Comments on: Originalism and Multiple Narratives in the Court’s Gun Case

By: Taking Rights Seriously Means Taking Guns Seriously « Submitted to a Candid World

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:32:59 +0000

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By: Taking Rights Seriously Means Taking Guns Seriously « Submitted to a Candid World

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 01:25:11 +0000

[...] its vitality despite the passage of centuries. Both wings of the Court passed on #1, refought #3 to the same result, and split over [...]

By: Sotomayor, the Second Amendment, and the GOP’s Fickle Relationship with “Judicial Activism”… Again « Submitted to a Candid World

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:02:15 +0000

[...] D.C. v. Heller, the recent Supreme Court case framing the right to bear arms as a personal and vital freedom, no [...]

By: Ex rel. Jon Stewart: the American Left v. Mike Huckabee « Submitted to a Candid World

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:07:15 +0000

[...] interview exactly what liberal constitutional originalists (like Akhil Amar or Justice Souter) do: point to alternative originalist narratives to draw into question both the conclusion and the legitimacy of originalist arguments. If there are [...]

By: Responsibly Debating the Supreme Court: the Top Ten “Activist” Decisions in Supreme Court History « Submitted to a Candid World

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:24:03 +0000

[...] is a well-balanced and politically neutral opinion. But it’s also consciously political, in selecting which version of American history to credit, and it goes directly against nearly 200 years of American law, all of which rejected an individual [...]

By: True Constitutional Decisionmaking & the Myth of “Judicial Activism” « Submitted to a Candid World

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:27:17 +0000

[...] of which historical narrative to follow, and which plain meaning to employ, is necessarily also a subjective choice. There is no unitary idea of the founding of America, no unitary concept of language, and no [...]

By: Responsibly Debating the Supreme Court: the Top Ten “Activist” Decisions in Supreme Court History

Thu, 28 May 2009 06:22:32 +0000

[...] is a well-balanced and politically neutral opinion. But it’s also consciously political, in selecting which version of American history to credit, and goes directly against nearly 200 years of American law, all of which rejected an individual [...]

By: Recycled but Relevant Commentary on “Judicial Activism”

Recycled but Relevant Commentary on “Judicial Activism” — Thu, 07 May 2009 05:58:51 +0000

By: Ames

Ames — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:13:45 +0000

~~Ah! I will! I'm sorry!!! Busy now, but I promise!!!~~ Update: replied! I'm very sorry for the delay. Doctors appointment followed by catch-up-at-work, followed by buy DVDs and sleep :-)

By: Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:12:36 +0000

For God’s sakes, based on Obama’s reactions, the case isn’t even going to be a campaign issue.

That’s because discussing gun rights would be political suicide for him. His positions on guns are well documented and would alienate all but the most liberal of voters on this issue.

Ames, i’m a bit sad you haven’t followed up on the ‘assault weapons’ conversation.