Tuesday, May 14, 2019

The Faking of a Justice

Heller and the Second Amendment, Stevens said in the interview, produce “such disastrous practical effects. I think there’s no need for all the guns we have in the country and if I could get rid of one thing it would be to get rid of that whole gun climate.” [More]
And if I could get rid of one thing, it would be judicial subversives.

3 comments:

  1. “Heller and the Second Amendment, Stevens said in the interview, produce “such disastrous practical effects…”

    What it means to take rights seriously is that one will honor them even when there is significant social cost in doing so. —SANFORD LEVINSON

    “I think there’s no need for all the guns we have in the country”

    My constitutional rights aren’t hostage to your failure of imagination.

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  2. I'm having trouble finding the text of "The Bill of Needs" online.

    Could anyone out there help out with a link?

    ;-)

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  3. "The Atlantic" magazine also had an article written by Stevens to promote his book:

    https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/05/john-paul-stevens-court-failed-gun-control/587272/?utm_source=pocket-newtab

    Talk about bitter clingers...

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