Yup we are. And this time there is NO WAY the SCOTUS will be able to AVOID ruling exactly what rights the Second Amendment does ENSURE Americans.
"Yup we are. And this time there is NO WAY the SCOTUS will be able to AVOID ruling exactly what rights the Second Amendment does ENSURE Americans."
Excuse my repost from another thread...
"Maybe our collectivist friends feel that conditions are such that forcing a 2nd Amendment decision from the Supreme Court is a now-or-never proposition. With future propects for liberal bench receding, perhaps they feel that they better spend their political capital (and use their FBI files) to get the decision they want - IOW, collective rights."
This will not stand.
It's time for the W administration to step up to the plate. No more excuses. Let's settle this now.
It's time for a plain english statement from the highest court in the land affirming the plain truth of the second amendmant.
I won't be holding my breath.
SCOTUS would rather clog dance in a mine field than accept this case. The longer they can cloud the idea of Rights held by the People versus Privileges allowed by the Government, the better.
Even if the Plague strikes SCOTUS and Bush replaces all nine, I'm not totally sure Ashcroft wants to go that far. A huge industry hangs in the balance, not to mention local police control of the population.
There are too many thugs with badges who hold with the "Us and Them" world view. The New York, Chicago, DC and LA PDs rely on a helpless population to retain control. They have convinced themselves of the Thin Blue Line myth, and they are not just going to walk away from that power. Certainly the ATF, FBI, INS, Park Service, Air Marshalls, Fish and Game, Poultry Inspectors, and every other Federal wanna-be who carries a gun are not going to be pleased to be out-gunned.