Hence, they do not write or rewrite legislation.
They sometimes interpret statutes in which there is no constitutional question in play. In other words, they are settling a legal dispute interpreting a federal statute raised in a civil or criminal case.
However, they are often interpreting a constitutional question that a state or federal statute implicates.
But, as to Second Amendment, the Court has already made clear that it is not an absolute right, and is subject to limitations. What those boundaries will be, has yet to be tested.
Are you aware that the Supreme Court’s primary role is to interpret the US Constitution?
Replies to: "Are you aware that the Supreme Court’s primary role is to interpret the US Constitution?"
- Why do commie Dems want gun manufacturers held liable when a murderer uses their product - CC72 - 12:14pm 8/11/19
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- Because it's political to them. If NRA was PP-like Dem donor/supporter, they would be pro 2nd Amend [NT]
- BaronVonZemo - 1:25pm 8/11/19
- Like Moscow Mitch? [NT] - golfernot - 2:04pm 8/11/19
- Maybe gov't should fund NRA firearms training. NRA can promise to keep money separate. - NedoftheHill - 1:28pm 8/11/19
- I didn't know that Planned Parenthood was involved in Firearms Training. [NT]
- golfernot - 4:48pm 8/11/19
- You’re operating at about 3 levels below the conversation. [NT]
- BaronVonZemo - 6:53pm 8/11/19
- Good one. Get that from an Orange tweet? [NT] - golfernot - 9:07pm 8/11/19
- No firearms necessary to mutilate a baby in the womb. - MAS - 4:52pm 8/11/19
- You’re operating at about 3 levels below the conversation. [NT]
- BaronVonZemo - 6:53pm 8/11/19
- I didn't know that Planned Parenthood was involved in Firearms Training. [NT]
- golfernot - 4:48pm 8/11/19
- Interesting they trust Trump to take guns away. Maybe they don't actually think Trump is a dictator. - NedoftheHill - 1:24pm 8/11/19
- Your point re hypocrisy:Why doesn't Left see ID for guns as racist, black gun owner suppression? - BaronVonZemo - 1:29pm 8/11/19
- So guns are a black thing. [NT]
- golfernot - 4:51pm 8/11/19
- Must be the case for you. Otherwise, why would you propose a solution which relies on IDs? [NT]
- NedoftheHill - 5:10pm 8/11/19
- I don't recall proposing a "solution". Please enlighten. [NT]
- golfernot - 9:02pm 8/11/19
- That's your tact? You are going to dissociate yourself from Dem proposals? Good for you. [NT]
- NedoftheHill - 9:17pm 8/11/19
- Check out all of his unimaginative [NT] posts in just this thread. Not worth the time. - BaronVonZemo - 6:17am 8/12/19
- That's your tact? You are going to dissociate yourself from Dem proposals? Good for you. [NT]
- NedoftheHill - 9:17pm 8/11/19
- Why wouldn’t it be the same solution for both things for Dems? Hmmmm. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 6:54pm 8/11/19
- I don't recall proposing a "solution". Please enlighten. [NT]
- golfernot - 9:02pm 8/11/19
- Must be the case for you. Otherwise, why would you propose a solution which relies on IDs? [NT]
- NedoftheHill - 5:10pm 8/11/19
- Indeed. Why do the Dems want to disarm African-Americans by requiring an ID to buy arms. - NedoftheHill - 1:44pm 8/11/19
- I think most Dems would prefer no guns whatsoever. The most interesting point here is... - MAS - 2:36pm 8/11/19
- You have hit the nail on the head. - BaronVonZemo - 5:16pm 8/11/19
- I think most Dems would prefer no guns whatsoever. The most interesting point here is... - MAS - 2:36pm 8/11/19
- So guns are a black thing. [NT]
- golfernot - 4:51pm 8/11/19
- Your point re hypocrisy:Why doesn't Left see ID for guns as racist, black gun owner suppression? - BaronVonZemo - 1:29pm 8/11/19
