Two-Thirds Of States Support Second Amendment Incorporation
July 14, 2009
The NRA is declaring that two-thirds of the state attorneys general have signed an amicus brief in support of the U.S. Supreme Court hearing the case of NRA v. Chicago. In that case, the NRA contends that the Seventh District Court of Appeals erred in its declaration that the Second Amendment does not apply to states and cities; that those entities can create their own gun laws by disregarding the Second Amendment. (This is the same position that Obama’s Supreme Court appointee, Sonia Sotomayor has taken.)
The NRA believes that the Seventh District should have ruled as did the Ninth District recently in California saying that the “Due Process” clause of the Fourteenth Amendment incorporates the Second Amendment, therefore forcing the states to apply the Second Amendment and not create gun laws that supersede federal law.
Tom Remington
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If I’m reading you right, Sotomayor’s position is in opposition to the NRA’s…that is correct. The NRA wants to apply the 2nd amendment to all the states, thus evoking the 14th amendment’s clause which applies to ALL the states….Just how the SCOTUS can exempt any states from the basic rights which we are guaranteed under the constitution, is all but impossible for Americans to conceive of….(kind of like letting some states impose slavery, but not others…)
From what I gather, Sotomayor is treading a lot of water right now. However, I don’t see this in any way keeping her from getting the nod to be the next justice. The Dems and Obama could care less about our Constitution or the rights of the people.
Tonight when I listened in to the tele-townhall with Sen. Demint and Ed Meese, both men acknowledged that Congress is making laws outside the Constitution faster than at any time in history. Ed Meese said we need to overturn laws made that are against the Constitution. I’d like for that to happen but I don’t see it happening anytime soon, if at all.
Jim Demint said that this will continue until the people wake up and say, “I’ve had enough”.
I understand your lack of being able to conceive that any judge or justice stepping outside the rule of law, in this case the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms, but our courts have brazenly been doing it for a long time while Americans sit back more concerned about Michael Jackson and what will happen to his kids than what is happening to this country.
We are responsible for all this to some degree. We elect those who make the laws and the president who appoints federal judges. As long as we are more interested in fulfilling some idealistic diversity sweepstakes to see if we can elect the first black, first female, first Hispanic, first gay or whatever, instead of wanting the most qualified, not much will change.
I believe that Obama has selected a woman to fill the position of SC Justice because she most closely follows his political and personal beliefs about this country and both share a common disregard for our Constitution.
We don’t have that much to bitch about, now, unless one of the more conservative judges falls ill or resigns….Personally, unless there is more than just criticism, I think we as conservatives are falling into the same pit as the liberals like to get in when they start their “inquisitions” of the SCOTUS nominees….For instance, the degrading characterizations they portrayed of justice Thomas, back during his nomination…I haven’t seen that so far, but neither would I like to see it…There’s nothing to stop the nomination, unless something gets brought to light that no one has seen before…But, it least it gives an opportunity for presenting any facts that haven’t been brought to light. Facts that could conceivably get swept under the table, otherwise.
If and/or when this issue goes before the SCOTUS, and the chances are, it will….I will expect the same majority of conservative “jurists” will decide in it’s favor, and if that is the case, you will begin to see the rights of the 2nd amendment begin to work it’s way through the court system, thanks to the NRA, and similar organizations…
If I were you, I’d thank my attorney general for signing the “AMICUS” brief, if he is one of the following attorney generals…(if he isn’t, find out why)
EDMUND G. BROWN JR.
Attorney General of California
THURBERT E. BAKER
Attorney General of Georgia
TROY KING
Attorney General of Alabama
DANIEL S. SULLIVAN
Attorney General of Alaska
DUSTIN MCDANIEL
Attorney General of Arkansas
JOHN W. SUTHERS
Attorney General of Colorado
BILL MCCOLLUM
Attorney General of Florida
LAWRENCE G. WASDEN
Attorney General of Idaho
GREGORY F. ZOELLER
Attorney General of Indiana
STEVE SIX
Attorney General of Kansas
JACK CONWAY
Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
JAMES D. “BUDDY” CALDWELL
Attorney General of Louisiana
JANET T. MILLS
Attorney General of Maine
MICHAEL A. COX
Attorney General of Michigan
LORI SWANSON
Attorney General of Minnesota
JIM HOOD
Attorney General of Mississippi
CHRIS KOSTER
Attorney General of Missouri
STEVE BULLOCK
Attorney General of Montana
JON BRUNING
Attorney General of Nebraska
KELLY A. AYOTTE
Attorney General of New Hampshire
GARY K. KING
Attorney General of New Mexico
ROY COOPER
Attorney General of North Carolina
WAYNE STENEHJEM
Attorney General of North Dakota
RICHARD CORDRAY
Attorney General of Ohio
W.A. DREW EDMONDSON
Attorney General of Oklahoma
THOMAS W. CORBETT, JR.
Attorney General of Pennsylvania
HENRY MCMASTER
Attorney General of South Carolina
LAWRENCE E. LONG
Attorney General of South Dakota
MARK L. SHURTLEFF
Attorney General of Utah
WILLIAM C. MIMS
Attorney General of Virginia
ROBERT M. MCKENNA
Attorney General of Washington
DARRELL V. MCGRAW, JR.
Attorney General of West Virginia
BRUCE A. SALZBURG
Attorney General of Wyoming