Posted on 07/29/2008 2:00:44 PM PDT by neverdem
The only way to avoid a long fight is for some judge to grant class-action status. Then, fear should take over and guide their actions onto the right path.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Not to mention that since they’ve never experienced actual oppression, they think things will be hunky dory.
Besides, it’s the trendy cause of Hollywood and the Leftist elitists. After all, the whims and desires of the boomer hippies are law in this land.
Agreed ... while considering most members in Congress as included!
They certainly do, the Declaration goes hand in hand with the Constitution.
No they did not. They said the second amendment *protects* a right of individuals. They didn't exactly say reasonable restrictions were OK, they listed some restriction that would be OK, such as felon in possession. They specifically mentioned that there can be no "balancing" of the right against some "public good", as one of the dissents would have allowed.
You are correct.
This is more than an attempt to simply wiggle in and around the edges and cracks of a Supreme Court ruling. It is an attempt to completely negate it, largely in two thrusts. First, to back off restrictions only in the tiniest amount, not even to the degree necessary to comply. The second thrust is to ensure the 2nd amendment is interpreted so restrictively that it will never have any real meaning. Despite the USSC’s specific statements about arms in common use, such arms are not going to be tolerated by the DC gov’t. The restriction to revolvers and then only after severe harassment of the citizens who try to comply with the registration law will discourage citizens from thinking they have any hope of restoration of their rights. This is also a message to the citizens to remind them of who is in charge.
Some of DC’s actions are for public propaganda purposes. It suggests to the “less than aware” that DC is complying. The real intent, however, is to show who has the power. The weight of gov’t power is expected to be, and largely is, on the side of the oppressing left. The message to the people is, “We don’t have to pay attention to the Constitution as written or laws as written or anything else for that matter. We decide the law based on what we feel it should be. And, in particular we have considered the court to be our property for the last several years while out of power in the federal legislative branch. We certainly don’t follow rulings we don’t agree with. The court is our vehicle to manipulate the law to our ends. The court is no longer a servant of the people and before long, the federal legislative branch will be ours, too.
I really believe this to be the intent. DC gov’t is trying to show us who is really in control. I do have a couple of questions. One, “Is DC gov’t acting in isolation or is it getting instruction from outside parties?” Also, “Do the members of the USSC who wrote the majority opinion have any opinion about what DC gov’t is doing by insulting the USSC’s ruling?”
The trigger lock problem is one the SCOTUS addressed directly. (At least I believe they did.) W.,D.C. has ignored the Supreme Court's ruling with regard to that, blatantly.
Isn't there some way to get this to an appellate court right away.
If this takes years to be remedied, what justice is there in that?
I am confused by Heller’s tactics, here. 21 days after the USSC ruled, the case reverts to the DC COA for enforcement.
So why didn’t he just file with the COA?
Any lawyers on the thread?
That’s where I am confused - it IS in front of the DC COA.
I sure hope that happens soon as I would not put it past the libtards in power to have him killed "resisting arrest" or some other bogus thing like that.
Thought it may be time to change my tagline, guess not.
My thoughts (not an attorney):
1. Request an emergency injunction preventing DC from enforcing their restrictions.
2. Move for immediate summary judgment in favor of the plaintiffs, as DC is clearly not acting in good faith.
3. Request that DC and its officials be held in contempt of court.
This is a direct flouting of the Supreme Court's ruling against the preexisting rules which said the same thing.
I would think that one could obtain an emergency restraining order against these bastards.
The the DC COA should call in city council members and tell them they face serious charges including prison for denying citizens their constitutional rights, and be done with it.
This rubs me the wrong way.
Bingo!
They didn't exactly say even that - they just said that nothing in the opinion should be construed so as to prevent such restrictions, as such restrictions had not been challenged. They did not close off the idea of challenging those restrictions, although they did not leave the option as pointedly open as they did the licensing/registration requirements. It seemed like Scalia was almost inviting a challenge of those requirements, at least as I read it.
I think the COA should jail them for contempt, frankly.
What have you been smoking? No Congress full of DemonRats and RINOs is going to do that. Allowing the people to exercise the RKBA is against their religion, which is basically "all power to us".
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