[The Old Hoosier]

Finally, something we can be proud of Dubya about. This, cloning, and the ICC withdrawl.

Now let's just hope Bush can go the rest of the year without doing more stupid liberal sh!t than he's already done.

[mhking]

What's all this fuss about arming bears?

Well, confound it, I'm totally against that! Imagine if your Uncle George or Cousin Ned or some other friend or relative is mindin' their business, and because some know-nuthin' type from Washington says it's all right to arm bears, they get shot! Why I'll send one o'them armed bears right to Washington, and see how they like them apples...

Huh? Bear arms? Not arm bears?

Oh.

Never mind!

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Rush mentioned this today...Good work by the Bush administration.

[hellinahandcart]

Whew, you scared me--when I saw the title I was afraid the White House had reversed their position from yesterday! =:@

What a relief, it's only the same leftist bleat about the White House "reversing decades of policy" by insisting that the Second Amendment means the same thing today as when it was written.

[Bigg Red]

ping

[Sloth]

...That right, however, is "subject to reasonable restrictions designed to prevent possession by unfit persons or to restrict the possession of types of firearms that are particularly suited to criminal misuse."

Yeah, that's what the "shall not be infringed" part means... you have to, like, read between the lines, and stuff.

[ctdonath2]

Already numerous threads on this one.

[ironman]

Previous Threads:

U.S. Backs a Right to Bear Arms
Ashcroft affirms individual right to bear arms
Bush Administration Backs Individual Right to Bear Arms
Bush backs right to bear arms

[monkeyshine]

This is good news. But what's so extreme about Ashcroft's stance? Clearly it is those who wish to ban guns and eliminate the right to own them are the extremists. Enforcing a plain reading of the Constitution, while accepting that certain limits exist is a very moderate approach.

To the leftists, black is white and right is wrong. They are insane. Ashcroft's view is obviously a moderate one.

[spqrzilla9]

Notice the lie embedded in this paragraph:

Mr. Olson, the administration's top Supreme Court lawyer, was reflecting the view of Attorney-General John Ashcroft that the Second Amendment confers the right to "keep and bear arms" to private citizens and not merely to the "well-regulated militia" mentioned in the amendment's text.

The amendment's text does not mention the "well regulated militia" to the exclusion of the people as implied.

[PRND21]

Bump

[ppaul]

Good news!

[caisson71]

What is this "decade old stance"? Eight miserable years does not a decade make!

[Lancey Howard]

That right, however, is "subject to reasonable restrictions designed to prevent possession by unfit persons or to restrict the possession of types of firearms that are particularly suited to criminal misuse."

Uh... And "reasonable" would mean.....?

[RWCon]

Hurrah for W!!!

[Wolfie]

"subject to reasonable restrictions designed to prevent possession by unfit persons or to restrict the possession of types of firearms that are particularly suited to criminal misuse."

Right...just like it says in the Bill of Rights.

[Jay W]

There really cannot be any "collective" rights, as a collective cannot think, act, or be, except by definition. Rights can only exist for people, which is the word actually used in reference to them in the Constitution. "The right of the people" always meant each and every person, as that is the only "collective" whose definition and membership criteria is not in doubt. Only an individual can exercise a right. Only an individual can have his or her rights either defended or taken away.

I shudder to think that for decades it was official policy that a common right of the people was viewed as a "collective" right, not an individual right. I am glad that the Bush administration has reversed this long-standing policy, but worry how long it will last.

[Harrison Bergeron]

I'm too much of a cynic to read motives of deep conservative principle into this. They've paid enough attention to the polls to realize that the dems have lost seats in the house and senate just about every time they've pushed gun control in election years.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Washington
Reversing decades of Justice Department policy, the Bush administration has told the Supreme Court
that it believes the Constitution protects an individual's right to possess firearms.

[OldFriend]

LOLOL and predictably, Chuck the Schmuck Schumer is not happy about this......sputter sputter sputter......LOL