- With the same swiftness that views re gay marriage changed, same happening re gun reform. [NT]
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- conorlarkin - 1:21pm 8/11/19
- All civilizations decay.,, it isn't actually "progressive" at all.. - Curly1918 - 5:46pm 8/11/19
- Let’s see pederasty, infanticide, mass murder, and restrictions on guns. Which doesn’t go with the - Frank L - 5:49pm 8/11/19
- None! They are all interconnected deep in the human unconscious. - Curly1918 - 5:57pm 8/11/19
- If you say so. [NT] - Frank L - 11:55am 8/12/19
- None! They are all interconnected deep in the human unconscious. - Curly1918 - 5:57pm 8/11/19
- Let’s see pederasty, infanticide, mass murder, and restrictions on guns. Which doesn’t go with the - Frank L - 5:49pm 8/11/19
- Rights aren't subject to vote. Glad we have a civil rights organization like the NRA protecting us. [NT]
- NedoftheHill - 1:25pm 8/11/19
- Be honest... the NRA suffer from serious castration anxiety... and are terrified of threats... - Curly1918 - 5:49pm 8/11/19
- That is a little dramatic. It is more simple than that. - NedoftheHill - 8:13pm 8/11/19
- “civil rights organization.” You understand its purpose, alright. [NT]
- Chris94 - 3:09pm 8/11/19
- I always thought a combination of the ACLU & NRA would make the perfrect civil rights organization. - NedoftheHill - 3:19pm 8/11/19
- Dont worry ACLU absolutism is also alive and well. Take Charlottesville. - Frank L - 9:58pm 8/11/19
- The NRA was not established to protect rights, Ned. - Chris94 - 3:40pm 8/11/19
- I don't want to embarrass you, Chris, but you are outside your area of expertise on this. - NedoftheHill - 4:10pm 8/11/19
- You’re simply wrong - Chris94 - 6:02pm 8/11/19
- I respect that you recognize your earlier post is wrong, so you changed. But, you're still wrong. - NedoftheHill - 8:16pm 8/11/19
- Membership is irrelevant. It is a lobbying org for gun manufacturers. [NT]
- Chris94 - 8:34am 8/12/19
- Membership, especially of that magnitude, makes all the difference. You are wrong, Chris. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 11:38am 8/12/19
- Membership is irrelevant. It is a lobbying org for gun manufacturers. [NT]
- Chris94 - 8:34am 8/12/19
- I respect that you recognize your earlier post is wrong, so you changed. But, you're still wrong. - NedoftheHill - 8:16pm 8/11/19
- It was initially a sportsman’s group. No lobbying and they didn’t give two shits about handguns. - Frank L - 5:47pm 8/11/19
- And supported several kinds of gun control they oppose today. [NT]
- MAS - 7:16pm 8/11/19
- Yep. Now it’s essentially a group run by lawyers and lobbyists who take the most extreme positions. - Frank L - 7:27pm 8/11/19
- Call it what you will. They do necessary work that many people don't appreciate. Like ACLU of old. - NedoftheHill - 8:19pm 8/11/19
- And like the ACLU of old they often take extreme positions. The ACLU constantly fought even - Frank L - 9:11pm 8/11/19
- The NRA has accepted and supported many reasonable limits. For example, the ban on automatic weapons [NT]
- NedoftheHill - 9:19pm 8/11/19
- Back then they were a sportsman’s group. Of course they weren’t in favor of full military weapons. - Frank L - 9:26pm 8/11/19
- And they still are not in favor of civilian ownership of full military weapons like M-16s. - NedoftheHill - 9:35pm 8/11/19
- Well that sure shows reasonableness. I take it they are against bazookas and BAR’s also? - Frank L - 9:52pm 8/11/19
- Yes, they do oppose machine guns. As I said, they are far more limiting than Switzerland. [NT]
- NedoftheHill - 9:54pm 8/11/19
- Very reasonable folks. - Frank L - 9:59pm 8/11/19
- The NRA. On some things I do. On their reasonableness, I don’t. [NT]
