tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post9063444635426540807..comments2024-03-27T08:40:31.785-06:00Comments on Clayton Cramer.: Why Winning Legislatively is Better Than Winning JudiciallyClayton Cramerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03258083387204776812noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-72417844417942930112018-04-08T09:22:25.028-06:002018-04-08T09:22:25.028-06:00I always compare the shall-issue movement with the...I always compare the shall-issue movement with the abortion rights movement.<br /><br />The former reformed our carry permit laws, one state at a time, over a period of 30 years. The latter pushed for a single SCOTUS decision imposed on all states, all at once.<br /><br />Doing it state-by-state allows citizens of each state to see how the process has worked in other states, and allows a reasonable balance between opposing viewpoints to be discovered.<br /><br />Imposing it via a SCOTUS decision simply creates opposition.<br /><br />This is why I supported state legislation on homosexual marriage and opposed efforts to create it by judicial action.<br /><br />The courts should not be an engine of social change.<br /><br />And, thinking of Justice Taney, they should not be acting in opposition to social change as expressed in legislative acts.<br />jdegehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01495457567906071678noreply@blogger.com