Are we making a rational argument?

[David Armstrong]

How often does a public defender argue cases in front of SCOTUS, I wonder?

Few lawyers ever argue a case in front of the SC, no matter what their employment. Having said that, at least 2 of the PDs in my area have had cases come before the Court.

[David Armstrong]

When I hear about USSC justices basing their decisions on European law, I have to wonder.

http://www.neusysinc.com/columnarchive/colm0198.html

I doubt you can find a case where the decision was based on European law. Decisions are usually based on many factors, and legal issues from the past, other countries, social research, and so on have been used to help form those decisions for a long time. Nothing new about it.

[LOKNLOD]

I'm surprised and disappointed to learn that about Coburn.

Time to call my friends up in Oklahoma, and have them send more letters.

Speaking of OK Senators,
Inhofe published this opinion piece yesterday: Inhofe: Enforcing current laws is crucial in gun debate @ newsok.com (Daily Oklahoman paper)

Coburn, despite lying with snakes (I'm looking at you, Schumer) at least has called out the connection between background checks and registration: Coburn: Any proposal that keeps a record of legit gun owners will 'kill' Senate bill @ foxnews.com

[LHS]

http://reason.com/archives/1995/11/01/shooting-blind

Sense... from 1995.

[Shellback]

LIVE - Senate gun debate going on now http://www.c-span.org/Live-Video/C-SPAN/

[MDS]

In the spirit of making rational arguments, I've found this Gun Facts document to be really helpful. I just used it to counter some stupidities in a response from my senator.

[RoyGBiv]

15 year old rationale.

[BaiHu]

Maybe she's got a future in politics.

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[JAD]

Maybe she's got a future in politics.

She fails the IQ test, by having one.

[RoyGBiv]

NOT a rational argument...

http://cnsnews.com/blog/stephen-guto...-what-they-are

"What's the efficacy of banning these magazine clips? I will tell you, these are ammunition, they're bullets, so the people who have those now, they're going to shoot them" says Rep DeGette. According to her, "the number of these high capacity magazines is going to decrease dramatically over time because the bullets will be shot and there won't be any more available."