Posted on 03/01/2010 6:23:17 PM PST by GOP_Lady
The Supreme Court takes up another Second Amendment case.
The Supreme Court today is the scene of a Constitutional duel in a case that will decide if the Second Amendment's guarantee of an individual right to bear arms applies to the states. The answer will determine whether the Court's landmark 2008 decision in District of Columbia v. Heller is a hollow legal anomaly, or if it extends nationwide.
In McDonald v. Chicago, the Justices will consider whether the Windy City's ban on handguns is Constitutional. Brought by plaintiffs including 76-year-old Otis McDonald, who wants to keep a handgun in his South Side home to protect himself from gangs, the question is similar to that in Heller, which challenged a handgun ban in the District of Columbia.
However, unlike Washington, D.C., which is governed directly by federal law, the challenge to Chicago's gun ban comes to the Court under the Constitution's 14th Amendment, which protects fundamental rights against infringement by the states.
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Always good to post the 2d amendment. Thanks.
I think it’s as clear as can be. The 2nd clause rules. “The right shall not be infringed.” Nothing unclear about that at all.
Giving one really great reason for having it so, as expounded by the preparatory clause, only makes the point of the primary clause more compelling.
Basically it says, “because freedom needs protecting, keep your damn hands off their guns.”
For all you yellow, traitorous liberals out there: “Thus endeth the lesson.”
BTW...does anyone know if we can listen to a live audio of the USSC case this AM? If so, ping me with the link! Thanks!
Full auto bump.
The NRA will be arguing for incorporation while Alan Gura will argue the Privileges & Immunities case in an attempt to repeal the Slaughterhouse ruling.
Does anyone know when a decision is anticipated?
(7:03 EST)
Probably late June.
Oral arguments start today.
I am thinking June as well.
Late June is when it’ll be released, just like Heller.
Anyone know which Justice(s) have not written majority opinions in this term? They all get to do so (by USSC tradition), but when Heller was decided a certain Mr. Justice Scalia had written none...and he wrote that opinion. Know who hasn’t written, and you’ll have a good idea of the result.
Does the writer of the majority opinion have to be among the justices who voted in the majority?
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