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May 1, 2009, 09:49 AM | #1 |
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Heller & SCOTUS -- who voted which way?
See subject. Try as I might, my googling skills are failing me. Anyone have the list of who voted which way on Heller (at the SCOTUS level)? I ask with particular interest in whether or not Souter's retirement would have made any difference if it happened prior to the Heller decision. Thank you.
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May 1, 2009, 10:58 AM | #2 |
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I had difficulty finding it too. without finding it again, I found that souter voted against the ruling on the 2A. I believ if you will search D.C. V Heller you will find the vote breakdown. Would do it for you but have to go take care of some business. Hope this helps. stay safe
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May 1, 2009, 11:06 AM | #3 |
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From wikipedia
"The opinion of the court, delivered by Justice Scalia, was joined by Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. and by Justices Anthony M. Kennedy, Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito Jr." "Justice Stevens' dissent was joined by Justices David Souter, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Stephen Breyer." It would not have changed the outcome.
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May 1, 2009, 11:20 AM | #4 |
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Souter's retirement won't have too much of an effect on the SCOTUS. He's pretty far left, and I imagine he'll be replaced by somebody with similar views. Unless one of the righties dies/retires (and I imagine most of them will try to hold on until Obama is out of office) not much is going to change.
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May 2, 2009, 08:04 PM | #5 |
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I don't see much changing either, the most likely Justices to be replaced (besides Souter) are Stevens and Ginsburg (due to age and health respectively) and neither of them are known to be friends of the Second Amendment.
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The scary thing is I can see all four of the dissenting justices (from the Heller case) being replaced in this term. I would even guess, although it's a little conspiratorial, that they will be persuaded to step down by this administration.
If they can replace 4 liberals (and just one conservative) with young, more "radical" justices who will remain seated for twenty or more years, well, you can imagine what will happen to our constitution. We already have heard what the criteria are for His supreme court appointees: In Barack Obama's words: Quote:
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Something else to consider: Souter was a Republican appointee who turned out to be quite liberal.
It's entirely possible that an Democratic appointee could end up being a friend of the 2A, or at least inclined to stick with the Constitution as written.
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May 3, 2009, 07:48 AM | #8 |
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I agree Tom. I don't see how anyone could be much more liberal than Souter.
Ginsburg was arguably more conservative than Souter for pete's sake IMHO. And that ain't very conservative!! |
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Secondly, in today's highly charged political climate, it's difficult for any justice to make it through the Senate if they've made any sharply definitive rulings on a highly controversial "wedge issue", regardless of which way the ruling went. So far, the Obama administration has mostly tiptoed around the gun-control issue, so I expect we won't see any nominees with a strong anti-gun record. Time will tell, though.
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