Tomorrow is going to be a great day in the history of our Republic. One of two outcomes are possible. Either the Court will decide that the 2nd Amendment to the constitution does in fact guarantee the right to keep and bear arms in an unfettered manner, or; the day will become known as that moment in time where all those who swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution decide whether that oath has meaning or not.
I prefer the first outcome. The latter reminds me of the day when I sat on the edge of a rack with my sea bag packed and waiting for the order to board transport to a foreign shore. That day I decided the oath had not expired and that I would be willing to sacrifice my very life if need be to defend our Constitution.
Semper Fi
An Old Man
I prefer your first outcome as well. Because the second outcome makes a civil war or an insurrection almost a certainty.
Semper Fi
In the bigger picture you are right. I shudder to think what the long term outcome will be if your second outcome is chosen by the court. I have been so cynical for so long about the judiciary on the RKBA issue that its hard not to see this case coming down to liberal vs. conservative politics. In that case it all rests on just how intellectually honest the 9 justices are; who will uphold the Constitution even in light of their own political bias’. I don’t hold out much hope for Breyer and Stevens; some say that Ginsburg and Souter will go along with the majority opinion upholding the RKBA. It all comes down to just how Justice Kennedy is feeling that day. Its gonna be a real nail-biter.