The case won’t be heard until March, with a decision expected anytime after May, this could be a big issue in Election 2008.
It could even spill down to the Senate and House levels.
If GWB can be praised for anything it is putting Roberts and Alito on the court, and his one appointment to the DC circuit was the key to all of this.
Yeah, it seems to be the one thing (in addition to be willing to actually fight terrorism) that he’s done right. And when it boils down to it, it’s probably the most important thing he COULD do right.
The 2000 Presidential election was won by Bush, because of Gore’s stance on banning guns. All Gore had to do to be President is win his own home state, but even the Tennesee voters did not like his stance on Gun rights.
As an individual right, self-defense is important, though hardly enough.
Taken 'collectively', millions of armed citizens represent a political check to legislative 'lawlessness'- evidenced by the erosion of other 'rights' once protected by the BOR.
"(t)he right of the people to keep and bear arms" will have significant repercusions on citizen-to-citizen and citizen-to-government relationships. Try as I might, I can't seem to find any negatives ('cause I'm not a liberal?)
Commie Mommy's flip-flop on this issue will make licenses-for-illegals pale by comparison. Serious head explosionage should follow.