2A: Virginia gun-quake leaves Dems quaking in their boots; they abandon plans to introduce assault weapons ban
https://freebeacon.com/issues/virginia-dems-cave-on-confiscation-as-2a-sanctuaries-expand/ 2A: Virginia sheriff threatens to deputize thousands of citizens to get around any gun-control measures the new Democrat legislature might pass https://www.theblaze.com/news/virginia-sheriff-deputize-thousands-of-citizens-to-get-around-gun-control 2A: West Virginia lawmaker introduces bill to hold gun-free zones legally liable for shooting injuries https://wvva.com/news/top-stories/2019/10/14/w-va-delegate-introduces-bill-to-hold-no-gun-zones-legally-liable-for-shooting-injuries/ 2A: use of ghost gun in teen shooting in California shows the futility of gun control: #WhackAMole https://www.yahoo.com/news/teen-used-ghost-gun-california-171408301.html 2A: What restrictions of free speech would you tolerate? - Extreme Risk Protective Order for free speech? One book a month? Banned books for dangerous individuals? Banning "assault magazines" with more than 10 pages? Got the point yet? https://www.facebook.com/therepublicanstandard/?__tn__=%2CdkCH-R-R&eid=ARC_ZLxluWTxMEN4tyO2MX-kwLYP4W7JuMmr6C1vI5GZf0XwohAvqPiJ2Ojj6E_qCASIcsQBa6HxlBDk&hc_ref=ARS3RkmI2KyQtiAMpMGKo4X2G1OUEp9ZMpiKEdT4OxZhtbhITwUa9pl3zWVhf0seX4o&fref=nf&hc_location=group Free Expression: Singapore slaps ‘fake news’ label on posts of government critic under rubric of combatting false information online. #CarefulWhatYouWishFor https://reason.com/2019/12/03/heres-what-happens-when-a-government-demands-a-fake-news-label-on-social-media/ 1A: Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to Delaware law requiring political balance of the major parties on its courts; small parties object https://www.theepochtimes.com/supreme-court-to-consider-if-states-can-choose-judges-on-party-affiliation_3168612.html 1A: Minnesota woman files suit after being threatened with harassment prosecution for filming zoning violations at her neighborhood mosque https://www.americanfreedomlawcenter.org/press-release/civil-rights-lawsuit-filed-by-grandmother-threatened-with-prosecution-for-filming-mosque-violations/ 1A: religious freedom group appeals U.S. military’s decision to ban religious dog tags https://freebeacon.com/issues/first-amendment-group-appeals-military-ban-on-religious-dog-tags/ 1A: Christian school in Maryland contests exclusion from state school choice program because of its traditional beliefs on marriage despite no actual discrimination on basis of sexual orientation https://reason.com/2019/11/18/was-church-excluded-from-maryland-school-choice-program-because-of-problematic-views-on-marriage/ 1A Religion: judge cites Religious Freedom Restoration Act in acquitting activist who leaves water for illegal migrants in wilderness areas https://www.whio.com/news/local/religious-freedom-law-plays-key-role-migrant-aid-case/xugOKukjBdYqJzI8CgNyyN/ 4A: sister had no authority to consent to a search of her brother’s garbage bags inside her storage unit; evidence (fentanyl) excluded and conviction vacated (1st Circuit) http://media.ca1.uscourts.gov/pdf.opinions/18-1876P-01A.pdf 4A / Due Process: is it reasonable to toss personal items when taking down homeless encampments? 9th Circuit says a class action is not the way to find out. http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2019/11/29/18-35053.pdf 8A: Supreme Court upholds suspension of federal executions pending litigation in lower courts https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/8/supreme-court-refuses-allow-federal-executions-car/ Unenumerated Rights - protect through substantive due process or the Privileges or Immunities clause? https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=rRuMGtH4JkU&feature=emb_logo note this in 9A doc to read 9A: Go from zero to sixty on the Ninth Amendment and unenumerated rights in one short article https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/11/constitution-ninth-amendment-protects-rights-not-listed-in-bill-of-rights/ 1A/Discrimination: deceptively named Equality / Fairness for All Act “expands government power to dictate how individual Americans should think, speak, and act”; free speech and conscience rights threatened in healthcare, public square, school sports, and elsewhere. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/8/democrats-trying-to-thwart-constitution-with-equal/ 14A: Well, this had to happen eventually - lawsuit claims SAT and ACT college admission tests discriminate on the basis of race and wealth https://www.npr.org/2019/12/10/786257347/lawsuit-claims-sat-and-act-are-illegal-in-california-admissions Commerce Clause: federal judge affirms California’s right to dictate meat-production techniques to the other 49 states (‘comply with our rules or don’t sell here’) http://www.jeffersonpolicyjournal.com/agriculture-u-s-constitution-lose-in-california-court/ Kudos! to the U.S. Constitution Scholarship Foundation in Florida for holding free after-school classes on the Constitution to remedy the deficiencies in today’s STEM-heavy high school curriculum https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/12/06/these-founders-aim-to-improve-how-schools-teach-history-and-the-constitution/ Hamilton on impeachment (Federalist Papers #65) - “there will always be the greatest danger that the decision will be regulated more by the comparative strength of parties, than by the real demonstrations of innocence or guilt.” Comments are closed.
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