[TheForge] OT Woohoo...OT...kinda like a seal barks ,OT!

[Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer]

Gosh darn...they may have done something right!
But i sure hope none of the SC croak before Bushie boogies off into the 
smog shrouded sunset...pf

Andrew Vida wrote:
> 
> 
> Andy Gladish wrote:
>> As a citizen who has written many a letter to many an editor in 
>> support of gun rights, I have kind of mixed feelings about this.
>> Even in cowboy towns back in the day, didn't the city have a right to 
>> say, Enough! when things got too crazy, check your guns at the office 
>> when you come into town?
> 
>     Cities don't have rights, only delegated powers.  Todays decision 
> has underscored that those delegated powers do NOT extend to violations 
> of a citizen's rights through policy decisions.  This is a VERY 
> important point to keep in mind in discussions of things such as this.
> 
>> Perhaps in those days people actually did it, for whatever reason...
>> At least the SC acknowledged publicly that the 2nd amendment actually 
>> says what it says, not what it seems to say if you twist it to suit an 
>> opposing point of view...
> 
>     The most important aspect of this IMO is that they ruled that POLICY 
> in contradiction of the constitution is not valid.  This statement 
> ranges WAY past 2nd amendment questions.  In fact, this single aspect of 
> the ruling may resonate into far reaching considerations if someone is 
> sharp enough to use the precedent properly.
> 
>     Interesting times.
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