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In reply to the discussion: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Ginsburg on the Second Amendment (and Heller a bit) [View all]cantbeserious
(13,039 posts)51. This Citizen Suspects That A Ginsburg Smear Campaign Is Now Underway By The NRA
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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Ginsburg on the Second Amendment (and Heller a bit) [View all]
Photographer
Dec 2015
OP
Also to note, Justice Bader-Ginsberg and Justice Breyer are President Bill Clinton appointees.
BlueCaliDem
Dec 2015
#87
You are wrong, former9thward. Stevens cites the cases in his Heller dissent.
SunSeeker
Dec 2015
#122
Preferring the progressive--and correct--interpretation of the 2A is not "attacking" it.
SunSeeker
Dec 2015
#141
Bullshit. Madison could not have imagined what gun nuts would do to the 2A. nt
SunSeeker
Dec 2015
#162
Regardless of what she believes, the proper interpretation ot the constitution is...
MohRokTah
Dec 2015
#2
I know they're not the same thing, but a more favorable supreme court will likely
MillennialDem
Dec 2015
#91
You must have not read about half the anti-gun threads over the past two days, then.
MohRokTah
Dec 2015
#47
Well I guess I will say it. I would like something like what Australia did about weapons
LiberalArkie
Dec 2015
#55
Boston, I have the answer to this. There is an interesting phenomenon that I have deciphered:
Squinch
Dec 2015
#67
It increases my respect for her. But at least you're on record: YOU DO NOT RESPECT JUSTICE GINSBURG.
ChisolmTrailDem
Dec 2015
#25
So you think you can decide for me what my stance is on an issue? I have never said a single word..
ChisolmTrailDem
Dec 2015
#34
Mo on Ginsburg: "It decreases my respect for her." Tell us how much you respect her. nt
ChisolmTrailDem
Dec 2015
#40
By the constitution, the proper interpretation of the constitution is ALWAYS...
MohRokTah
Dec 2015
#86
Oh, you mean like Dred Scot or Korematsu or Plessy v Ferguson? The SCOTUS is NOT infallible.
Turn CO Blue
Dec 2015
#119
Agree. And it wouldn't really matter whether or not it's a "constitutional" question.
erronis
Dec 2015
#58
Hopefully we will get a SC again that is not packed with callous, racist right wingers.
Hoyt
Dec 2015
#4
No, you are clinging to keeping your 5 gun safes filled with lethal weapons and ammo.
Hoyt
Dec 2015
#66
If the framers of the federal constitution intended a qualified collective right..
X_Digger
Dec 2015
#7
It's the bill of right because these are rights that it protects! It's right there in the preamble.
X_Digger
Dec 2015
#164
Nice explanation. I guess we will always try to understand what was in the framers' minds,
erronis
Dec 2015
#64
And? You seem to think that the bill of rights (or state constitutions) limit rights. They don't.
X_Digger
Dec 2015
#97
The "right" is citizen militias, not private gun ownership for love of gun play. nt
SunSeeker
Dec 2015
#99
"right of the people to keep and bear arms." -- does not say "the right to form citizen militias".
X_Digger
Dec 2015
#102
The 2A's words: "A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state..."
SunSeeker
Dec 2015
#114
"I'm out of soda, I'm going to the store." -- do stores sell more than soda? Am I only buying soda?
X_Digger
Dec 2015
#115
Well, the point being.. these same folks wrote one set of documents protecting an individual right..
X_Digger
Dec 2015
#112
If she truly believed her interpretation of the 2nd then we would have unregistered machine guns
aikoaiko
Dec 2015
#13
This Citizen Suspects That A Ginsburg Smear Campaign Is Now Underway By The NRA
cantbeserious
Dec 2015
#51
Yes - This Citizen Agrees - Weapon Enthusiasts - Must Have Arch Enemies To Battle
cantbeserious
Dec 2015
#80
Smart woman. Too bad so many in this nation are too fucking dumb to understand
CBGLuthier
Dec 2015
#68
The Bill of Rights has an expiration date? Or just the parts you woke up hating?
jtuck004
Dec 2015
#106
If the amendment were reinterpreted to mean what Justice Ginsburg thinks, nothing would change much.
Captain Stern
Dec 2015
#108
Well, she's smarter than me and I don't know you so I'll go with her on this.
Photographer
Dec 2015
#126
Though consider how many gungeoneers are Scalia/Thomas fanboys (and girls) on this issue...
villager
Dec 2015
#127
Rail guns, BFG 9000's, fully auto's w/out permits and the dreaded Sawed off shotgun for a few...
Photographer
Dec 2015
#150
Lighten up. I was just having a bit of fun with your post. The BFG 9000 should have been a hint.
Photographer
Dec 2015
#152
We have different views and opinions on this but we should still be able to talk
Photographer
Dec 2015
#157