- Frank L - 12:43am 8/12/19
- Responds to Ned below. [NT] - Frank L - 12:44am 8/12/19
- Does it hurt you to know that you agree with them? [NT] - NedoftheHill - 10:45pm 8/11/19
- The NRA. On some things I do. On their reasonableness, I don’t. [NT]
- Frank L - 12:43am 8/12/19
- Very reasonable folks. - Frank L - 9:59pm 8/11/19
- Yes, they do oppose machine guns. As I said, they are far more limiting than Switzerland. [NT]
- NedoftheHill - 9:54pm 8/11/19
- Well that sure shows reasonableness. I take it they are against bazookas and BAR’s also? - Frank L - 9:52pm 8/11/19
- And they still are not in favor of civilian ownership of full military weapons like M-16s. - NedoftheHill - 9:35pm 8/11/19
- Back then they were a sportsman’s group. Of course they weren’t in favor of full military weapons. - Frank L - 9:26pm 8/11/19
- The NRA has accepted and supported many reasonable limits. For example, the ban on automatic weapons [NT]
- NedoftheHill - 9:19pm 8/11/19
- And like the ACLU of old they often take extreme positions. The ACLU constantly fought even - Frank L - 9:11pm 8/11/19
- Call it what you will. They do necessary work that many people don't appreciate. Like ACLU of old. - NedoftheHill - 8:19pm 8/11/19
- Yep. Now it’s essentially a group run by lawyers and lobbyists who take the most extreme positions. - Frank L - 7:27pm 8/11/19
- Yep, my father had been a member since his childhood. - iairishcheeks - 6:14pm 8/11/19
- AR's are the types of guns most protected by the 2nd Amendment. Others are secondary. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 8:25pm 8/11/19
- So, he became a communist gun-grabber? [NT] - MAS - 7:17pm 8/11/19
- Still have my grand dad’s card from the late 30’s. [NT] - Frank L - 6:53pm 8/11/19
- And supported several kinds of gun control they oppose today. [NT]
- MAS - 7:16pm 8/11/19
- You’re simply wrong - Chris94 - 6:02pm 8/11/19
- I don't want to embarrass you, Chris, but you are outside your area of expertise on this. - NedoftheHill - 4:10pm 8/11/19
- I always thought a combination of the ACLU & NRA would make the perfrect civil rights organization. - NedoftheHill - 3:19pm 8/11/19
- Since when is the Second Amendment an unlimited right? [NT]
- conorlarkin - 2:31pm 8/11/19
- You think constitutional rights can be limited based on popularity at any one point in time?! [NT]
- BaronVonZemo - 7:22pm 8/11/19
- “Popularity” is the wrong term. The Supreme Court has relied on evolving social science. - conorlarkin - 8:00pm 8/11/19
- Surely you wouldn't use the limit on shouting fire in a theater to limit political speech? - NedoftheHill - 8:21pm 8/11/19
- Are you seriously equating mass shootings via high capacity firearms with political speech? - conorlarkin - 8:27pm 8/11/19
- Actually, that is what your side does: equate speech with violence. I'm not doing that. - NedoftheHill - 9:32pm 8/11/19
- The US Supreme Court decides the boundaries of constitutional rights. - conorlarkin - 9:50pm 8/11/19
- You miss my point. Intentionally I assume. But, you understand it, since you stopped arguing yours. [NT]
- NedoftheHill - 10:48pm 8/11/19
- My point is backed by Supreme Court case law. Your point is lost on even yourself. [NT]
- conorlarkin - 5:24am 8/12/19
- Your new point? I wasn't arguing that. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 11:39am 8/12/19
- My belief is the SCOTUS should interpret our laws, not rewrite them. That was how it was set up. - BaronVonZemo - 6:24am 8/12/19
- Are you aware that the Supreme Court’s primary role is to interpret the US Constitution? - conorlarkin - 11:38am 8/12/19
- That is a more controversial statement than you indicate. - NedoftheHill - 11:42am 8/12/19
