guns & purses (was Re: guns & crime)

[Justin Schwartz]

Yes, it's the same guy, Sam Cummings of some district in Texas. (No relation 
to Walter Cummings of the 7th Cir. FCt, of Appeals in Chicago, for whom I 
clerked--a wonderful man and a great judge, now alas ina  better place than 
this.) This is the worst sort of judicial activism. If a liberal judge did 
this, she would be denounced by the right in the strongest possible terms.

No, I don't think there are other collective rights in the BoR, except maybe 
in the 10th amendment, which reserves rights to "the states, or to the 
people." But the collective charcter of the rights in the @A is textual: 
there's that stuff about a "well-regulated milita."

--jks


>From: jf noonan <jfn1 at msc.com>
>Reply-To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
>To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
>Subject: Re: guns & purses (was Re: guns & crime)
>Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 23:54:25 -0500 (CDT)
>
>On Fri, 20 Oct 2000, Justin Schwartz wrote:
>
> > OK, I see. There is no 5th Cir opinion. There is a (lawless, insane,
> > judicially active) district (trial) court opinion, which the government 
>has
> > appealed to the 5C. There were oral arguments in June. Depending on how 
>fast
> > the 5C moves, the opinion will be out anytime from soon to several 
>years. I
> > expect the district court will be reversed. --jks
>
>From Matt:
>
> > >    1999, U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings of Lubbock, Texas 
>declared
>
>Justin, isn't this the same nutcase you mentioned earlier?  This
>guy is a darling of the pseudo-libertarian talk radio scene in
>Houston.
>
>I am more curious though, as to what this 'collective' right to
>bear arms is that you say most of the jurisprudence points to.
>What other right on the good old sacred BOR is 'collective and
>how is the 2A diff?
>
> > >    (Sources: Neal Knox/Shotgun News; Tom Gresham; WorldNetDaily.com)
>
>No comment.
>
>
> > >"The Constitution shall never be construed..."
> > >
> > >      "[T]he said Constitution shall never be construed to authorize
> > >      Congress to infringe the just liberty of the press or the rights 
>of
> > >      conscience; or to prevent the people of the United who are
> > >      peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms..."
> > >      -- Samuel Adams, 1788.
>
>And he is still making some damn fine beer!
>
> > >    "May it be to the world... to assume the blessings and security of
> > >    self-government." -- Thomas Jefferson
>
>Just remember, as with that other self pleasure, too much and
>you'll get callouses.  Or acne.
>
>
>
>--
>
>Joseph Noonan
>Houston, TX
>jfn1 at msc.com
>
>
>
>
>
>

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