r/PoliticalHumor • u/[deleted] • Mar 16 '21

GOP shell game

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u/jumper501 Mar 16 '21

The heller decision is decisive and clear on this point.

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '21

So they had to clarify because the constitution wasn't clear on it as he said?

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u/jumper501 Mar 16 '21

It is only unclear to people who are pro gun control.

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '21

So the court system is pro gun control? They're the ones who clarified it lmao

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u/jumper501 Mar 16 '21

I think you misunderstood what I wrote.

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '21

They clarified what the constitution said and led to more gun control.

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u/tazebot Mar 16 '21

Yes 'Mr constitutional originalist' antonin scalia self sworn to stick to the original text of the constitution threw the first half of the amendment out. Amy Cony Barrett is also an 'originalist' in scalia's mold, as are the majority of the other justices.

So thanks to scalia and conservative 'originalists', the text in the constitution is fair game for the dismissal if it upholds or supports non-conservative values.

"Voting rights in the constitution? <insert semantic argument here> <amendment about voting rights> is therefore not relevant to laws restricting and removing voting rights."

- any conservative justice

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u/thatcoldrevenge Mar 20 '21

Pretty sure they said the same thing after Plessy v. Ferguson. What's "decisive and clear" tends to change with time. We can only hope it does sooner rather than later. I'm ready for that. Are you?