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GUN BANNING GOVERNMENTAL OFFICIALS

To run this subversive mayor through a punishing gauntlet of the American People: widely publicize his name; to condemn him to run the patriot’s gauntlet, for his Constitutional crime. It be made clear that his fate will be the fate of any gun banning governmental official in America.

The US Supreme Court announced late this morning that it will hear the appeal of
Parker v. District of Columbia, 478 F.3d 370 (D.C. Cir. 2007), in which both the Federal District Court and the US Court of Appeals ruled against the District of Columbia’s 30 year ban on the private ownership of handguns.

A very detailed and succinct discussion of the issues and arguments can be found here.

“Poverty of goods is easily cured; poverty of the mind is irreparable.”

Bat One: At this juncture I don’t have a lot of faith in the Supremes to actually decide a case based on what the Constitution actually states, that is a fantasy!

No matter the age or state of health, for a military man it is always glorious to tilt at windmills, rescue a fair Dulcinea and be a gallant knight in armor in a glorious cause.

Neiman,

I won’t disagree with your assessment.  But I will suggest that the Court’s last term saw Chief Justice Roberts “grow” into his office and become more assertive of his leadership role on the Court.

I think what we now have, overall, is a cautiously conservative Supreme Court, one which is like to issue a ruling in support of the District and Appellate courts’ rulings, but limited in scope.  The proper role of the Court is not to make new law, in either partisan direction, but to say what is not constitutional.  My guess is that Justices Roberts, Alito, Thomas, Scalia, and possibly Kennedy as well, will craft a limited consensus in support of individual rights, but nothing sweeping.

Considering the crime rate in DC, the District is hard-pressed to demonstrate the effectiveness of their ordinance.  It would seem, rather, that the only people with guns are exactly the ones who should not have them:  the bad guys, and Democrat Senator James Webb.

“Poverty of goods is easily cured; poverty of the mind is irreparable.”

The simple fact that DC, one of the tightest security zones in North America, is a low-grade combat zone, is indicative of the fact that no one, and I mean NO ONE, elected, appointed, or hired to any position within our government gives a fuck about the citizens of the Metro DC region or this nation. Secure the borders, anyone?

Una Salus Victus Nullam Sperare Salutem

SACRED CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TO BEAR ARMS

Not primarily for collecting; not primarily for hunting; but primarily for a well regulated militia in every state - ready, when faced with intolerable governmental tyranny, for explosive bloody revolt.

Every American child should grow up knowing exactly how to safely use an automobile-privilege, for transportation; every American child should grow up knowing exactly how to safely use a gun-right, for bloody revolt.

Every sensible person knows that the American Constitutional Right to Bear Arms is a sacred integral part of the American system of government, by the People and for the People, comparable to the powers of their executive, legislative, or judicial branches of government.

Every sensible governmental official has a very healthy respect for the inherent revolutionary powers of the American People over their own tyrannical leaders.

Not primarily for collecting; not primarily for hunting…

What part of “shall not be infringed” don’t you understand?

"Give the lefties a pile of money, and they’ll spend it buying votes.” - Rush Limbaugh on the “bailout”.