Obviously, this bill will have no legal validity even if it does pass the senate, since it clearly violates the constitution. It would be precisely as enforceable as a state law legalizing slavery, for example. I would say that any law enforcement officer (federal or state / local) who tried to enforce this law would by definition be acting unlawfully.jb2012 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 25, 2022 9:45 am Jerry Nadler nuked this one in a recent committee debate by saying that they are “banning weapons in common use”. The three most recent supreme court cases involving the second amendment explicitly state that weapons in common use may not be restricted. It won’t pass the Senate, and even if it were, would be struck down by a higher court if not the supreme court, further solidifying the 2nd amendment. They are only shooting themselves in the foot with this one.
But the bigger question is whether the congress people who vote for this law will have committed an impeachable offense. And I'm including the President if he were to sign such a law. After all, each of these people should clearly know that they are voting for a law that is unconstitutional. To me this is a clear breach of their oaths of office. And since an "impeachable offense" is anything that congress says it is, this seems to be much more applicable than having a phone call with a foreign leader or encouraging people to peacefully march down to the Capitol to have their voices heard.