*LIVE THREAD* DC vs Heller decision due at 10:00 EST (2nd Amendment)

SCOTUS Blog ^ | 6-26-08 | shameless vanity

[RKBA Democrat]

Today is the day.

The folks at SCOTUS blog will be providing a live blog to follow developments as quickly as possible.

[mware]

The site is now up, taking questions.

http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/

[traviskicks]

We have reason to believe this ruling will be both historic and positive, IMO.

Libertarian ping! To be added or removed freepmail me or post a message here.

[VR-21]

"Damn, I really hate over 50% of my fellow citizens. I consider them all to be enemies of the Republic and cowards.

I share the frustration you express. At the very least, I can no longer consider them my countrymen.

[tumblindice]

pre-Heller, condition 1, locked and loaded!

[Atlas Sneezed]

What’s driving up the price of ammo?

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Inflation (weak dollar).

Ammo, gold, and gas are all much more expensive than a year or two ago.

Your krugerrand goes about as far at the gun shop as it ever did.

[FreedomOfExpression]

Well, I’ve been a long time lurker but I decided to finally come out of the shadows and post. Hopefully my first post will be in a thread that is an epic win for the constitution and the rights of American citizens.

HOPEFULLY!

We will soon see what rights the men in black say we have. Welcome to FR!

[An Old Man]

The live blog is now up and running over at http://www.coveritlive.com/index.php?option=com_altcaster&task=siteviewaltcast&altcast_code=39aaa9e4d2

I'm going to switch back and forth for the next hour or so.

[BCR #226]

I pray you are right. I hope to see a strong ruling affirming the lower court ruling and expanded upon to incorporate and mandate strict scrutiny.

I fear that anything short of this will lead to war.

Mike

[green iguana]

Ginsberg won’t be in the minority.

Other than that, I think you’re right (7-2)

[Dead Corpse]

“My days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle...” - Malcom to Jayne. Our Mrs. Reynolds.

[Panzerlied]

Mine’s on full auto!

[RetiredArmy]

On the way there. Thanks.

[jaz.357]

[Publius Valerius]

That was the Solicitor General. He resigned to go back to Georgetown, where he was a senior fellow before joining the administration.

This isn’t uncommon, particularly with Bush leaving office in a few months.

[Liberty Valance]

bang bump

[KoRn]

"We have reason to believe this ruling will be both historic and positive, IMO."

Oh, how I hope you are correct! If not, this will be a very tragic day. Personally, I expect a somewhat mixed decision that will result in both sides being able to spin it as a victory.

Now, I'm going to get back to refreshing Drudge and FR every 2 seconds. lol

[Sender]

If it goes the other way, I will definitely be in that march on DC, but I’m optimistic.

[wastedyears]

Only 15 minutes left according to the computer.

Bump

[beltfed308]

Thanks for the ping Joe!

Regardless of what happens today the right still remains. It is up to us as citizens to protect it!

[RKBA Democrat]

For those of y’all who haven’t followed this stuff at SCOTUS blog before, the Court will start releasing it’s opinions right after 10:00. We should know if it’s a win or not a few minutes after. We should also know at that point whether it was an affirmation or reversal and who wrote the majority opinion.

We won’t know the details of the ruling until the lawyers can grab a copy, which will probably be posted 10:15-10:30.