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Title: Scalia opens door for gun-control legislation, extends slow burning debate
Post by: Ptarmigan on July 29, 2012, 10:34:47 PM
Scalia opens door for gun-control legislation, extends slow burning debate
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/07/29/scalia-opens-door-for-gun-control-legislation/
Title: Re: Scalia opens door for gun-control legislation, extends slow burning debate
Post by: Jasonw560 on July 29, 2012, 10:46:52 PM
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"I believe the Second Amendment guarantees an individual the right to bear arms," he said. "But I also believe that a lot of gun owners would agree that AK-47s belong in the hands of soldiers, not on the streets of our cities."

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/07/29/scalia-opens-door-for-gun-control-legislation/#ixzz224dh5dDJ

Obama's getting to him, too?  :banghead:

That, or he and Roberts are so pissed at Obama and his band of misfit toys that they're rallyng the Republicans to oust this bum.
Title: Re: Scalia opens door for gun-control legislation, extends slow burning debate
Post by: Bad Dog on July 29, 2012, 11:33:42 PM
Job security for Scalia? (sarc)
Title: Re: Scalia opens door for gun-control legislation, extends slow burning debate
Post by: BigTex on July 30, 2012, 08:56:29 AM
Obama's getting to him, too?  :banghead:.

Who is Obama getting to? the quote you posted was from Obama

I thought Scalia's interview was enlightening explaining the difference between originalism and purposivism. Not only did he draw a clear line between what he thinks a conservative view and a liberal view is, he also put libertarians on the same side as the liberals.
Title: Re: Scalia opens door for gun-control legislation, extends slow burning debate
Post by: Bad Dog on July 30, 2012, 09:02:52 AM
I thought the Judge wanted to slap Wallace a few times. I guess you have to put up with crappy interviewers to sell your books.
Title: Re: Scalia opens door for gun-control legislation, extends slow burning debate
Post by: BigTex on July 30, 2012, 09:11:49 AM
I thought the Judge wanted to slap Wallace a few times. I guess you have to put up with crappy interviewers to sell your books.

You can hardly blame Wallace though. He had to ask the questions that people wanted the answers to even if he knew there wasnt a chance in hell Scalia was going give an answer. Tough place to be for him, if he asks the questions he looks like a jerk and if he doesnt he looks soft.
Title: Re: Scalia opens door for gun-control legislation, extends slow burning debate
Post by: Gina on July 30, 2012, 09:29:24 AM
 :maddernhell:
Title: Re: Scalia opens door for gun-control legislation, extends slow burning debate
Post by: Jasonw560 on July 30, 2012, 09:53:56 AM
Who is Obama getting to? the quote you posted was from Obama

I thought Scalia's interview was enlightening explaining the difference between originalism and purposivism. Not only did he draw a clear line between what he thinks a conservative view and a liberal view is, he also put libertarians on the same side as the liberals.
You're right. I read it too fast. I thought Scalia was parrotting Maobama. My faux pas.
Title: Re: Scalia opens door for gun-control legislation, extends slow burning debate
Post by: DumbAss Tanker on July 31, 2012, 09:49:42 AM
And while we're at it, let's just regard the First Amendment 'Freedom of the Press' language as applying only to hand-pressed broadsides and hand-set books printed on manual presses, after all, that was the state of printing technology when it was written, and the mass communications media is something far beyond what the Founders could have envisioned.  /snark

I thought Scalia was smarter than that, but I suppose it's basically near-impossible for them to completely escape their Washington environment and think clearly all the time.

Title: Re: Scalia opens door for gun-control legislation, extends slow burning debate
Post by: thundley4 on July 31, 2012, 10:50:11 AM
And while we're at it, let's just regard the First Amendment 'Freedom of the Press' language as applying only to hand-pressed broadsides and hand-set books printed on manual presses, after all, that was the state of printing technology when it was written, and the mass communications media is something far beyond what the Founders could have envisioned.  /snark

I thought Scalia was smarter than that, but I suppose it's basically near-impossible for them to completely escape their Washington environment and think clearly all the time.



Freedom of the press would not apply to TV or the internet either by his reasoning.   Freedom of speech will only apply to those standing on soap boxes in the public square.