Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Civil Liberties Are Not Free
A thoughtful article by my friend Josh Blackman about how if the justices decide that Rahimi should be decided by the liberal model "domestic violence is so dangerous that just an accusation should deny gun rights" then lower courts will be tempted to take that same relaxed view about other civil liberties that liberals have historically considered important: free speech, due process, Miranda decision.
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As Justice Alito said once, "If you are happy about the result of every decision you've made, you are a poor judge."
ReplyDeleteThe attempt to rewrite Bruen so that they can come to the more dangerous holding in Rahimi that the danger is so great this constitutional right must be observed only in the breach is an indication the Leftists still haven't given up on results - oriented decisions.
Then what happens when we start accusing judges of being dangerous...?
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