Wednesday, February 28, 2018

There's a Word for That

Trump: 'Take the guns first, go through due process second' [More]
That's called "tyranny." No prominent Democrat would be allowed to get away with saying that without enraging every gun owner rights advocate out there.

You don't have enough enemies who want to see you impeached and even imprisoned?

I strongly suggest you rethink what you just blurted out and then explain yourself in detail and apologize for misspeaking, because if that wasn't just running your mouth before thinking it through, you've just put yourself on equal footing with the worst of them.

Due process as an afterthought, Mr. President? How about if we have Mueller do that with you?

Dicking with Dick's

I just had a thought on my Dick's Sporting Goods piece. I'm not a lawyer, so bear with me on this.

If they refuse to sell rifles to citizens under 21 where it is lawful to do so, how is that not challengeable in court? Protected classes included things like race, sex, religion, "orientation" and age, right? They couldn't refuse to sell you a rifle because you're a minority or a woman or Muslim or a gay, could they?

Any lawyers out there care to share your expertise, or maybe just cut to the chase and find plaintiffs to initiate a class action lawsuit?

UPDATE: Prof. Volokh says "Depends..."

Dick’s Leads the Way on Divide-and-Conquer Defeatism

Besides, Dick’s has gone beyond just controlling its own business. They’ve joined forces with the gun-grabbers to try and control ours. [More]
Why give aid and comfort to a sniveling pseudo-capitalist rope-seller that has gone out of its way to attack our rights when there are plenty of patriotic American businesses deserving of our patronage?