehnquist [Stood up for Property Rights in Kelo]
— no gun right stance on record [at least in this site I’m researching]
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Sandra Day O’Connor [Stood up for Property Rights in Kelo]
— no gun right stance on record [at least in this site I’m researching]
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So the Kelo Dissent reg. Gun Rights ... two for gun rights and two with ‘no stance’.
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Conclusion to be Drawn from Kelo, Citizens United, and Gun Rights —
Clarence Thomas is the only Supreme Court Justice on the bench with a perfect record on all three. And he’s the one with a wife going to tea parties. And he is the justice Obama hates most.
Newcomers to the Bench and Gun Control
Samuel Alito (nominated by Pres. George W. Bush 2005)
http://www.ontheissues.org/Court/Samuel_Alito_Gun_Control.htm
Congress has no authority to curb the sale of machine guns
In a controversial dissent in a 1996 case involving the sale and possession of machine guns, Alito argued that Congress had no authority to curb the sale - even of fully automatic machine guns - if they were not specifically involved in interstate commerce.
Source: The Dallas Morning News Oct 31, 2005
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John Roberts (nominated by Pres. George W. Bush 2005)
[Not much to go on yet.]
Unions have right to negotiate where firearms are stored
Roberts concurred: “I join the court’s opinion on the understanding that the Authority [can determine unilaterally if] security at a particular location is adequate.
Source: FindLaw case 04-1157, US Court of Appeals, DC Circuit Apr 15, 2005
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Sonia Sotomayor — Obama’s first Supreme
Rabid gun grabbing tyrant [but her wording is sneaky]
http://www.ontheissues.org/Court/Sonia_Sotomayor_Gun_Control.htm
[No wonder she was opposed to free speech for Citizens United.]
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Future Obama Justices? Here’s Obama’s record on gun control:
http://www.ontheissues.org/Gun_Control.htm
Ok for states & cities to determine local gun laws. (Apr 2008)
FactCheck: Yes, Obama endorsed Illinois handgun ban. (Apr 2008)
Respect 2nd Amendment, but local gun bans ok. (Feb 2008)
Provide some common-sense enforcement on gun licensing. (Jan 2008)
2000: cosponsored bill to limit purchases to 1 gun per month. (Oct 2007)
Concealed carry OK for retired police officers. (Aug 2007)
Stop unscrupulous gun dealers dumping guns in cities. (Jul 2007)
Keep guns out of inner cities—but also problem of morality. (Oct 2006)
Bush erred in failing to renew assault weapons ban. (Oct 2004)
Ban semi-automatics, and more possession restrictions. (Jul 1998)
Voted NO on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers. (Jul 2005)
[And never forget the Bitter Clinger speech]