Posted on 11/21/2007 8:23:17 AM PST by icehand
In an ABC NEWS report written by Ariane de Vogue and Dennis Powell there is a poll asking the question "Do you agree with the Supreme Court's decision to hear a case about an individual's right to own a gun?"
Terrible selection of answers.
Tried posting, but nothing showed up. Is it a ‘review thing’?
This issue should never have gone to the SCOTUS. Their agreement to hear the case gives both sides the appearance of having merit. No argument that restricts the right of an individual to defend him or herself has merit.
It really should be that simple.
I am certain you are right. Look what the AWB did for the Dems in 1994.
Try using the Hudson, and you have a good shot at it.
And if the Court tries to disarm us both may justifiably happen.
Looks like the correct answer is winning. The Second Amendment is pretty clear.
Also, since the DC Circuit ruling has been stayed pending the Supreme Court's decision on whether to hear the case, there is no "Nirvana" on the ground in DC that the Supremes have upset.
No matter how strongly you believe that the right answer to some legal question is so clear that no one could think otherwise, people are obeying the court rulings in their own areas, by and large, until the Supreme Court rules. Leaving things in limbo is not a good option -- especially for those living in the 9th Circuit.
I’d like to think that too ... but you’ve got bainless liberals there ... that will go to extremes to reduce gun rights for law abiding citizens and hten scream about capital punishment being cruel and unusual punishment.
My point is that wild decisions by, oh, I don't know, could we use the 9th Circus as our example, where creative/agenda-driven rulings come forth as "established case law" as compared to all other Circuit Courts, then we will ALWAYS have a back-door attack on the Constitution, and when the makeup of the USSC becomes the slanted liberal-appointed court of years past, we have NEW interpretations forever created from whole cloth.
That's my point, and when the Hildabeast packs the court in the next 5 years, socilaism is in, and the Constitution is on the ash heap of history with this sad situation.
Overturning handgun bans would be one of the most certain ways to put the criminal element back in its box in places like DC and Philadelphia. Funny how cities like those always seem to have the most stringent gun bans along with the highest murder rates.
Duly noted.
I haven’t studied the 9th circuit decision yet.
Well then, now is the time to get this on the docket, before Hildabeast can pack the court.
With the Fifth Circuit Court decision and the Ninth’s out there, the pan is primed for *some* RKBA decision to be put onto the SCOTUS docket. That situation will not go away unless a case is heard now.
So, the reality of the situation is this: We can have this case go before the SCOTUS, or we can have some unknown case, from a court to be determined (but quite possibly one of the courts you and I detest) be “the” case to take the Fifth/Ninth decisions up the chain to the SCOTUS.
See now why I’m not pitching a fit about this? There’s worse alternatives that are highly probable here. There’s just no way now to take the two circuit court decisions away.
Further, NO PART of the Constitution will be safe when the "living document" proponents control the future.
Bump
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