DeepSouth
Random Guy
I have to admit, this is a subject I’m torn on and I haven’t landed on either side, so far as it pertains to firearms and the second amendment.
I do not believe any state or municipality should be able to give the finger (figuratively) to the Federal Government and say “no, we don’t like that so we’re not going to do it...” we have to be a nation of laws in order to keep order.
At the same time when the Federal Government blatantly disregards, or contradicts, the Constitution that should not mean it gets ignored just because they say so.
The problem is the overwhelming majority of Americans and nearly all people in the three branches of government, don’t care what the constitution says, except when it fits their agenda. So when it gets contradicted or ignored people don’t care.
Then theirs the fact that at the end of the day, what the constitution says doesn’t really matter, what the people think doesn’t matter. If you (or anyone else) refuses to obey a Federal Law because it’s unconstitutional you’ll go to jail. Even if it is obviously unconstitutional, because who decides if it’s unconstitutional, SCOTUS. Who have proven through history they don’t mind violating the constitution.
When Roy Moore was removed from office years ago, his entire argument for defying the SCOTUS was that they had given him an Unconstitutional order therefore he didn’t have to obey it... that was the argument he gave to (wait for it) the SCOTUS. Obviously they said they were right and he was wrong.....shocking I know.
In the end, I don’t fault them for making a “gun sanctuary” because it’s nothing more than second amendment obedience, and I agree with that. At the same time I don’t fault anyone for opposing the idea based on simple rule of law, which we have to maintain if we want a civil society. I agree with that to.
I do not believe any state or municipality should be able to give the finger (figuratively) to the Federal Government and say “no, we don’t like that so we’re not going to do it...” we have to be a nation of laws in order to keep order.
At the same time when the Federal Government blatantly disregards, or contradicts, the Constitution that should not mean it gets ignored just because they say so.
The problem is the overwhelming majority of Americans and nearly all people in the three branches of government, don’t care what the constitution says, except when it fits their agenda. So when it gets contradicted or ignored people don’t care.
Then theirs the fact that at the end of the day, what the constitution says doesn’t really matter, what the people think doesn’t matter. If you (or anyone else) refuses to obey a Federal Law because it’s unconstitutional you’ll go to jail. Even if it is obviously unconstitutional, because who decides if it’s unconstitutional, SCOTUS. Who have proven through history they don’t mind violating the constitution.
When Roy Moore was removed from office years ago, his entire argument for defying the SCOTUS was that they had given him an Unconstitutional order therefore he didn’t have to obey it... that was the argument he gave to (wait for it) the SCOTUS. Obviously they said they were right and he was wrong.....shocking I know.
In the end, I don’t fault them for making a “gun sanctuary” because it’s nothing more than second amendment obedience, and I agree with that. At the same time I don’t fault anyone for opposing the idea based on simple rule of law, which we have to maintain if we want a civil society. I agree with that to.