Posted: Jun 26th 2008, 12:46 PM
You beat me to the punch...
I'm ecstatic. Finally, a feather in the cap of Americans that politicians will have a hard time pulling out. This ruling gives the average joe, leverage.
For years, the anti-gunners said the 2nd Amendment meant that the people were the militia (national guard). Maybe they'll all drink a nice tall glass of shut the fuck up now.
Pardon my french...just had to say my peace.
Recoil
Ps. I wanted to add the following regarding the ruling:
Justices that approved: (For the 2nd Amendment)
Justice Antonin Scalia---appointed by Ronald Reagan
Chief Justice John Roberts---appointed by GW Bush
Justice Anthony Kennedy---appointed by Ronald Reagan
Justice Clarence Thomas---appointed by George Bush Sr.
Justice Samuel Alito---appointed by GW Bush
Justices that disapproved:
Justice John Paul Stevens---appointed by Gerald Ford (this vote surprised me)
Justice Stephen Breyer---appointed by Bill Clinton
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg---appointed by Bill Clinton
Justice David Souter---appointed by George Bush Sr. (this vote surprised me too)
Biographies of the current Justices:
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/about/biographiescurrent.pdf
