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Samantha

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16. This man is a Republican and was the same SC judge who wrote that seething dissent in Bush v. Gore

Sat Oct 3, 2015, 05:30 PM

Oct 2015

He is in my top five most respected people I have known in my lifetime. That dissent was a barn-burner. And this suggestion would clarify the original intent of the Second Amendment.

Not only is he brilliant, he is indeed a man of integrity.

Sam

Postscript: excerpt from Bush v. Gore dissenting opinion

https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/00-949.ZD.html

It is confidence in the men and women who administer the judicial system that is the true backbone of the rule of law. Time will one day heal the wound to that confidence that will be inflicted by today’s decision. One thing, however, is certain. Although we may never know with complete certainty the identity of the winner of this year’s Presidential election, the identity of the loser is perfectly clear. It is the Nation’s confidence in the judge as an impartial guardian of the rule of law.

I respectfully dissent.

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The five extra words that can fix the Second Amendment.J.P.Stevens [View all] elleng Oct 2015 OP

Thanks for the link. . . Journeyman Oct 2015 #1

You do know that King Wayne (LaPeirre) would throw a tantrum if those words were added. world wide wally Oct 2015 #2

So would most of the population... pipoman Oct 2015 #4

Over 90% of the population supports reasonable laws regarding guns world wide wally Oct 2015 #6

I support reasonable gun laws... Adrahil Oct 2015 #10

That is nothing but NRA paranoid propaganda since the time Clinton ran for office. world wide wally Oct 2015 #11

It is an objective FACT..... Adrahil Oct 2015 #12

Well, we certainly don't want to inconvenience you just to save a few thousand lives ever year world wide wally Oct 2015 #33

Says the person with a wine glass as an avatar. Straw Man Oct 2015 #35

You can certainly stretch far enough to pat yourself on the back if that is world wide wally Oct 2015 #38

Yup, that's irony. Straw Man Oct 2015 #39

I categorically disagree Brainstormy Oct 2015 #7

Poll after poll by reputable pollsters... gun control is way, way down the list of concerns pipoman Oct 2015 #20

Except that the amendment isn't ambiguous pipoman Oct 2015 #3

I wish they would limit government's ability to acquiesce to lobbyists like the NRA and put world wide wally Oct 2015 #5

I do too.... pipoman Oct 2015 #24

Wanna bet? 'A well regulated Militia, elleng Oct 2015 #14

No ambiguity... pipoman Oct 2015 #23

So why the hell is the first half there? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 #28

It enumerates both the existence of the milita and the right pipoman Oct 2015 #29

That part doesn't count… it doesn't support their argument world wide wally Oct 2015 #34

Context colsohlibgal Oct 2015 #8

You mean if we disregard the Bill of Rights? pipoman Oct 2015 #30

I think we just really need a better Supreme Court struggle4progress Oct 2015 #9

The thing of it is.... Rafale Oct 2015 #13

Amending the constitution is difficult indeed, elleng Oct 2015 #15

It depends Rafale Oct 2015 #21

This man is a Republican and was the same SC judge who wrote that seething dissent in Bush v. Gore Samantha Oct 2015 #16

INDEED, Sam. elleng Oct 2015 #17

Always a pleasure to post on your threads, elleng Samantha Oct 2015 #18

Oh, ellen, thank you so much for this! I needed it today...I've been reflecting on so many CTyankee Oct 2015 #19

I was very pleased to see it too, yank, elleng Oct 2015 #22

For arguments sake, the need for a well regulated militia has been supplanted by a standing military Thor_MN Oct 2015 #25

You are exactly right, Thor. elleng Oct 2015 #27

You're about 20 years too late...asked and answered pipoman Oct 2015 #31

Obviously the Founding Fathers Turbineguy Oct 2015 #26

they failed to word it so even stupid people could understand Skittles Oct 2015 #36

They also failed to word it so even smart people could understand as well. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 #37

I keep hearing the Republicans repeating over and over, "Repeal and Replace" .... eppur_se_muova Oct 2015 #32