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pan6467 · 07-02-2005, 02:27 AM

I have a question for all you must have a conservative SC - gun rights people.

Purely hypothetical:

Say a county, say Stark, County here in Ohio (but can be any county in any state)the VOTERS vote 75% for gun control. Noone in the county is allowed to own one.

Now Constitutionally, that is illegal, HOWEVER 75% of a population voted for it.

The law works for several months then someone from the NRA, they decide to fight the law and start driving around with a gun rack and so on. Then he decides to sue the county for violating his Constitutional rights.

Goes all the way to the SC............. who should win?

IMHO, the county 75% of the people voted that they didn't want guns in their county, if you don't like that law you move elsewhere or work to get it on the ballot again and try to get it voted down. It is a local law voted for by the locals that know more about their home area than the SC and feds.

However, the NRA (and most are these people who think the SC and feds have too much power) says, fuck the local law the people voted for, we demand our rights.

Now use that for abortion, eminent domain, whatever....... and you people who want the SC to vote your way, are the ones wanting more federal laws and government in your life. If the people of a town vote a certain way, NOONE has the right to overturn that law except the people.

So how is wanting a SC overturning one of those voted on laws, NOT doing exactly what you say you don't want them to do: legislate.

Me personally, I don't give a shit if my county or state population would vote to make one of those things legal or illegal. The beauty of the US is I can freely move, if I believe my locality is getting to confining, I can move elsewhere.

However, when it becomes federal, doesn't matter where I move because the confinement is there also.

07-02-2005, 02:27 AM	#25 (permalink)
pan6467 Lennonite Priest Location: Mansfield, Ohio USA	I have a question for all you must have a conservative SC - gun rights people. Purely hypothetical: Say a county, say Stark, County here in Ohio (but can be any county in any state)the VOTERS vote 75% for gun control. Noone in the county is allowed to own one. Now Constitutionally, that is illegal, HOWEVER 75% of a population voted for it. The law works for several months then someone from the NRA, they decide to fight the law and start driving around with a gun rack and so on. Then he decides to sue the county for violating his Constitutional rights. Goes all the way to the SC............. who should win? IMHO, the county 75% of the people voted that they didn't want guns in their county, if you don't like that law you move elsewhere or work to get it on the ballot again and try to get it voted down. It is a local law voted for by the locals that know more about their home area than the SC and feds. However, the NRA (and most are these people who think the SC and feds have too much power) says, fuck the local law the people voted for, we demand our rights. Now use that for abortion, eminent domain, whatever....... and you people who want the SC to vote your way, are the ones wanting more federal laws and government in your life. If the people of a town vote a certain way, NOONE has the right to overturn that law except the people. So how is wanting a SC overturning one of those voted on laws, NOT doing exactly what you say you don't want them to do: legislate. Me personally, I don't give a shit if my county or state population would vote to make one of those things legal or illegal. The beauty of the US is I can freely move, if I believe my locality is getting to confining, I can move elsewhere. However, when it becomes federal, doesn't matter where I move because the confinement is there also. __________________ I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?"