Paul Helmke, President of the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, issued the following statement:Pathetic.
"The 2-1 decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in Parker v. District of Columbia striking down the District of Columbia's handgun law is judicial activism at its worst...
Perhaps he could start by pointing out the term "state militia" in the Constitution?
ReplyDeleteRights are not subject to the will of the mob.
What a sleazebag.
Judicial activism?!?!? WHAT UNMITIGATED GALL!!! Where the he** does HE get off crabbing about judicial activism?!?!?
ReplyDeleteI think it's more likely that the 70 years of judicial inactivity on the democratically expressed will of the people and unconstitutional laws passed by congress is more along the lines of judicial activism.
ReplyDeleteThis ruling is the first time the courts have properly understood the supreme law of the land, or rather at least 66% of the judges involved that is.
F him!
With each passing day, what Helmke thinks, speaks or writes, becomes more and more inconsequential.
ReplyDeleteTell me Paul, how does it feel becoming 'incrementally' insignificant?
Just be glad we aren't still in Revolutionary times, Helmke. As you assurdedly would be tar & feathered, hung, or stripped of all property and exiled....
Imagine that. Someone from the Brady Center telling us that a partial legal recognition of our God-given rights as highlighted in the 2nd amendment in our Bill of Rights is "judicial activism."
ReplyDeleteSince the 2nd Amendment grants nothing, but codifies this God-given right pre-existing our government and our Constitution, I don't know how anyone could call this "judicial activism" unless they have ulterior motives. Not that I'd accuse that lefty organization of ulterior motives...
"As you assurdedly would be tar & feathered, hung, or stripped of all property and exiled...."
ReplyDeleteNow there are some mental images that are warm and fuzzy...I like the tar and feathers part.