- Only controversial for the 5% right wing whack jobs. [NT]
- conorlarkin - 12:10pm 8/12/19
- We've ever seen you this deep in a thread before. And not relying on links! Good for you! [NT] - NedoftheHill - 8:57pm 8/12/19
- Only controversial for the 5% right wing whack jobs. [NT]
- conorlarkin - 12:10pm 8/12/19
- That is a more controversial statement than you indicate. - NedoftheHill - 11:42am 8/12/19
- Are you aware that the Supreme Court’s primary role is to interpret the US Constitution? - conorlarkin - 11:38am 8/12/19
- My point is backed by Supreme Court case law. Your point is lost on even yourself. [NT]
- conorlarkin - 5:24am 8/12/19
- You miss my point. Intentionally I assume. But, you understand it, since you stopped arguing yours. [NT]
- NedoftheHill - 10:48pm 8/11/19
- The US Supreme Court decides the boundaries of constitutional rights. - conorlarkin - 9:50pm 8/11/19
- Actually, that is what your side does: equate speech with violence. I'm not doing that. - NedoftheHill - 9:32pm 8/11/19
- Are you seriously equating mass shootings via high capacity firearms with political speech? - conorlarkin - 8:27pm 8/11/19
- Surely you wouldn't use the limit on shouting fire in a theater to limit political speech? - NedoftheHill - 8:21pm 8/11/19
- “Popularity” is the wrong term. The Supreme Court has relied on evolving social science. - conorlarkin - 8:00pm 8/11/19
- Hmm. Perhaps since free speech was an unlimited right...and freedom of religion. Why ask me that? [NT] - NedoftheHill - 3:17pm 8/11/19
- You think constitutional rights can be limited based on popularity at any one point in time?! [NT]
- BaronVonZemo - 7:22pm 8/11/19
- Exception being a woman's right to choose, eh Ned. [NT]
- ND521 - 2:22pm 8/11/19
- Conor is curious: Since when has any person's right to choose to act been an unlimited right? - NedoftheHill - 3:20pm 8/11/19
- They are subject to regulation though and the mood in the nation is shifting. There will be more of - Frank L - 1:56pm 8/11/19
- I agree: The nature of gov't is to limit rights, & the gov't has almost infinite attempts to do so. - NedoftheHill - 2:03pm 8/11/19
- Be honest... the NRA suffer from serious castration anxiety... and are terrified of threats... - Curly1918 - 5:49pm 8/11/19
- All civilizations decay.,, it isn't actually "progressive" at all.. - Curly1918 - 5:46pm 8/11/19
- Struggling to reconcile your 'commie' comment with your bootlicking of a cowardly Russian asset. [NT]
- ND521 - 12:45pm 8/11/19
- Guess you are a clueless struggling nitwit [NT] - CC72 - 3:42pm 8/11/19
- Struggling to reconcile your post with the fact that you are doing the Russian's bidding... - NedoftheHill - 1:49pm 8/11/19
- Yeah, right. You should try Deep Breathing for relaxation. [NT]
- golfernot - 2:08pm 8/11/19
- You can't deny that you serve Russia's interests by trying to weaken an elected US president. - NedoftheHill - 3:23pm 8/11/19
- Orange doesn't need my "help" in serving Russia's interests. - golfernot - 4:55pm 8/11/19
- And yet, you insist on doing Putie's bidding. Go figure. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 5:08pm 8/11/19
- Heh. [NT] - Frank L - 5:03pm 8/11/19
- Orange doesn't need my "help" in serving Russia's interests. - golfernot - 4:55pm 8/11/19
- I read 'Deep State Breathing', still laughing. [NT] - ND521 - 2:25pm 8/11/19
- You can't deny that you serve Russia's interests by trying to weaken an elected US president. - NedoftheHill - 3:23pm 8/11/19
- Yeah, right. You should try Deep Breathing for relaxation. [NT]
- golfernot - 2:08pm 8/11/19
- Because it's political to them. If NRA was PP-like Dem donor/supporter, they would be pro 2nd Amend [NT]
- BaronVonZemo - 1:25pm 8/11/19