More on the Heller decision

This time from Senator Ken Cuccinelli. The Senator has a great legal mind and is admitted to the Supreme Court bar. He attended the oral arguments in Heller and previously wrote on that experience. Here he takes us on his journey through the entire decision:

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The Supreme Court Gets One RIGHT!

Good news, the Supreme Court has recognized your individual right to possess and use firearms for any lawful purpose under the 2nd Amendment.
Now if only they could understand our 5th Amendment property rights.
Look for more after I read Scalia’s opinion this weekend.

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Blind Justices

In a 2-1 decision, a panel of the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned Virginia’s Partial Birth Abortion Ban, which had been remanded back to them by the US Supreme Court in Carhart v Gonzales. See NYT story here.
Attorney General Bob McDonnell’s office suggests an appeal to the full 4th Circuit or the Supremes.

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Welcome to the Judiciocracy of California

On the left coast, the will of the people (and their elected representatives) is really irrelevant - unless, of course it is consistent with the will of the almighty judiciary.
California’s Supreme Court has today decreed that same sex couples must be granted marriage licenses by the state. See: LA Times Story

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Supreme Court - Lethal Injections OK

In a surprise to no one except Governor Tim Kaine, the Supreme Court today threw out the challenge to the constitutionality of lethal injection. It wasn’t even close! 7-2 vote, with former ACLU lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg standing in the lonely corner with David Souter. Kaine’s decision was even more foolish as […]