The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals examined in Maloney v. Cuomo a claim by a New York attorney that a New York law prohibiting possession of nunchucks, a martial arts weapon, violated his 2nd Amendment rights. Sotomayor and the 2nd Circuit affirmed a lower courts decision that the 2nd Amendment applies only to federal laws and not to states or municipalities.
Sotomayor flunks legal logic 101: If the States can pass laws which nullify the Constitution (including the Amendments) then we would have anarchy. The States could pass laws, for example, which prohibit freedom of speech, assembly, petition, and the press. The entire Constitution would be a joke, if it isnt already. A book to read is The Dirty Dozen about 12 Supreme Court cases by Levy and Mellor.
Sotomayor is not qualified to be a Supreme Court judge.
Thanks pleikumud, good info and helpful background, and very much agree with your conclusion!
Using her logic, the states could also pass laws or amendments allowing slavery. How do you think that would go over with this White House? And, why isn't a reporter smart enough to ask Mr. Obama about his nominee's ludicrous decision?