Hazwaste
Member
I just finished reading an article from an NRA rep about how we can not afford to have Kerry as President, as he could name 4 new Supreme Court justices within his term. This got me to thinking, some of us spend a lot of time talking politics and "what if", but a lot of us don't think about contingency plans.
So let's imagine President John Kerry; a very real possibility, or even another liberal President in the future. Let's imagine enough Democrats and RINOs in the Senate to confirm any Kerry nominations for the SC (not too hard to imagine!). And let's imagine that the SC rules on a future 2A case that the 2A does not affirm the right of individuals to keep and bear firearms. Again, we've been let down by the courts more often than not.
What do we do then?
Of course, the iterations of short-term possibilities are endless. There will be some that decide an America without liberty is not worth living in, and decide to take a few of the thugs down with them. There will be those who meekly turn in their arms. There will be those who discover that their arms were stolen or sold many months ago (oops, how did that happen?).
I submit, however, that many of us will remain the political animals that we are, and that we will work through existing political systems to fix the problem.
The backlash from such an SC ruling could have an effect similar to the '94 AWB on the '94 Congressional elections. In other words, Kerry or another liberal president could end up with an overwhelmingly Republican House and Senate due to a motivated and mobilized (former) gun-owning electorate.
So to make a long post even longer, what do you think the probability would be for a NEW "2nd" Amendment, which clearly affirms the right of the individual to keep and bear arms, to make it through the process and onto the end of our Constitution after such a ruling occurred?
I know that this requires some serious psychic skills. I'm just throwing out the idea to have some fun.
So let's imagine President John Kerry; a very real possibility, or even another liberal President in the future. Let's imagine enough Democrats and RINOs in the Senate to confirm any Kerry nominations for the SC (not too hard to imagine!). And let's imagine that the SC rules on a future 2A case that the 2A does not affirm the right of individuals to keep and bear firearms. Again, we've been let down by the courts more often than not.
What do we do then?
Of course, the iterations of short-term possibilities are endless. There will be some that decide an America without liberty is not worth living in, and decide to take a few of the thugs down with them. There will be those who meekly turn in their arms. There will be those who discover that their arms were stolen or sold many months ago (oops, how did that happen?).
I submit, however, that many of us will remain the political animals that we are, and that we will work through existing political systems to fix the problem.
The backlash from such an SC ruling could have an effect similar to the '94 AWB on the '94 Congressional elections. In other words, Kerry or another liberal president could end up with an overwhelmingly Republican House and Senate due to a motivated and mobilized (former) gun-owning electorate.
So to make a long post even longer, what do you think the probability would be for a NEW "2nd" Amendment, which clearly affirms the right of the individual to keep and bear arms, to make it through the process and onto the end of our Constitution after such a ruling occurred?
I know that this requires some serious psychic skills. I'm just throwing out the idea to have some fun.
