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KBCraig wrote:Here's my overall feeling: the holding was correct, but all the dicta leading up to the holding constitute the weakest possible correct ruling.

I believe Scalia had to insert lots of weasel language to bring Kennedy (certainly) and Roberts (possibly) on board for a single 5-vote ruling.

"Nail on the Head" post of the day!!!

dihappy wrote:

Standing on the steps of the John A. Wilson Building, the mayor added that he believes he speaks for District residents in saying, "We are disappointed in the ruling. We wish it had gone the other way, but we respect the court's" decision.

I wish i knew exactly how many "District residents" he actually speaks for

Who is this "we" business, and respect is not in their "real" vocabulary...

They will respect the courts decision till they can worm around it by legislating those folks into a corner again...

It was said that Heller WILL receive his "licence" to carry IN his home from D.C. officials...When and how that will happen is anyone's guess...It will be a very public display with all sorts of view and opinions by the usual yammer-heads...(just my opinion)...

And when all the hype dies down...What about the rest of those people who live in that district try to get their own permits and licences...I'm sure that we will not see a lot of those issued...But I bet a prerequisite will be that the applicant must first register ALL of their intended firearms they wish to keep IN their homes, so that when they are turned down or give up jumping through the post hype publicity of all of this, the local government will know what ya got there...

I mean I hate to sound like this, but I am only presenting this this way, because I tend to think like some of them do...I mean this would be the way I would make the play if I was a liberal/socialist...

Don't ask me what I think of Justice Breyers dissenting opinion...

I may choose to exercise my First Amendment right, and say something rather harsh...

But...

I am glad I was proven wrong by the court today...

Amazing how it will be the "last" word out of that body this session...

It may become a victory for our side of the issue, but in reality...I am thinking its going to be a yawner of an opinion, as far as the other sides minions will portray it in the media...

BTW, I saw an interesting, yet slanted again story on the local CBS affiliate last night on the OC rumors coming up in the next state session...I believe this to be a pre-session balloon floated out there very cleverly by the media to get the jump on the hysteria about this issue...

Once again...The media is not our friend anyway you look at them...

I guess we'll see what happens tomorrow...