Posted on 05/05/2015 8:26:25 AM PDT by HammerT
“merely on the basis that they may increase the publics sense of safety.
Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.
Judge Daniel Anthony Manion dissented from the majority opinion. [..] Judge Manions reminder that when it comes to our fundamental rights, The government recognizes these rights; it does not confer them, cannot be overemphasized.
I have written at length on FR about the difference between rights and privileges, and the two types of law that deal with them respectively, and how the latter is being swapped for the former. So far, FReepers haven't shown interest in exploring this line of thought.
The problem is that the Democrats are fascinated by it and obsessed with it. Every single time the Court hands down an outrage that mystifies everyone, or Congress rapes the Constitution and the screaming begins, the exact same damn thing is being done - administrative privileges are being swapped for constitutional rights.
Conservatives need to face reality - this is HOW the country is being destroyed. The longer it is ignored, the worse the damage will be. Is that simple, and that unavoidable. It can't be stopped until it is acknowledged.
Stop being so micro-aggressive! /s
I’d like to thank the 7th Circuit Court for it’s ruling on this. Thank them from the bottom of my heart actually.
I am really looking forward to Justice Scalia’s forthcoming majority opinion blowing it to Hell and gone.
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