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She is a bald-faced liar and is starting to trip over her pile of lies. Good TV. Too bad the Dems are all voting for her.
She’s correct.
“Had the people of the several States, or any of them, required changes in their Constitutions, had they required additional safeguards to liberty from the apprehended encroachments of their particular governments, the remedy was in their own hands, and could have been applied by themselves. A convention could have been assembled by the discontented State, and the required improvements could have been made by itself. The unwieldy and cumbrous machinery of procuring a recommendation from two-thirds of Congress and the assent of three-fourths of their sister States could never have occurred to any human being as a mode of doing that which might be effected by the State itself. Had the framers of these amendments intended them to be limitations on the powers of the State governments, they would have imitated the framers of the original Constitution, and have expressed that intention. Had Congress engaged in the extraordinary occupation of improving the Constitutions of the several States by affording the people additional protection from the exercise of power by their own governments in matters which concerned themselves alone, they would have declared this purpose in plain and intelligible language.”
“But it is universally understood, it is a part of the history of the day, that the great revolution which established the Constitution of the United States was not effected without immense opposition. Serious fears were extensively entertained that those powers which the patriot statesmen who then watched over the interests of our country deemed essential to union, and to the attainment of those invaluable objects for which union was sought, might be exercised in a manner dangerous to liberty. In almost every convention by which the Constitution was adopted, amendments to guard against the abuse of power were recommended. These amendments demanded security against the apprehended encroachments of the General Government — not against those of the local governments. In compliance with a sentiment thus generally expressed, to quiet fears thus extensively entertained, amendments were proposed by the required majority in Congress and adopted by the States. These amendments contain no expression indicating an intention to apply them to the State governments. This court cannot so apply them.”
U.S. Supreme Court, Barron v. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore, 32 U.S. 7 Pet. 243 243 (1833)
If she is confirmed after this there is no hope for the republicans. How about a new party with Palin, JC Watts, Nugent and Huckabee leading the way?
Flame away I don’t care but enough is enough with both political parties.
She is Obama in an ugly dress.
Sotomayor-”I have friends who hunt.”
is the equivalent to Sen. Byrd saying...
I have black friends.
Sotomayor is a gun grabbing leftist!
ALL TEN first amendments should apply to the states as FUNDAMENTAL rights, or not, en masse.
Most of the states have a ‘’2nd’’ in their constitution as well don’t they?
OMG OMG OMG OMG........
The freakin protections of the 4th and 5th amendments apply to our TERRORIST ENEMIES...but the 2nd amendment protections do not apply to the STATES?????
This needs to get out QUICKLY!!!!!!!!!!!
Hold on. Take a breath and think about the big picture just for a minute.
Listen, I don’t want this crazy women having a seat on the SC any more than anyone else. However, let’s just say for a moment that we can polarize this issue BUT lose the fight in a close battle. Would that set us up better in 2010? Would it scare “us” more? Remember, fear is a great motivator. It was in 1994.
What is best for us strategically? Not just tactically.
Again, I don’t want this crazy @$$ woman even near the bench, but she is not replacing a conservative....How can we use this political capital to our advantage? We need our Repubs to “act” like they have balls and grandstand the 2nd amendment issue to death - Our repubs should act like the dems and start saying, “She is gonna take all your guns away and lock you in rail cars!!!!!! Start panicking.” [Remember how the dems used to say that shit about social security?]
But of course, we would actually need a few repubs to pretend they have testosterone.
This is the only way that she can be tripped up. If the NRA comes out against her and says it will affect Senators NRA rating with a vote for her. There are a lot of Dem Senators that have good NRA ratings that don’t want it screwed up. I’m glad she said this. I knew she believed it anyways, now its out in the open.
My personal opinion is that any citizen’s rights enumerated in the Amendments does not need to be incorporated anyways because neither the state nor the Federal government can take those rights away without due process. The whole incorporation thing is B.S. but alas this is how we have to play the game in 21st century America to keep our liberties.
Then again, Bastille day is today....
Here’s a PM preview! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbVw7entkxg
This Right pre-existed the Constitution and no laws made under it may violate it. Via Art6 Para 2, the prohibition part of Amd 2 applies to all governing bodies operating as part of the US.
All of the legal mumbo-jumbo since then has all been attempts at limiting this Right, confining it, and trying to keep us from having access to it. All in contravention of the "Founding intent" and the explicit language.
Sotomayor is an epic failure at understanding this. This alone should be grounds to impeach her as a judge, much less seating her on the SCOTUS. Applying this via rulings is a clear violation of Title 18, Sect 242.
“Mentioned “hunting” and “target practice” as legitimate uses for a gun, as long as the state decides you can have one. Not one word on self-defense.”
(Buzzer sounds)
I’m sorry, that’s a wrong answer. We have some lovely parting gifts for you backstage, thank you for playing!
Hey Lindsey idiot, looks like she had her “meltdown”.
One would HOPE someone on the (R) side of the committee would be jumping all over this one.