Our Country is in Serious Trouble

Recently the US Supreme Court upheld the Second Amendment in the Washington, DC case by a very narrow 5-to-4 vote. Let me say that again, 5-to-4!!! This is our second amendment right granted to us via the constitution from our founding fathers. It should not be that close. If anything, it should be a 9-0 vote.

Just think about it for a moment. A few more liberal appointees and you would have just lost your second amendment rights as interpreted by “the law.” I’ve often said that I think the most powerful thing a president can do is appoint a judge to the US Supreme Court. It’s a lifetime appointment and there isn’t any way to remove a judge from the bench – only death or retirement removes them from the bench.

These judges shape our lives and the course of our country in untold ways. Look at things like the commerce clause – a very poor decision by the SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the United States) has allowed virtually unlimited power of the federal government through this clause.

Now, Obama is trying to appoint even more liberal judges. I suspect that one or two more of them will ride the bench for a while. You will see a shift and that shift will not be good if you believe in liberty, democracy, and the Bill of Rights.

Was it any real surprise that Justice Sotomayor was one of the judges that dissented in the recent decision? This is the person that not only said that they would respect previous SCOTUS decisions as law (she lied and dissented anyway):

SEN. PAT LEAHY (D-VT): “Is It Safe To Say That You Accept The Supreme Court's Decision As Establishing That The Second Amendment Right Is An Individual Right? Is That Correct?” JUDGE SOTOMAYOR: “Yes, Sir.” LEAHY: “Thank you. And in the Second Circuit decision, Maloney v. Cuomo, you, in fact, recognized the Supreme Court decided in Heller that the personal right to bear arms is guaranteed by the Second Amendment of the Constitution against federal law restrictions. Is that correct?” SOTOMAYOR: “It is.” LEAHY: “And you accept and applied the Heller decision when you decided Maloney?” SOTOMAYOR: “Completely, sir. I accepted and applied established Supreme Court precedent that the Supreme Court in its own opinion in Heller acknowledged, answered the -- a different question.” (Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senate, Confirmation Hearing, 7/14/09)

She finds nothing in the second amendment that grants us the right to bear arms for self defense:

DISSENT JOINED BY JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR: “I Can Find Nothing In The Second Amendment’s Text, History, Or Underlying Rationale That Could Warrant Characterizing It As ‘Fundamental’ Insofar As It Seeks To Protect The Keeping And Bearing Of Arms For Private Self-Defense Purposes.” (“Otis McDonald, Et Al., Petitioners V. City Of Chicago, Illinois, Et Al.” Justice Breyer Dissent Joined By Justices Ginsburg & Sotomayor, U.S. Supreme Court, P.180-1, 6/28/10)

And now the Chicgo dick-cheese of a mayor (is that libel or slander?) wants to pass new legislation that insofar as I can tell is in direct conflict with the second amendment. He expects “legal battles” which to me says he knows he’s violating the second amendment and just doesn’t care. What happens the next time these laws are challenged and reach SCOTUS?

And folks, this is ONE very small instance – look at the expansion of government and encroachment upon our rights by the government since Obama took office. These are troubling times indeed.