Comments on: George Will On The Parker Case

By: Doug Mataconis

Doug Mataconis — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 21:29:35 +0000

TKC,

Yes I know. That is why there’s as much to fear from the Supreme Court taking this case as their is potential for a major blow for individual liberty.

By: tkc

tkc — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 20:57:28 +0000

The Supreme Court of late has given us an affirmation of McCain-Feingold, Kelo, and Raich.

I don’t hold up much hope for them getting things right on Parker if it gets there. If the court does lay out a collectivist decision then it will be a green light for states like Maryland, where I live, to ban all guns much in the same manner DC has.

By: Rhymes With Right

Rhymes With Right — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 21:39:11 +0000

There is, of course, a small problem with Will’s “second only to the first” analysis. What we today call the First Amendment fell behind two other amendments that were not ratified. That would make the “Second Amendment” FOURTH in importance, behind not only what we call the “First Amendment” but also behind amendments on the ratio of constituents-to-representatives and the compensation of Congresscritters — the latter of which was finally ratified in 1992 as the Twenty-Seventh Amendment. When viewed in the context of the originally submitted set of twelve amendment, it is therefore wrong to take Will’s position.

Which is not to say that he is not dead on correct in his overall analysis of the issue.