Posted on 05/26/2002 8:17:19 AM PDT by SUSSA
Please help. The U.S. Supreme Court will more than likely hear the Emerson Second Amendment case (U.S. v. Emerson). This case has the potential to do for Second Amendment rights what Roe v Wade did for abortion, but we must act to make that happen.
Seniors United Supporting the Second Amendment is trying to raise enough money to file an amicus (friend of the court) brief in this case. However we need your help.
We have made arrangements with an experienced, conservative, constitutional attorney to research and write the brief at very low cost. But we need to raise enough money for the printing and other costs. As you can guess, this is not a cheap undertaking and we are a small group.
I'm asking Freepers to contribute to this effort to save the Second Amendment. We need to raise another $2500.00 for this project. Once the Supremes announce that they will hear the case, we will have less than 90 days to write print and file the brief. That means that we have to have the money in the bank when the Court makes the announcement.
Contributions to SUSSA are tax deductible. SUSSA is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3), charitable, civil rights, organization. We are asking Freepers who support the Second Amendment to please help us in this project. Contributions can be sent to SUSSA, P.O. Box 29132, Dallas, TX 75229. Any help Freepers can give us will be greatly appreciated. This case may well be our best hope for restoring our Second Amendment rights.
PLEASE HELP!! www.sussa.org
The long answer is we have to exert our rights.
Don't wear a seat belt.
Smoke on public property. As to private property, you will have ask the owner for permission.
Drive an auto with a can of beer between your legs.
Another way to exert your rights, without "breaking laws," as an attorney advised me, is to seek an injunction against those who would enforce such laws.
That is my intention.
If amicus briefs were not effective, no group would go to the trouble and expense of preparing them and filing them. The fact that every side of an argument files briefs shows that they are important. It's hard to know for sure if a brief does any good. However, it is always better to be in the fight than to watch from the sidelines.
This is a chance to add our voice to the chorus of voices the Court will hear. It is an opportunity to be sure the Justices get as much information on our side as they get from the radical anti-Bill of Rights side. It may be our best chance of restoring our Second Amendment rights. We may not get another chance if the Court goes the wrong way.
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