Given the timing of the shooting rampage at the Henderson, Kentucky factory and the Supreme Court's decision in Heller, some second amendment opponents, as predicted, are using the Henderson tragedy to criticize the Court.
Enter the New York Times:
On Wednesday, as the court was getting ready to release its decision, a worker in a Kentucky plastics plant shot his supervisor, four co-workers and himself to death.
The Times editorial then goes on to say that the D.C. gun ban was the best thing since sliced bread, even though violent crime rates actually went up under the 30 years it was in place. That's what happens when the criminals own guns and law-abiding citizens do not.
No doubt the Times is miffed that Barack Obama flipped on his previous opposition to the D.C. gun ban without first notifying the editorial boards, so they could stay on message.
Showing posts with label District of Columbia v. Heller. Show all posts
Showing posts with label District of Columbia v. Heller. Show all posts
Friday, June 27, 2008
Thursday, June 26, 2008
More Constitutional "Changes"
The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down the D.C. gun ban, holding that the Second Amendment guarantees an individual right to keep and bear arms (District of Columbia v. Heller). The Court's opinion is here.
The vote was 5-4, and of course, Justice Kennedy was the deciding vote for the majority, just like he was yesterday in the case striking down capital punishment for child rape (Kennedy v. Louisiana). In Kennedy, Justice Kennedy (no relation) joined with Justices Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg and Breyer to produce a ruling that Senators John McCain and Barack Obama both roundly condemned. In Heller, Justice Kennedy joined with Chief Justice Roberts and Justices Scalia, Thomas and Alito.
We can expect McCain to hail today's decision. It will be fascinating to see what position Obama takes. Given that he's into constitutional "change" (Obama flip-flopped on the constitutionality of capital punishment), perhaps Obama will agree that Americans have Second Amendment individual rights also. Please note: The postings of "G. Morris", written by John K. Bush and which end in 2016, stated his views as of the dates of posting and should not be understood as current assertions of his views. The postings, which have not been altered since they came to an end, remain on this blog to preserve the historical record. In 2017, Mr. Bush took a position that precludes further public political comments or endorsements. He will no longer be contributing to this blog.
The vote was 5-4, and of course, Justice Kennedy was the deciding vote for the majority, just like he was yesterday in the case striking down capital punishment for child rape (Kennedy v. Louisiana). In Kennedy, Justice Kennedy (no relation) joined with Justices Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg and Breyer to produce a ruling that Senators John McCain and Barack Obama both roundly condemned. In Heller, Justice Kennedy joined with Chief Justice Roberts and Justices Scalia, Thomas and Alito.
We can expect McCain to hail today's decision. It will be fascinating to see what position Obama takes. Given that he's into constitutional "change" (Obama flip-flopped on the constitutionality of capital punishment), perhaps Obama will agree that Americans have Second Amendment individual rights also. Please note: The postings of "G. Morris", written by John K. Bush and which end in 2016, stated his views as of the dates of posting and should not be understood as current assertions of his views. The postings, which have not been altered since they came to an end, remain on this blog to preserve the historical record. In 2017, Mr. Bush took a position that precludes further public political comments or endorsements. He will no longer be contributing to this blog.
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