[ClintonBeGone]

Tell them this:

"In short, the Silveira attorney led with his (and our) chins. He brought a foolish case, and persisted even when it was clear that he had no reasonable chance of success on appeal. His failure to file a reply brief was terrible. The fruit of his labor is a horrendous Ninth Circuit opinion which will harm the Second Amendment for years to come." -- David Kopel

[Dead Corpse]

Kopel is pretty clueless.

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

The SCOTUS has two districts, the ninth and the fifth, directly at odds.

Were we still operating under a Constitution, the SCOTUS would be required to settle the difference.

The weakest, most worthless case should result in the second being upheld.

By declining to hear it, they are telling us that the Republic is indeed ended, but they, personally, nine black robed felons, don't have the guts to stand up and say it plainly, for all the sheeple to understand.

[RKV]

I guess I am going to disagree with Dave Kopel on this one. I know of his work and agree with a lot of what he does. My question is this - when is the right time for me to have my 2nd Amendment rights? How long do I have to wait? I live in the People's Republik of Kalifornia. Don't give me that stuff about moving elsewhere. I want to fix what is broken, not run away from trouble. The politicians have failed, the courts have failed. What is left to do? And I do pray about this. I support CRPA and NRA, so my money is where my mouth is. So what now Dave? What is your alternative?

[Thud]

Gays made the same mistake with Hardwick v. Bowers. It was the wrong case to use as a test, and the attorneys handling the appeal screwed it up badly.

Tell them this: "In short, the Silveira attorney led with his (and our) chins. He brought a foolish case, and persisted even when it was clear that he had no reasonable chance of success on appeal. His failure to file a reply brief was terrible. The fruit of his labor is a horrendous Ninth Circuit opinion which will harm the Second Amendment for years to come." -- David Kopel