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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
The Twentieth and Twenty-First amendments, beginning and ending prohibition respectively, could be considered precedent.
And anyway, the constitution is a "living document", that allows for flexibility to respond to new challenges, and values. Why do you think we have the ability to amend it anyway?
edited 27th Mar '18 10:54:01 AM by megaeliz
@Clarste: Well the NRA is obviously a firearms-advocate, but to answer the question in general:
Shurikens are a niche interest whose only real utility is target practice. You can't really hunt with them and you also can't really use them for self-defense. The only "real-world" application is using them to injure a target so you can assassinate them more easily.
Having said that, yeah, it's silly. The Foot Clan hasn't been a problem in a long time, and no president has been kidnapped by Ninjas since Reagan. There are better ways to assassinate people anyways. Moreover, even if Ninja-related crimes were a common problem these days, part of the reason why we have the 2nd amendment is so that when you get attacked by ninjas, you can just shoot them.
Ergo, banning shurikens is a dumb solution to a problem that doesn't exist and one we're already protected from anyways.
Leviticus 19:34I'm pretty sure that shuriken and nunchaku were banned because they were easy to fabricate and, through the power of ninja turtles, very marketable to kids, making them essentially very dangerous toys.
Much like guns these days, of course, but there's no National Ninja Association.
edited 27th Mar '18 10:56:03 AM by Kayeka
Press release from AG Schneiderman's office.
Attorney General Schneiderman To Lead Multistate Lawsuit To Preserve Fair And Accurate Census
Attorney General Schneiderman released the following statement:
“A fair and accurate count of all people in America is one of the federal government's most solemn constitutional obligations. The Trump Administration's reckless decision to suddenly abandon nearly 70 years of practice by demanding to know the citizenship status of each resident counted cuts to the heart of this sacred obligation – and will create an environment of fear and distrust in immigrant communities that would make impossible both an accurate Census and the fair distribution of federal tax dollars.
This move directly targets states like New York that have large, thriving immigrant populations – threatening billions of dollars in federal funding for New York as well as fair representation in Congress and the Electoral College.
My office will lead a multi-state lawsuit to protect New Yorkers, preserve a fair and accurate Census, and hold the Trump Administration accountable for violating both the 14th Amendment and the Enumeration Clause of the United States Constitution.”
edited 27th Mar '18 11:00:50 AM by megaeliz
DC vs Heller I can't really say anything about, other than that it had a ridiculous basis for allowing ownership of handguns ("Common use", meaning that since everyone was already doing it, it should be protected. What?) and that Scalia was one of the worst Justices to progress.
If you can't see the difference between "this case was bad because I don't like the conclusion they reached" and "this case was bad because it was intentionally set up to favor one just from the beginning" then I really don't know what to tell you.
Really from Jupiter, but not an alien.Trump has suggested funding the Wall through the Defense budget.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/27/politics/donald-trump-border-wall-military/index.html
I'm sure this will go over well...
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.What kind of defense could be mounted to argue "I have the right to own a sawed-off shotgun"? Yeah, there was no defense at all, but the right conclusion was reached. While we should never fall to "the ends justify the means", just because the means were bad does not somehow invalidate the end result.
And sometimes, maybe, "I don't like the conclusion the court reached" is the right response. Highly simplified, of course, but the general gist of it is that sometimes the courts will make decisions based on party policy and populist sentiment rather than genuine impartial consideration of what would be right, fair, and just. And sometimes they come to the wrong conclusion even if they did try to be impartial, because they're only human. So what I'm saying is that interpreting the 2nd Amendment to somehow mean everyone has an uninfringeable right to own a gun is the wrong conclusion reached by the courts.
Since Trump will probably see this, and may well take the results seriously, here's a twitter poll
by Fox and Friends, about whether citizenship should be listed on the 2020 census?
Here's a question, does Trump control Fox and Friends, or does Fox and Friends control Trump? Either way, both are pretty much taken over by the Kremlin's agenda by Proxy.
edited 27th Mar '18 1:39:44 PM by megaeliz
Remember how I've mentioned that shame is Trump's Kryptonite Factor, right? And that he'll do anything to avoid that shame? And when crushing humiliation invariably comes, he shuts down?
edited 27th Mar '18 2:21:02 PM by megaeliz
Probably Daniels, I don't think Mueller would cause shame as much as it would enrage or terrify him. Neither of which would cause silence.
edited 27th Mar '18 2:10:09 PM by Fourthspartan56
"Einstein would turn over in his grave. Not only does God play dice, the dice are loaded." -Chairman Sheng-Ji Yang![]()
I bet it's Daniels.
All of the above. He came across as a weak, unattractive deviant who has to use lies to coerce a woman into begrudgingly sleeping with him.
This is the same guy who leaked stories to the tabloids about his mistress in the 1980’s to try to promote his sexual prowess. [2]
The thing is we already know these truths about him, and I suspect he knows that we do, although his followers still call him a saint and a good family man. So it’s as if it’s not ppl opinions that matter 2 him but his own? She shamed him b/c he recognizes the truth abt himself?
[3]
More like she shamed him because she damaged the facade he presents: desirable, powerful, seductive, successful, etc.
[4]
'Do you think deep down he knows he’s none of those? Is he even capable of reflecting at all? If he believes his own lies 100% of the time, that’s extremely dangerous for all of us. [5]
It’s a kind of fascinating phenomenon. People with severe narcissistic personality disorder are like actors in character.
Deep down inside, they know they aren’t that character but as long as nothing happens to interrupt the performance, they can fool even themselves.
It takes very little to pierce that veil though. They’re incredibly fragile and susceptible to “narcissistic injury” so that defense mechanism breaks down over and over...
...and then they lash out at whoever damaged the facade.
[6]
The longer he stays quiet, the more he's been humiliated.
Our boy is in full Punxatawny Phil mode.
You can measure how badly Trump has been humiliated by how long he stays quiet.
We’re on Day 3. That’s a record. After Charlottesville was about 3 days. Only came out when forced.
We’ll see when he resurfaces. Might be a rage fest.
edited 27th Mar '18 2:20:00 PM by megaeliz
I have some faith that the situation room staff would just play dumb at that point and say that they need that order written out by hand in triplicate, that and the football carrier will go "I'm sorry mr president, I appear to be suffering a vivid hallucination, as you couldn't possibly have said what I think you just said. There it goes again, sorry my president, I'm going to need to go to the hospital."
“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran

edited 27th Mar '18 10:51:56 AM by archonspeaks
They should have sent a poet.