It's been awhile friend. Haven't been watching much UA-cam lately and everything gets buried in notifications these days. Always like your views or perspective on 2A. Honestly, my mind has been so vested in the anarchy of the country and watching justifications for new wars(just like they want I suppose) and I have been totally lost in the noise.
You reminded me of the outrage conservatives felt towards S.D. O'Connor. Then, Roberts. It seems almost like they don't even consider my feelings and just, willy nilly, follow the law. Even Barrett has done it. Makes want to sit in a corner and suck my thumb. Actually, it seems like the only times I can take a free breath is when the government, for whatever reason, grinds to a halt. Here's something interesting I ran across this week. But, first, background: whenever I see a comment about our founders turning over in their graves at what has become of our republic I sometimes respond with "Wrong, the founders, for the most part, would be amazed we have lasted this long." I discovered a book all about that. Fears of a Setting Sun: The Disillusionment of America's Founders by Dennis Carl Rasmussen. I'm not alone. What a relief! I wish I had a good solution for your subscription issue. Personally, you're one of my top 5 channels. I'm glad you continue to carry on.
We've lasted this long, (which is REALLY a short time in the real world!). Having said that, our Founder's put together a great design, but also cautioned us that it's ours . . . IF WE CAN KEEP IT. My bet is, we have at least another 250 years left.
While as a country, we are still a baby in the world, our Founder's came up with a great design. They also cautioned us that it's ours . . . if we can keep it. My bet is that we have at least another 250 years.
@@inyourdefense0 Actually, our republic is the oldest government on the planet. And, founders' cautions aside, their published statements and letters clearly indicate they doubted this experiment would outlast their own generation. Of course there were a few who felt it might last longer than that (Madison, for one) but, it seems, many of the most famous were skeptical, for various reasons. My bet is that, if we do last another 250 years, the structure and strictures will have morphed us into something unrecognizable as These United States of America.
As much as I enjoy listening to you my Idaho Friend and generally agree with most of your talking points, as a retired legal professional, I must respectfully disagree with your assertion that an opinion by the SCOTUS or a federal or state appeals court is just a ruling. Perhaps I misunderstood what you meant by that, but case law - law resulting from court decisions or opinions is every bit as valid and generally enforceable as statutory law, direct voter approval of proposals and in some instances, executive order. Brown v. BOE, as you used as an example, absolutely had the legal effect of overturning Plessy v. Ferguson. If you meant that in handing down the Brown decision the SCOTUS specifically opened the door for Congress to pass additional legislation to enforce the decision, then yes, I agree with you. But case law is absolutely law in the US. Another similar example would be Congress passing the Volstead Act in furtherance of the 18th Amendment. Good discussion from you. TY.
It's been awhile friend. Haven't been watching much UA-cam lately and everything gets buried in notifications these days. Always like your views or perspective on 2A. Honestly, my mind has been so vested in the anarchy of the country and watching justifications for new wars(just like they want I suppose) and I have been totally lost in the noise.
I totally understand. These ARE trying times. I was able to take a break from the noise.
Good subject, but was long, liked it anyway. Keep going!!!
Noted!
You reminded me of the outrage conservatives felt towards S.D. O'Connor. Then, Roberts. It seems almost like they don't even consider my feelings and just, willy nilly, follow the law. Even Barrett has done it. Makes want to sit in a corner and suck my thumb. Actually, it seems like the only times I can take a free breath is when the government, for whatever reason, grinds to a halt.
Here's something interesting I ran across this week. But, first, background: whenever I see a comment about our founders turning over in their graves at what has become of our republic I sometimes respond with "Wrong, the founders, for the most part, would be amazed we have lasted this long." I discovered a book all about that. Fears of a Setting Sun: The Disillusionment of America's Founders by Dennis Carl Rasmussen. I'm not alone. What a relief!
I wish I had a good solution for your subscription issue. Personally, you're one of my top 5 channels. I'm glad you continue to carry on.
We've lasted this long, (which is REALLY a short time in the real world!). Having said that, our Founder's put together a great design, but also cautioned us that it's ours . . . IF WE CAN KEEP IT.
My bet is, we have at least another 250 years left.
While as a country, we are still a baby in the world, our Founder's came up with a great design. They also cautioned us that it's ours . . . if we can keep it.
My bet is that we have at least another 250 years.
@@inyourdefense0 Actually, our republic is the oldest government on the planet. And, founders' cautions aside, their published statements and letters clearly indicate they doubted this experiment would outlast their own generation. Of course there were a few who felt it might last longer than that (Madison, for one) but, it seems, many of the most famous were skeptical, for various reasons. My bet is that, if we do last another 250 years, the structure and strictures will have morphed us into something unrecognizable as These United States of America.
As much as I enjoy listening to you my Idaho Friend and generally agree with most of your talking points, as a retired legal professional, I must respectfully disagree with your assertion that an opinion by the SCOTUS or a federal or state appeals court is just a ruling. Perhaps I misunderstood what you meant by that, but case law - law resulting from court decisions or opinions is every bit as valid and generally enforceable as statutory law, direct voter approval of proposals and in some instances, executive order. Brown v. BOE, as you used as an example, absolutely had the legal effect of overturning Plessy v. Ferguson. If you meant that in handing down the Brown decision the SCOTUS specifically opened the door for Congress to pass additional legislation to enforce the decision, then yes, I agree with you. But case law is absolutely law in the US. Another similar example would be Congress passing the Volstead Act in furtherance of the 18th Amendment. Good discussion from you. TY.
I very much appreciate your contributing to this sinecure. Yes, my reference re:BvBoE is that it opened the door for Congress to do its job.
Pro 2A content like yours gets _shadow_ banned (buried by the algorithm)
I wonder how to get that fixed.