Yesterday I stood with my colleagues as we received a petition signed by more than 1.3 million Americans calling on Senate Republicans to do their jobs and stop the outright political obstruction around Supreme Court nominations. [More]
OK, we can talk about it, but in order to be confirmed, the nominee must in principle:
- endorse "shall not be infringed" and pledge to never rule against the Second Amendment being an individual right.
- agree that all Second Amendment cases brought before the court be considered under strict scrutiny.
- acknowledge that the legal concept "in common use at the time" refers, at a minimum, to weaponry carried by soldiers for battlefield use, in addition to those commonly used for self-defense and sport, and that it will include technological advancements so that new "arms" used for those purposes cannot be denied to We the People.
There's really no excuse for the mealy-mouthed duck-and-cover that Nazgûl nominees typically use to weasel out of actually revealing anything about the corpse under their robe. And this list is just for starters, meaning I'd also need to nail them down for views on immigration/amnesty/pathway to citizenship and other issues that threaten our ability to "secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity."
Somehow, I don't think Murph the Smurf here is going to be receptive to the concessions I'd
need before giving him what he
wants.
Oh, and I'd also expect NRA to cause grade/endorsement pain for any senator not using this as a litmus test (Yeah, I know, "Ha!"). Because without an "or else," who thinks the Republicans won't cave?
[Via Jim Q]
