Saturday, March 28, 2009

Judges Rule

Why voting in the executive branch is so important. President Bush appointed Judge Roberts and Judge Alito into the US Supreme court. They helped rule the DC gun ban unconstitutional. Now one Massachusetts judge rules the Massachusetts "lock" law unconstitutional. But a second Massachusetts judge, in a separate case, rules the law constitutional. (via Volokh)

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After a police officer's 12-year-old son got access to the officer's handgun, the officer was prosecuted for violating Mass. Gen. Laws. ch. 140, § 131L:

... Last month, the court held the statute was unconstitutional (Commonwealth v. Bolduc), and dismissed the prosecution. I only just now managed to get a copy of the opinion, and here's the relevant discussion:
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Follow link to read the judges opinion.

Four judges, all appointed, all making a judgment on the same subject, not all the same judgment. Your vote for governor or president is a vote for who makes the judgment.

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