I hate saying this but I think the Bush Administration is going to take this thing really slow. I think they already know that they can't win on Emerson and this is all PR to ease the country into understanding what the Second Amendment really means. The public as been sitting in front of the boob tube for too long and listening to what the liberal media tells them. There is only one problem with that. We need a ruling on Emerson yesterday. He!!, we needed it in 1934.
Lawyers for the Department of Justice said the high court need not test that principle now."
Bullsh!t!
Shooter 2.5 quoted from the article: "Lawyers for the Department of Justice said the high court need not test that principle now."
Wasn't it the, now politically incorrect, Brer Rabbit story in which the rabbit begs not to be thrown into the briar patch when in fact that is what is desired?
Perhaps Ashcroft is taunting the Supreme Court by suggesting that their opinion isn't needed. Since the District Appeals Courts are not in agreement, the Supreme Court is duty bound to clarify this issue. Perhaps someone can remind me how many Justices must agree in order to grant "cert".