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ABC news poll, Do You Agree With the Supreme Court's Decision?
ABC NEWS ^ | Nov. 20, 2007 | ARIANE de VOGUE and DENNIS POWELL

Posted on 11/21/2007 8:23:17 AM PST by icehand

In an ABC NEWS report written by Ariane de Vogue and Dennis Powell there is a poll asking the question "Do you agree with the Supreme Court's decision to hear a case about an individual's right to own a gun?"


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: hibye; itsmorethan1sentence; onesentenceposter; scotus; secondamendment
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To: monkeyshine
Hearing oral arguments in March, decision probably in June. Prediction: They uphold the previous ruling (that struck down the ban) by at least 7-2 if not unanimous.

Not after the MSM relentlessly harps on every gun related crime between now and then and gives free air time to Sara Brady and her minions over and over
Just watch and see. It will make you want to puke
61 posted on 11/21/2007 9:45:18 AM PST by uncbob (m first)
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To: RC2
do we really want people in DC to have guns? Look at the make up of the people there.

Cut me a break
The criminals already have the guns or do you think they obey the law

It is the law abiding home dweller that is affected or do you think everybody in DC is a criminal
62 posted on 11/21/2007 9:49:00 AM PST by uncbob (m first)
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To: icehand

Terrible selection of answers.


63 posted on 11/21/2007 9:50:28 AM PST by Hazwaste (Now with added lemony freshness!)
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To: icehand

Tried posting, but nothing showed up. Is it a ‘review thing’?

This issue should never have gone to the SCOTUS. Their agreement to hear the case gives both sides the appearance of having merit. No argument that restricts the right of an individual to defend him or herself has merit.

It really should be that simple.


64 posted on 11/21/2007 9:51:19 AM PST by WidowWinds
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To: mainepatsfan
I bet Hillary is praying the court rules in favor of the second amendment.

I am certain you are right. Look what the AWB did for the Dems in 1994.

65 posted on 11/21/2007 9:56:15 AM PST by Hazwaste (Now with added lemony freshness!)
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To: Long Island Pete
In order to get a carry permit here in NY, I would have to walk on water.

Try using the Hudson, and you have a good shot at it.

66 posted on 11/21/2007 9:57:03 AM PST by LexBaird (Behold, thou hast drinken of the Aide of Kool, and are lost unto Men.)
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To: RicocheT
"Our power includes the use of votes and if necessary, our arms."

And if the Court tries to disarm us both may justifiably happen.

67 posted on 11/21/2007 10:00:10 AM PST by isrul
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To: icehand

Looks like the correct answer is winning. The Second Amendment is pretty clear.


68 posted on 11/21/2007 10:02:25 AM PST by mysterio
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To: WidowWinds
AS several others have noted, there is a clear 9th Circuit decision the OTHER WAY, which is the binding authority in about 20% of the country. In most of the country, there is no clear ruling either way. If you are in one of those areas, you would like the Supreme Court to issue a correct ruling that would bind the whole country.

Also, since the DC Circuit ruling has been stayed pending the Supreme Court's decision on whether to hear the case, there is no "Nirvana" on the ground in DC that the Supremes have upset.

No matter how strongly you believe that the right answer to some legal question is so clear that no one could think otherwise, people are obeying the court rulings in their own areas, by and large, until the Supreme Court rules. Leaving things in limbo is not a good option -- especially for those living in the 9th Circuit.

69 posted on 11/21/2007 10:32:51 AM PST by BohDaThone
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To: WidowWinds

I’d like to think that too ... but you’ve got bainless liberals there ... that will go to extremes to reduce gun rights for law abiding citizens and hten scream about capital punishment being cruel and unusual punishment.


70 posted on 11/21/2007 11:08:44 AM PST by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God) .)
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To: NVDave
I guess I wasn't clear:

My point is that wild decisions by, oh, I don't know, could we use the 9th Circus as our example, where creative/agenda-driven rulings come forth as "established case law" as compared to all other Circuit Courts, then we will ALWAYS have a back-door attack on the Constitution, and when the makeup of the USSC becomes the slanted liberal-appointed court of years past, we have NEW interpretations forever created from whole cloth.

That's my point, and when the Hildabeast packs the court in the next 5 years, socilaism is in, and the Constitution is on the ash heap of history with this sad situation.

71 posted on 11/21/2007 12:19:53 PM PST by traditional1
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To: icehand

Overturning handgun bans would be one of the most certain ways to put the criminal element back in its box in places like DC and Philadelphia. Funny how cities like those always seem to have the most stringent gun bans along with the highest murder rates.


72 posted on 11/21/2007 12:22:15 PM PST by Antoninus (Republicans who support Rudy owe Bill Clinton an apology.)
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To: BohDaThone

Duly noted.

I haven’t studied the 9th circuit decision yet.


73 posted on 11/21/2007 12:24:15 PM PST by WidowWinds (There exists no situation that cannot be overcome with a suitable application of high-explosives.)
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To: traditional1

Well then, now is the time to get this on the docket, before Hildabeast can pack the court.

With the Fifth Circuit Court decision and the Ninth’s out there, the pan is primed for *some* RKBA decision to be put onto the SCOTUS docket. That situation will not go away unless a case is heard now.

So, the reality of the situation is this: We can have this case go before the SCOTUS, or we can have some unknown case, from a court to be determined (but quite possibly one of the courts you and I detest) be “the” case to take the Fifth/Ninth decisions up the chain to the SCOTUS.

See now why I’m not pitching a fit about this? There’s worse alternatives that are highly probable here. There’s just no way now to take the two circuit court decisions away.


74 posted on 11/21/2007 1:38:15 PM PST by NVDave
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To: NVDave
I agree: now is the time to get Case Law established on the RTBA for the future. (It doesn't guarantee a future challenge, when Liberals/Socialists take over the appointment process again), but it does establish Case Law which is missing right now.

Further, NO PART of the Constitution will be safe when the "living document" proponents control the future.

75 posted on 11/21/2007 1:41:57 PM PST by traditional1
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To: Eastbound

Bump


76 posted on 11/21/2007 5:04:11 PM PST by dcwusmc (We need to make government so small that it can be drowned in a bathtub.)
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