Posted on 06/23/2022 12:49:32 PM PDT by Red Badger
The Supreme Court’s decision to strike down New York’s restrictive handgun law is drawing some interesting takes.
Vice President Kamala Harris reacted to the Supreme Court’s decision in the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen case.
Shortly after the ruling was announced, Harris said, “We, the president, myself, many of us are deeply concerned and troubled by the Supreme Court’s ruling today.”
“It, I believe, defies common sense, and the Constitution of the United States,” she added.
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The irony of Harris claiming a decision to protect rights guaranteed by the Second Amendment defies the Constitution, while holding an event to discuss ways to protect access to abortion which is explicitly not in the Constitution, is quite special.
But before you think that was some misspeak, President Joe Biden said the same thing.
“I am deeply disappointed by the Supreme Court’s ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen. Since 1911, the State of New York has required individuals who would like to carry a concealed weapon in public to show a need to do so for the purpose of self-defense and to acquire a license,” the president said in a statement.
He added, “More than a century later, the United States Supreme Court has chosen to strike down New York’s long-established authority to protect its citizens. This ruling contradicts both common sense and the Constitution, and should deeply trouble us all.”
Biden also said, “For centuries, states have regulated who may purchase or possess weapons, the types of weapons they may use, and the places they may carry those weapons. And the courts have upheld these regulations.”
It’s not really clear what in this decision would run contrary to those points. The decision notes that other states have permitting requirements to be able to carry concealed outside of the house.
However, it points out the other states are “‘shall issue’ jurisdictions, where authorities must issue concealed-carry licenses whenever applicants satisfy certain threshold requirements, without granting licensing officials discretion to deny licenses based on a perceived lack of need or suitability.”
In New York, the law requires residents to prove that they are of “good moral character,” and do not have a mental illness or criminal history to be able to carry a gun. And to carry a firearm outside their home, it required them to show “proper cause.”
The issue comes down to the “proper cause” section of the law, which requires residents to show why they need the ability to carry concealed outside of their home, not requiring permits to carry a firearm, or prohibiting firearms in certain “sensitive places.”
As the Supreme Court’s decision states, “We know of no other constitutional right that an individual may exercise only after demonstrating to government officers some special need. That is not how the First Amendment works when it comes to unpopular speech or the free exercise of religion. It is not how the Sixth Amendment works when it comes to a defendant’s right to confront the witnesses against him. And it is not how the Second Amendment works.”
Biden and Harris’ claim that this decision defies or contradicts the Constitution is bizarre as the Supreme Court is the arbiter of what is or is not Constitutional, therefore the decision can’t defy the Constitution as it is written.
Truth and Accuracy
Abortion has ALWAYS been written into State Laws.
At one point, Abortion was illegal in every state in the USA.
That’s not Harris, It’s Diane Feinstein....................
She’ll make a great dic.........................tator.....................
yawn
This type of citizenship is referred to as birthright citizenship. -— do you disagree with this? Or are you saying She was not born in California?
So, George III surreptitiously travels with one of his pregnant house girls to the US in 1805 and she drops a son.
So, eligible for CiC or not?
“That’s not Harris, It’s Diane Feinstein....”
Same idiot, different token value.
University of California-Hastings College of Law should demand that Kamala Harris return her law degree documentation so they can stamp it “Invalid”. Obviously she learned NOTHING in law school, or at least she shows no indication she has ever applied whatever it was she learned.
Some people enter into the study of law only to find the loopholes.
“The meltdowns are spectacular.
Wait until the abortion ruling...”
I’m not counting the chickens just yet.....the way the Court is handing out these rulings it looks like they are for the most part throwing out red meat for Conservatives. Get us fat and happy before pulling the rug out.
What part of the Constitutional “Separation of Powers” don’t you understand, Madame Vice President? Let the Judiciary do their job, and you do yours (if you ever learn how).
On a related note - anybody know what the penalty is for breaking or disclaiming the oath?
most idiots on the left dont understand that basic fact, or dont care. They want totalitarian control in their favor over everything at the fed level. The pressure cooker is red hot.
There's not enough red meat in the world to make Conservatives fat and happy enough to be happy if that particular rug were to get pulled out.
Ted Cruz is predicting massive riots if the SC returns Roe to the states. I think he is right.
Watch for pallets of bricks.
She and Biden both have brain problems.
La Constitution, c’est moi.
The 14th would make her a statutory citizen. If a statute has to make her a citizen, it’s not natural. She doesn’t pass the test. The only time a citizen could be president was at the adoption of the Constitution until a first generation natural born Citizen would have been eligible at age 35. Martin Van Buren was the first natural born Citizen president.
This decision is SOLID.
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Exactly.
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