i don't see anything is the 2nd that says depending on what state you live in...
Posted on 09/06/2015 7:50:57 AM PDT by impimp
The Supreme Court today held that the Second Amendment -- as recently redefined in D.C. v. Heller , in which the Court overturned D.C.'s handgun ban -- applies to the states, not just the federal government.....
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Why would I be highlighting this to Freepers and ruin my reputation as a conservative?
Because states rights are being eroded by the Supreme Court and this gun ruling helps to PAVE THE WAY FOR GAY MARRIAGE.
Did applying the 1st, 4th, 5th, and 8th amendments to the States constitute judicial tyranny as well?
Yes it did.
“Incorporation”, as it is called, is hogwash.
Whenever injustice masquerades as justice, it pretends to be what it isn’t, and anytime someone pretends something to be what it is not, it is so the injustice can continue. Injustice masquerading as justice is a con game the elite don’t want to stop.
http://incapp.org/blog/?p=2634
Apparently it does.
It was judicial tyranny applied by the conservative judges on the supreme court.
Then it was judicial tyranny when the SCOTUS ruled that the First Amendment applied to the states. If it didn't, New York would ban most churches and deny conservative internet speech. That would be SWELL. < /s>
States should be allowed to restrict gun ownership however they want to restrict it.
Then southern states should be able to reimpose slavery, too.
LOL! No conservative free speech for YOU mister. It's state law! You will be arrested for posting here!
Frankly, SHOCKED that the SCOTUS is continuing to rule positively for gun rights. Once Roberts was compromised, I expected a continous series of anti-gun rulings.
i don't see anything is the 2nd that says depending on what state you live in...
I believe that States can do what they want. That makes me a “tenther” I suppose.
Impimp. What the hell. You post a 2009 decision and wanna make a bitch about how bad it is (when it is not). Jeebus Christmas.
Or at least be able to define marriage...
The second amendment is not just a restriction on the federal government, however.
The first amendment says, for example, that ‘Congress shall make no law...’, but that language is not evident in the second amendment.
In the second amendment, it simply says ‘shall not be infringed.’
This does not merely handcuff the federal government from infringement of this basic human right, it restricts all governments from infringing on this basic human right.
So you think the State of Mississippi should be able to torture people if that’s what the voters want? You think the State of Pennsylvania should be able to beat Catholics all the way to the Ohio border?
You’re an idiot.
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Well then! They should be able to deny free speech! They should be able to shut down religion! Ban all guns! Quarter police in your home! Deny fair trials! Convict you without showing you evidence! Hold trial and not identify your accusers! Inflict cruel and unusual punishments on you! Deny you the right to remain silent!
Bless your heart.
That's southern-speak for 'what a moron'. LOL!
Only one-issue social conservatives would see a pro-gun ruling to be a bad thing.
The Second Amendment doesn't mention Congress and doesn't mention States. It just says gun rights can't be infringed.
My opinion: no one can infringe without violating the Constitution.
Oh the irony! It is the gun advocates who are often the single issue people. I believe in States rights. Gay marriage is just one of 1000 bad consequences that result from rejecting states rights.
Nobody fears federalism more than the tyrant.
What could theoretically happen and what would happen are two different things.
Might I suggest a re-reading of the 10th Ammendment.
It is a simple component of law, that if a right exists for the people, it then therefore must be respected by each level of government which affects those people.
It is ludicrous to say I have an individual right, but the state in which I live is not bound to respect that right. Hence, Heller MUST apply to the states and their laws must honor it.
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