Re: US Supreme Court: Citizens must be permitted to use handguns for self-defense: Treaties Do Not Supercede The Second Amendment!

It would be manifestly contrary to the objectives of those who created the Constitution, let alone alien to our Constitutional history and tradition to construe Article VI (the Supremacy Clause) as permitting the United States to exercise power under an international agreement, without observing Constitutional prohibitions.  In effect such construction would permit amendment of that document in a manner not sanctioned by Article V. -- Reid v. Covert (1957), 354 U.S. 1



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US Supreme Court: Citizens must be permitted to use handguns for self-defense: Treaties Do Not Supercede The Second Amendment!

by Volubrjotr

In June of 2010, when the Supreme Court ruled in McDonald v. Chicago that the Second Amendment is "fully applicable to states," Justice Samuel Alito wrote a majority opinion that provides a rare and educational glimpse into the historical meaning of the right to keep and bear arms.

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Volubrjotr | May 7, 2012 at 22:22 | Tags: Brady Campaign, District of Columbia v. Heller, firearms, guns, politics, Right to keep and bear arms, Samuel Alito, Second Amendment to the United States Constitution, supreme court, united states, United States Supreme Court | Categories: barack obama, government, obama, political, politics, soetoro, subversion, treason, yes we can | URL: http://wp.me/psXSG-g4Z

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