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To: Shooter 2.5
Shooter 2.5 said: "The U.S. Supreme Court already ruled on the Right of Free Speach. They haven't yet ruled on the Second Amendment. Why do you think we have gun control in states like California that have no Right to Keep and Bear Arms in their state Constitution?"

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At such time as the US Supreme Court rules on the "incorporation" of the Second Amendment, they will only be officially recognizing that the Second Amendment was included at the time the Fourteenth Amendment was passed.

There is absolutely nothing preventing the Kalifornia Supreme Court from recognizing this on its own. If they are wrong, then the US Supreme Court can find a way to overturn their decision.

The Kalifornia Constitution does specify that the US Constitution is the supreme law of the land.

152 posted on 02/09/2003 3:03:51 PM PST by William Tell
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To: William Tell
I don't know enough about Constitutional Law to know if the California Supreme Court could rule based on the Federal Amendment. I do know they chose not to. That's why it's necessary to get a Federal ruling.

From what I have read so far, Brown has an ability to adhere strictly to written law. That may be a plus for us.
165 posted on 02/09/2003 4:49:49 PM PST by Shooter 2.5
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