Live Replay of SCOTUS Oral Arguments in DC v. Heller (2A case)

C-SPAN ^ | March 18, 2007 | C-SPAN

[NinoFan]

http://www.cspan.org/watch/cs_cspan_wm.asp?Cat=TV&Code=CS

[Domandred]

LOL Plastic Guns!

[BCR #226]

Did I just hear Clement state that machineguns are more valid under Miller than handguns?????

[Gilbo_3]

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[The KG9 Kid]

Yes he did.

[Domandred]

I heard the same thing. I wanted to rewind and relisten to be sure, but I’m on live stream instead of Tivo so I can’t :(

[BCR #226]

I guess the rumors we’ve heard about Bush in the Washington Post might have some truth to them... wow.

Mike

[mvpel]

Did I just hear Clement state that machineguns are more valid under Miller than handguns?????

[beltfed308]

I’m getting the impression that Ginsburg is giving Dellinger every opportunity to convince her but he hasn’t done it yet. Opinion?

I agree. The justices seem to be giving him extraordinary leeway to explain his argument. Of course this is the first live hearing I have paid attention to so that is JMO.

[1rudeboy]

I know the petitioner’s or the respondent’s attorneys must allow themselves to be interrupted when a Justice speaks, but it’s still like “watching” a cat playing with a mouse.

[steve86]

I’m not able to watch now. Is this the first day of what is expected to be many days of oral arguments?

[BCR #226]

Nope, it’s done and over with as of 12:02 EST. Lasted two hours and two minutes.

Mike

[NinoFan]

No, only today.

[Publius Valerius]

Today is it. We’re all done.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Clement says that foremost in the Framers mind was a concern that the Militia would remain a viable option to the standing army.

BS! If you go back and read the Framers' writings on the issue, it's clear that they intended that the PEOPLE should have the individual right to keep and bear arms, both for personal defense and for keeping the federal government in line, through the threat of armed revolt.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

No, only 75 minutes of arguments and that’s it!

[Domandred]

Hopefully someone will be able to archive it. I would but didn’t have my Tivo ready to go :(

[BCR #226]

I can’t believe that Souter is thrashing Clement like he is. He just put Clement in a hard corner... this is GREAT!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[July 4th]

Yup, all of the justices have these arguments on paper already. Typically, they only do an hour of oral arguments to ask pointed questions about what they’ve read. Today was a bit longer...

[meandog]

Clement says that foremost in the Framers mind was a concern that the Militia would remain a viable option to the standing army.

BS! If you go back and read the Framers' writings on the issue, it's clear that they intended that the PEOPLE should have the individual right to keep and bear arms, both for personal defense and for keeping the federal government in line, through the threat of armed revolt.

I heard some boob on C-Span this morning claim that the "Southern signers insisted on militas having arms because of the threat from slave revolts..."

[668 - Neighbor of the Beast]

Question for the legal eagles:
If the gun control advocates don’t like the way this is going...if by the overall tone they conclude the decision would not be in their favor, and they don’t want a decision supporting individual rkba...can they withdraw?