Givin’ ’em Heller
In other words, we may finally know what “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State” means, and whether “the people” means you and me or us. (“Shall not be infringed” seems pretty clear.)
Actually, I think we’ll probably be spending the next several decades arguing over exactly what Shall not be infringed means.
My prediction:
Court says there is an individual right.
DC’s ban violates that right.
Some vague reference to reasonable restrictions without offering any guidance on those. Hence, we spend the next several decades arguing over exactly what Shall not be infringed means.
Brady’s claim victory. NRA claims victory.
Anti-gunners and editorial boards (but I repeat myself) yammer on about activist judges overturning 70 years of supreme court precedent, even though that precedent doesn’t exist.
Update: Oh yeah, and lawsuits filed in NYC and Chicago tomorrow.
June 26th, 2008 at 10:04 am
It’s coming in minutes. We can determine whether or not the Constitution is going to be forever worthless or not.
Here’s to hoping for the latter.
June 26th, 2008 at 10:05 am
exactly, and i think this will be a good thing. isn’t this pretty much how we’ve been treating the first amendment for several decades now? and all the rest of the bill of rights (that aren’t treated as dead letters), for that matter? the second amendment’s been asleep in this regard; time to wake it up.
oh, and also, your update. might as well start the to-be-ongoing legalistic debate in those cities as anywhere.
June 26th, 2008 at 10:13 am
AFFIRMED
June 26th, 2008 at 10:38 am
Generally, the syllabus sounds really good, except that licensing is upheld as long as it’s consistently enforced (no more “may issue”?) We’ll see how the full decision reads (it’s a bit longish)
I was praying, and thank God it looks like we barely sqeezed by (5-4) on this one.
Remember: vote for the one who won’t put gun-banning socialists on this panel folks. Almost everything else is secondary, because the SCOTUS is something like the final word in the US.
Decision: http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/07-290.pdf
June 26th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
Wait for it…
Activist Conservative Judges
This November is important.