American Justices made Two “5-4 decisions”

American Justices made Two “5-4 decisions”
Jun 27, 2008 03:50
LEOPOLD219 Points: Join Date: Feb 7, 2007 Status: offline	US Supreme Court rule for the Second Amendment upholding the invidual right to own a gun for personal use. The “5-4 decision” overturned the Watshinton D.C’s ban on handguns. On the same day, another “5-4 decision” was made. The court rules that the death penalty for the Rape of a Child is unconstitutional. "5-4” indicates the two issues are highly controversial. America is a law-ruling country. Once the law was done, everyone must abide by the rule. What do you think of the decisions?

Jun 27, 2008 03:50

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US Supreme Court rule for the Second Amendment upholding the invidual right to own a gun for personal use. The “5-4 decision” overturned the Watshinton D.C’s ban on handguns.

On the same day, another “5-4 decision” was made. The court rules that the death penalty for the Rape of a Child is unconstitutional.

"5-4” indicates the two issues are highly controversial. America is a law-ruling country. Once the law was done, everyone must abide by the rule. What do you think of the decisions?

Jun 27, 2008 03:53	#1
LEOPOLD219 Points: Join Date: Feb 7, 2007 Status: Offline	Justices Bar Death Penalty for the Rape of a Child.

Jul 9, 2008 19:11

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The task of the U.S. Supreme court is to rule on whether a law is constitutional or not. This means that they decide if a particular law which may have been passed by a town, State or Federal legislature is legal under the provisions and protections of the U.S. Constitution. The Court does not make laws.
Usually someone challenges the law and the decision to rule on it gets passed up through lower levels of judges until it reaches the Supreme Court.
Both sides of an issue present their cases to the assembled judges and they review the documents and make a ruling. Their ruling is only whether the issue is allowed or not allowed under the Constitution. They always make comments along with their ruling and these give insight as to their logic.
The Supreme Court has dodged the issue of ruling on a Second Amendment issue for many, many years. They usually have referred the cases to State's courts. Because the case brought before them was about a law in the Capitol city, Washington, District of Columbia - a Federal entity - the Court was forced to hear the case and make a ruling.
The court ruled that the 1976 law in D.C. banning private handgun ownership was incompatible with the
2nd Amendment.
"A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed" was interpreted to be an individual's right to own a handgun for self defense and although the D.C. government could regulate ownership, it could not ban it outright.
I am one who firmly believes that if anyone comes to take my guns they will have to pry them from my cold, dead hands. I will not willingly surrender my means of self defense. It is part of my cherished heritage as an American.

Jul 9, 2008 21:38	#3
LEONARDO Points: Join Date: May 21, 2007 Status: Offline	One famous remark about the Supreme Court of the United States: "We are not final because we are infallible, but we are infallible only because we are final." Sorry, forgot who made the statement.

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