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In his 2008 dissent in District of Columbia v. Heller, Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens insisted that the Second Amendment offers zero protection for what he called the "right to possess and use guns for nonmilitary purposes like hunting and personal self-defense."
In an op-ed for the New York Times, the retired justice reiterated that view, writing that, "For over 200 years after the adoption of the Second Amendment, it was uniformly understood as not placing any limit on either federal or state authority to enact gun control legislation." |
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dasing
(3/29/2018)
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| You can erase the words, but can't remove the right!! |
| Comment by:
lbauer
(3/29/2018)
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If Stevens really believes that the Second Amendment is meaningless why exactly is he so determined that we must overturn it?
As I recall Heller went 5/4 to overturn the DC ban on private ownership of firearms by residents, but in a companion finding the court was unanimous in agreeing that the Second Amendment referred to an individual right. |
| Comment by:
MarkHamTownsend
(3/29/2018)
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| MOLON LABE, former "justice" John Paul Jackwagon. |
| Comment by:
PHORTO
(3/29/2018)
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| Stevens was a dimwit on the Court (for which Nino justly clowned him), and in retirement he's increased is dimwittitude. |
| Comment by:
PHORTO
(3/29/2018)
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| Stevens was a dimwit on the Court (for which Nino justly clowned him), and in retirement he's increased his dimwittitude. |
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| "Some people think that the Second Amendment is an outdated relic of an earlier time. Doubtless some also think that constitutional protections of other rights are outdated relics of earlier times. We The People own those rights regardless, unless and until We The People repeal them. For those who believe it to be outdated, the Second Amendment provides a good test of whether their allegiance is really to the Constitution of the United States, or only to their preferences in public policies and audiences. The Constitution is law, not vague aspirations, and we are obligated to protect, defend, and apply it. If the Second Amendment were truly an outdated relic, the Constitution provides a method for repeal. The Constitution does not furnish the federal courts with an eraser." --9th Circuit Court Judge Andrew Kleinfeld, dissenting opinion in which the court refused to rehear the case while citing deeply flawed anti-Second Amendment nonsense (Nordyke v. King; opinion filed April 5, 2004) |
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