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Technosavant · June 29, 2010, 08:41 PM

I'm disappointed with this editorial. The headline is not supported by the body.

I'm sure that the liberals on the Court indeed wish the vote had gone the other way on both cases. But there is no actual hard evidence saying that they will seek to overturn the decisions.

Overturning precedent is not done lightly, even by those justices politically opposed to the decision. Otherwise, the conservative leaning Court would have already overturned Roe v. Wade- they haven't.

Heller and McDonald are here to stay. Now, their exact ramifications are up for debate, but those decisions won't be going anywhere save a major paradigm shift by SCOTUS regarding their collective view of precedent.

June 29, 2010, 08:41 PM	#2
Technosavant Senior Member Join Date: May 29, 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO area Posts: 4,040	I'm disappointed with this editorial. The headline is not supported by the body. I'm sure that the liberals on the Court indeed wish the vote had gone the other way on both cases. But there is no actual hard evidence saying that they will seek to overturn the decisions. Overturning precedent is not done lightly, even by those justices politically opposed to the decision. Otherwise, the conservative leaning Court would have already overturned Roe v. Wade- they haven't. Heller and McDonald are here to stay. Now, their exact ramifications are up for debate, but those decisions won't be going anywhere save a major paradigm shift by SCOTUS regarding their collective view of precedent.