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DonP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-03 10:06 AM
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2. SCOTUS chooses very carefully
No one has been avoiding putting one there. It's just their choices that have kept it out so far.

There have been numerous attempts over the years to get a 2A case before them, by both pro and anti 2nd groups, but the last case they heard was Miller (?) in the 1930's, I believe.

They have passed on accepting some pretty good cases (at least they seemed that way to me). Their argument is that it must have a clear constitutional issue at hand that may not have been resolved properly by a lower court.

Sooner or later they will accept another case, but even then I don't expect any clear or concise resolution of the individual versus collective right argument.

Don P.
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