tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post6873067820026233638..comments2024-02-05T03:41:13.688+01:00Comments on Mikeb302000: Obama Taps Sotomayor - Gun Crowd Begins to WorryAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-60136327235790845762009-06-30T06:07:14.509+02:002009-06-30T06:07:14.509+02:00Quoting George Mason:
"I ask you sir, what is...Quoting George Mason:<br />"I ask you sir, what is the militia? It is THE WHOLE PEOPLE with the exception of a few public officials."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-14098440806082623032009-05-31T15:47:02.269+02:002009-05-31T15:47:02.269+02:00Just keep in mind that some of us aren't just stoc...Just keep in mind that some of us aren't just stocking up because we think they could be hard to get--we're also thinking about how <B>necessary</B> they might soon be.<BR><BR><I>That</I> I assure you, will be anything but a laughing matter--for anyone.Kurt '45superman' Hofmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091930034162667742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-88208615507556362922009-05-31T08:00:07.404+02:002009-05-31T08:00:07.404+02:0045 Superman, I agree it's a pretty good joke. Usua...45 Superman, I agree it's a pretty good joke. Usually I miss the most recent breaking news, but this one I was on it within hours. Then that "satire" bit was revealed. It's definitely funny.<br /><br />But, watch out. You know what they say about he who laughs last. I think you guys are right to stock up on guns and ammo while the gettin' is good.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-20211105043705807292009-05-29T17:50:55.958+02:002009-05-29T17:50:55.958+02:00I have viewed the 2nd Amendment the same as Sotoma...<I>I have viewed the 2nd Amendment the same as Sotomayer for much longer than she has been alive.</I><BR><BR>Actually, Mr. Mud, you apparently have viewed the 2nd Amendment the same as Sotomayer was <I>satirically portrayed</I> as viewing it.<BR><BR>Your view, in other words, could be said to be a joke.<BR><BR>I, for one, am enjoying the joke immensely.Kurt '45superman' Hofmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091930034162667742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-58997526710124650832009-05-29T14:50:31.955+02:002009-05-29T14:50:31.955+02:00"It's not "rather obvious" at all. In fact that's ...<I>"It's not "rather obvious" at all. In fact that's always been the exact point of difference hasn't it? The words are ambiguous, are they not?"</I>And here mikeB shows his astounding level of ignorance on a subject he writes frequently about.<br /><br />READ THE HELLER DECISION MIKE! It is "rather obvious." It is not a matter of established law that the 2A is a inherent, pre-existing INDIVIDUAL RIGHT. Every single justice, even the dissenters, dismissed the "collective rights" interpretation of the Amendment.Mike W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03425962910696301026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-88646178449814233232009-05-29T14:41:54.403+02:002009-05-29T14:41:54.403+02:00It's not "rather obvious" at all. In fact that's a...<I>It's not "rather obvious" at all. In fact that's always been the exact point of difference hasn't it? The words are ambiguous, are they not? And haven't legal scholars through the years maintained opposing interpretations about that very question?</I><BR><BR>If you say so. It is, however, a settled point of law now, with <I>that</I> point settled unanimously.Kurt '45superman' Hofmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091930034162667742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-36574897123123521232009-05-29T12:16:01.137+02:002009-05-29T12:16:01.137+02:0045 Superman said, "The unanimity was in regard to ...45 Superman said, <I>"The unanimity was in regard to the (rather obvious) point that the Second Amendment guarantees an individual right to own firearms."</I>It's not "rather obvious" at all. In fact that's always been the exact point of difference hasn't it? The words are ambiguous, are they not? And haven't legal scholars through the years maintained opposing interpretations about that very question?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-34734559103703340492009-05-28T11:29:09.506+02:002009-05-28T11:29:09.506+02:00The unanimity was in regard to the (rather obvious...The unanimity was in regard to the (rather obvious) point that the Second Amendment guarantees an individual right to own firearms.<br /><br />The four <I>Heller</I> dissenters somehow managed the logical contortions necessary to believe that, and simultaneously believe that the right does not necessarily extend to handguns.<br /><br />They must be zen masters of rhetorical yoga.Kurt '45superman' Hofmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091930034162667742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-87522377325353609092009-05-28T10:54:14.301+02:002009-05-28T10:54:14.301+02:00Serious question for the gun guys: If the Heller d...Serious question for the gun guys: If the Heller decision was a unanimous one, <A HREF="http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2009/05/27/sotomayor-confirmation/" REL="nofollow">what did Sebastian mean</A> by <I>"Obama gets to replace one of the Heller five with a reliably left-voting justice."