It’s a crap-shoot that depends on a Justice named Kennedy. How do you feel?
Geez, in the Trib, huh? They must be fighting not to become obsolete with the rest of the dinosaur media.
It will be interesting to see what Sotomayor does on this case. I don’t think she will be in the majority, though.
Every case that carries political or ideological overtones is a crapshoot. The judiciary has been thoroughly politicized and while there are certain to be judges who will do their best to rule according to existing law there are also judges who will rule according to political whim and social fad (and who paint conscientious judges into a corner by establishing insane precedents). And slowly but surely the rule of law erodes away because it is being flouted by far too many of the very people most entrusted to uphold it.
It would be nice. Chicago bans guns yet violence is prevalent. 39 states enacted the right to carry and saw violent crime rates drop.
We are talking about a right, right? Not some privilege granted from the government. So if it’s a right let’s carry on and stop playing games.
Rescind all gun laws now.
Now is the time for all REAL Americans to put our 2nd Amendment FIRST!!
Notice to all: This week on National Review Online - Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinson, Peter is interviewing Judge Laurence H. Silberman, who wrote the Appellate decision in District of Columbia v. Heller, and he comments on his decision.
http://tv.nationalreview.com/uncommonknowledge/
I would also recommend going back in the archives of earlier interviews, such as John Bolton and Antonin Scalia. A lot of interesting stuff there.