Sunday Best!
YUMMY!
The thinker...
Going to see Bailey tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. YAY!
News Story of the Day~
"Today the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) delivered its ruling on District of Columbia v. Heller. This case challenged Washington D.C.’s ban on the possession of handguns and its requirement that guns be stored locked or disassembled. In a 5-4 split decision the court affirmed Heller and ruled the ban unconstitutional. Justice Scalia delivered the court’s opinion which went on to clarify many disputed attributes of the Second Amendment while leaving others open to litigation. Justices Stevens and Breyer delivered separate dissenting opinions. The entire text of the opinion is available here.
This ruling is a huge victory for those who interpret the Second Amendment like the other nine in the Bill of Rights: an individual and inalienable right. Among other things the court held:
The Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, and to use that arm for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home.
One of the few things the court clarified without room for interpretation is that the Second Amendment is an individual right. Justice Scalia delivered an impressive argument for the ruling consisting of textual criticism, historical precedent, and context within the Constitution.
Comparing the phrase “right of the people” to its usage in other parts of the Constitution, he writes
Nowhere else in the Constitution does a “right” attributed to “the people” refer to anything other than an individual right."
Hear, hear! Whatever else folks may say about George W's work as President of this great nation, his role in filling spots on The Big Bench has certainly been helpful here. And now, on to the....
Quote of the Day~ "Our unalterable resolution would be to be free. They have attempted to subdue us by force, but God be praised! in vain. Their arts may be more dangerous then their arms. Let us then renounce all treaty with them upon any score but that of total separation, and under God trust our cause to our swords."
Samuel Adams, letter to James Warren, April 16, 1776
Not only can he turn a nice phrase, but man, can he make beer!
Happy Fourth of July!
xoxo
~Joce
5 comments:
Hey Jocelyn,
I am like you. NO time to do my own blog, so the family one is the only one I visit. THanks for the reminder. The pie looks incredible. Hope there are still some cherries when we arrive. I know we are going blueberry picking. Also, I love Cade's hair... does it bother you if people "mistake" him for a girl? Then who cares? But save a lock from the cut! I remember Malachy's cute curls- distant memory since he's had a crew cut the last 2.5 years! See you soon! Chris
I love the "cheeeeesssee" face on B! They are getting so big...time fly's my dear! Whens the next one a coming??
Hey Chris- No mistakes about Cade being a girl yet...we dress him pretty manly. I am so glad to see a comment from you on here- looking forward to your visit!
XOXOX
Joce
Kara-
Honestly, stop making jokes about me having another kid already. I can't take the stress. Everytime someone mentions it, I convince myself I must be pregnant, and I have to take another pregnancy test. This is getting expensive.
LOL.
XOXO
Joce
the kids look cute and that pie looks yummmmmmmmy!
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