</I>I took that to mean the Heller vote was 5 to 4. But now I'm hearing it was unanimous.<br /><br />I repeat, it's a serious question.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-7017968005744443652009-05-27T22:19:11.904+02:002009-05-27T22:19:11.904+02:00Obama has replaced one anti-gun justice with anoth...Obama has replaced one anti-gun justice with another. Not a gain or loss for anyone.AztecRedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027951757285806109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-68271230490066249792009-05-27T21:13:40.869+02:002009-05-27T21:13:40.869+02:00Yeah, I read Volkh's explanation of the whole thin...Yeah, I read Volkh's explanation of the whole thing today. Time will tell's all I can say. It's hard to know what's what on the internet.<br /><br />And I might add, before this "satire" business started flying around the place, a number of your favorite gun bloggers were expressing concern.<br /><br />Mud, I loved it when you wrote, <I>"The gun lobby has pimped the Constitution for its own purposes." </I> I was thinking "bastardized," but "pimped" is pretty apt.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-71267119317558280822009-05-27T21:01:10.908+02:002009-05-27T21:01:10.908+02:00As a graduate student at Princeton University, she...<I>As a graduate student at Princeton University, she published several papers, including Deadly Obsession: American Gun Culture. Here's what the Second Amendment March site has to say about it, taking the quote from AmericanNews.com.</I><BR><BR>Hate to burst your bubble, Mike (OK--I lied--it actually amuses the hell out of me), but <A HREF="http://jumpinginpools.blogspot.com/2009/05/sotomayor-gun-ownership.html" REL="nofollow">that "article"</A> that mentions Sotomayor's "<I>Deadly Obsession: American Gun Culture</I>" is <A HREF="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/kjhof/ScreenHunter_05May271353.gif" REL="nofollow">tagged as <I>satire</I></A> (see lower right).<BR><BR>Nice try.Kurt '45superman' Hofmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091930034162667742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-17313085595501483782009-05-27T18:59:39.505+02:002009-05-27T18:59:39.505+02:00Mud,
How can you have a citizen's militia without...Mud,<br /><br />How can you have a citizen's militia without the individual citizens having the right to keep and bear arms?Bob S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15882819735831651314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-84192178973938297972009-05-27T17:47:17.437+02:002009-05-27T17:47:17.437+02:00Ummm so Muddy the US Supreme Court's unanamous dec...Ummm so Muddy the US Supreme Court's unanamous decision on an Individual right to keep and bear arms was a "pimping of the Constitution" by the Gun Lobby?<br /><br />You're as paranoid as MikeB!Weer'd Beardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528978001340070552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-55015586056229947082009-05-27T16:16:06.477+02:002009-05-27T16:16:06.477+02:00I have viewed the 2nd Amendment the same as Sotoma...I have viewed the 2nd Amendment the same as Sotomayer for much longer than she has been alive.<br /><br />Of course author John Mason modeled the law on The Assize of Arms of 1181, a decree of gun-bearing in the aftermath of the Norman conquest of England when England had no standing army. King Henry II feared both an external invasion as well as peasant insurrection within his country and so he prepared an armed militia which he could call up if need be.<br /><br />Mason understood that our newly-formed nation faced the same challenges and that our Army needed help if England [or Spain] would attempt another invasion.<br /><br />The gun lobby has pimped the Constitution for its own purposes. Trouble is, the politicians are scared to challenge the lobby because they are afraid of not winning the next election.<br /><br />The whole thing is nothing less than a disease-ridden whore house.mud_rakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04786611698569598023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-61963971639013524442009-05-27T15:29:50.636+02:002009-05-27T15:29:50.636+02:00Yup, every single justice said that the 2A is in f...Yup, every single justice said that the 2A is in fact an INDIVIDUAL right. Furthermore, they all agreed that it was an inherent, pre-existing right (I.E. the BOR did not "grant" it)<br /><br />So basically Sotomayer's "interpretation" is not only intellectually and legally deficient, it is also at odds with the entire SCOTUS.<br /><br />BTW Mike, all rights are individual in nature. Rights "of the people" are rights that each and every one of "the people" may freely enjoy.Mike W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03425962910696301026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-39254923422442658732009-05-27T12:34:46.097+02:002009-05-27T12:34:46.097+02:00I would, of course, point out that all nine seated...I would, of course, point out that <EM>all nine seated Supreme Court Justices</EM> agreed with and supported the individual interpretation of the Second Amendment. <br /><br />They may have disagreed concerning DC vs. Heller, but they <EM>all</EM> agreed on the point that the collectivist interpretation is bunk.Linogehttp://www.wallsofthecity.netnoreply@blogger.com