Senility? Liberalism? Do the symptoms of either vary greatly?

Glad he's a former and not a current justus. Good riddance. Take your subjective approach and stuff it Stevens.

 

Stevens' closing statement:

I endorse the Court's holding that the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment protects an individual's right to choose his or her spouse but I remain unpersuaded that that Clause also protects an individual's right to use a gun. The dissenters have things backward when they argue that it protects the latter but not the former.

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Apparently even he does not understand the Constitution. The 2A guarantees the right to own and bear arms, not shoot it. That is determined by self defense laws of the state.

 

Beat me to it.

Former Justice Stevens: 14th Amendment Protects Gay Rights, Not Gun Rights

Correct, Justice Stevens...the 2nd Amendment protects, no...enshrines, firearms rights.

BTW...while we're at it...the 14th Amendment was never intended to protect same-sex marriage. The 2nd Amendment WAS ALWAYS INTENDED to ensure the rights of citizens to bear arms.

 

This a-hole helped make it so that you can lose your property under the fascist-style of eminent domain, that is NOT only for the public good, but if a private project can generate money or confer a benefit to the community in general.

Remember those working class people in New England that lost their beach front property (held for generations) so that a big pharmaceutical firm could open a business park, which just had to be on the ocean for prestige????????

He is a slimeball, a testament to what happens when Congress (yes or precious Republicans) do not have the stones to start impeaching these scumbags.

 

Remember those working class people in New England that lost their beach front property (held for generations) so that a big pharmaceutical firm could open a business park, which just had to be on the ocean for prestige????????

Irony is that the company never built the facility. People lost their homes and the lot remained vacant. The "public good" (tax revenue) was never realized.

I always felt there should be a way for affected people to sue the court for applying eminent domain when the ruling clearly did not serve any public purpose. It was a bad judgement and everyone lost.

 

What happens if gay people want to own guns?

 

Then their firearms are also covered under the 14th amendment. The rest of us have to struggle to get states to recognize the 2nd amendment. See? No? Me neither.

 

If 2A right are not upheld by the 14th word 'liberty' then they should be upheld by the word 'property.' The right to bear arms is protected to defend our liberty and freedom. Once again a government related self serving individual denies gun rights to protect himself and those like him who are destroying our liberty and freedom by removing one of the tool that allows protection against him.

 

So if a gun store owner refused to sell guns to gays, would he be violating their second or 14th Amendment rights?

 

Neither actually-

The Constitution and the Bill of Rights were NOT written to tell businesses what they can and cannot do

 

Uh, what the hell was this clown doing at a human rights award lunch?

 

I just don't follow. I can not comprehend this other than they just don't want to give is the full 2 nd ammendment. Also the 14 th should protect it under liberty and after all a gun is your property after you buy it. How about taking away your assault riffles after you pass on. Why can't you pass that along to your kids. That's a violation of the 14 th. I have a new french intern and they are horrible on gun rights, but I was talking with her and she said that is starting to change. The government there protects criminals more than it citizens. Many people are breaking the law to obtain pepper spray and other lesser things for protection. She said many of them feel now they need guns for protection, but if you use one their for protection you are arrested. So the liberals stance is crumbling. Because te countries that he is using as examples are completely against the no guns due to them not being able to protect themselves.

 

That jerk should have been impeached years ago after stating that issues before them should be held up against international law, not the constitution. WTF! A couple more still serving have made similar statements, why aren't they being impeached?!?!?!?!?!?! What or who are they serving?!?!?!?!? I'll give you a hint, here's their theme song.

Robin

 

Who gives a crap about gay rights, 14th amendment, 2nd amendment, property, liberty....etc.
If one of the amendments(2nd) arent followed, then the rest are garbage too. Maybe until ALL the amendments are followed, we should recognize none of them. I really do not care to follow the 1st or 14th to the letter of the law if so many refuse to follow the 2nd.
All these antis who claim to be christians, let me ask a question. If you follow all but one of the commandments, and do not repent, whereare you gonna spend eternity?
So if I follow all but one law, lets say murder, am I good to go? After all, I followed most laws to the letter.
If they expect us to obey and agree to live with thier rights intact, why the F cant they live with ALL peoples rights.
My guns are as important to me as being able to marry a man.

 

Perhaps the biggest reason that we need a republican to win the White House in 2016 is that there is a potential to seat 2 or even 3 SC justices.

May God bless and keep Ruth (at least until Feb 2016)

 

I just can't seem to grasp this entire persuasion argument in regards to the Constitution.

What is this persuasion idea that I hear so many judges talking about? The Constitution is so very to understand, no persuasion is needed.

No interpretation should be needed. It is such an easy read. Almost as easy as a childrens book.

Shall not be infringed. Pretty easy?

 

Laws are made convoluted and toturous, as lawyers are trained and paid to torture language, and the courts are stuffed with lawyers. QED

 

The 2nd protects our guns, our guns protect the rest.

 

And the first allows you to even tell us that very thing, whether by shouting or whisper!
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Good luck no one cares about the constitution anymore since the people that are supposed to uphold it bend it and twist it to read as they want. This is the true problem lately. They are just cutting it up horribly. I don't like it not at all. That's why I like Rand Paul. He stands for the constitution and limited federal government.